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The Shining (1980)

R  142 min  -  Drama | Horror   -  23 May 1980 (USA)
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A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Nicholson ...
Shelley Duvall ...
Danny Lloyd Danny Lloyd ...
Scatman Crothers Scatman Crothers ...
Barry Nelson Barry Nelson ...
Philip Stone Philip Stone ...
Joe Turkel ...
Anne Jackson ...
Tony Burton Tony Burton ...
Lia Beldam Lia Beldam ...
Billie Gibson Billie Gibson ...
Barry Dennen Barry Dennen ...
David Baxt David Baxt ...
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Manning Redwood Manning Redwood ...
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Lisa Burns Lisa Burns ...
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Storyline

A man, his son and wife become the winter caretakers of an isolated hotel where Danny, the son, sees disturbing visions of the hotel's past using a telepathic gift known as "The Shining". The father, Jack Torrance, is underway in a writing project when he slowly slips into insanity as a result of cabin fever and former guests of the hotel's ghosts. After being convinced by a waiter's ghost to "correct" the family, Jack goes completely insane. The only thing that can save Danny and his mother is "The Shining". Written by ipreach4ever  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Caretaker | Winter | Ghost | Colorado  | See more »

Taglines:

Stanley Kubrick's epic nightmare of horror See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' See more »

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$622,337 (USA) (26 May 1980) (10 Screens)

Gross:

$44,017,374 (USA) (31 December 1980)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Stanley Kubrick had envisioned Shelley Duvall as his more timid, dependent version of Wendy Torrance from the very beginning. However Jack Nicholson after reading the novel, wanted Jessica Lange for the part of Wendy, and even recommended her to Kubrick, as he felt she fit Stephen King's version of the character. After explaining the changes he had made, Kubrick convinced him that Duvall was the correct choice, as she best suited the emotionally fragile Wendy he had in mind. Many years later, Nicholson told EMPIRE magazine he thought Duvall was fantastic and called her work in the film, "the toughest job that any actor that I've seen had." See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Wendy brings Jack breakfast in bed, they appear to change sides, but in fact, the first shot is in a mirror. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Jack Torrance: Hi, I've got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.
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Crazy Credits

The party music plays over the closing credits. After it ends, we hear the Overlook ghosts applaud. They then talk amongst themselves until their voices fade away. See more »


Soundtracks

"Lontano"
(uncredited)
Written by György Ligeti
Performed by Sinfonie-Orchestra des Sudwestfunk
Conducted by Ernest Bour See more »