The Shining is a 1980 horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1977 novel of the same name.
The Shining is about Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the isolated historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies.
Wintering over with Jack are his wife Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall) and young son Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd). Danny possesses “the shining”, psychic abilities that enable him to see into the hotel’s horrific past.
The hotel’s cook, Dick Hallorann (Scatman Crothers), also has this and is able to telepathically communicate with Danny. The hotel had a previous winter caretaker who went crazy and killed his family and himself. After a winter storm leaves the Torrances snowbound, Jack’s sanity deteriorates due to the influence of the supernatural forces that inhabit the hotel, placing his wife and son in danger.
Production took place almost exclusively at EMI Elstree Studios with sets strongly based on real locations. Kubrick often worked with a small crew which allowed him to do many takes, sometimes to the exhaustion of the actors and staff. The new Steadicam was used in several scenes, giving the film an innovative and immersive look and feel. Because of inconsistencies, ambiguities, symbolism, and differences from the book, there has been much speculation into the meanings and actions in the movie.
There were several versions for theatrical releases, each being shorter than the prior, with about 27 minutes cut. Although contemporary responses from critics were mixed, assessment became more favorable in following decades, and it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made. The Shining is widely acclaimed by today’s critics, and has become a staple of pop culture.
In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
- Starring : Jack Nicholson / Shelley Duvall / Scatman Crothers / Danny Lloyd
- Genre : Drama / Horror
- Country : United Kingdom / United States
- Language : English
- Director : Stanley Kubrick
- Production : Warner Bros. / Hawk Films / Peregrine / Producers Circle
- Distributor : Warner Bros. / PIC Distribuzione / Victor Michailides / Warner-Columbia Film / Warner-Columbia Films / Warner-Columbia Filmverleih / Columbia-EMI-Warner / Home Box Office (HBO) / American Broadcasting Company (ABC) / Warner Home Video / Veronica Television / Argentina Video Home / Columbia-Warner Filmes de Portugal / Fathom Events / Seven Films / Audio Visual Enterprises / MTV3 / Most Video / Prem’er Video Fil’m / RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video / Sandrew Metronome Distribution / Scanvideo / Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland / Warner Home Vídeo / Yleisradio (YLE)
The Shining movie
The Shining release date
- May 23, 1980 : USA (Los Angeles, California)
- May 23, 1980 : USA (New York City, New York)
- June 13, 1980 : USA
- November 13, 1980 : Australia
- December 13, 1980 : Japan
- June 14, 2002 : USA (Moonlit Matines Film Festival)
- February 7, 2010 : Canada (Digital Film Festival)
- September 23, 2012 : USA (Austin Fantastic Fest)
- October 28, 2016 : Australia (Brisbane) (Sydney) (re-release)
The Shining cast
- Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance
- Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance
- Danny Lloyd as Danny
- Scatman Crothers as Hallorann
- Barry Nelson as Ullman
- Philip Stone as Grady
- Joe Turkel as Lloyd
- Anne Jackson as Doctor
- Tony Burton as Durkin
- Lia Beldam as Young Woman in Bath
- Billie Gibson as Old Woman in Bath
- Barry Dennen as Watson
- David Baxt as Forest Ranger 1
- Manning Redwood as Forest Ranger 2
- Lisa Burns as Grady Daughter
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