Question: What does "Here's Johnny" mean? Torrance says this as he chops down the bathroom door.
T Poston
3rd Aug 2004
The Shining (1980)
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Answer: "Here's Johnny" is a classic line used on the Tonight Show when Johnny Carson hosted. Anytime Johnny would enter the stage at the beginning of the show, Ed McMahon would shout "Here's Johnny" as his introduction. Jack Nicholson ad-libbed the line.
T Poston