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The Shining (1980)

R 142 min  -  Drama | Horror | Mystery  -   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 | Winter | Caretaker | Ghost | Colorado  | See more »

Taglines:

A Masterpiece Of Modern Horror See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

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:

(cut)  | (cut) (European version)  | (original version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The image of the two girls in the hotel corridor was inspired by the photograph "Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967" by Diane Arbus. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: As Jack is talking to Mr. Grady in the men's room, and Grady puts down the tray, it moves from between the 2nd and 3rd tap to between the 3rd and 4rth tap and back again several times during their conversation. 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

After the 146 minute version of the film was met with poor reviews and weak box office in the US, Stanley Kubrick re-edited the film for European release, removing 24 minutes of footage. Included in the removed footage were the entire performances of Anne Jackson as the Doctor and Tony Burton as Larry. However, both Jackson and Burton's names were still listed in the opening credits despite them no longer appearing in the film. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Dark Water (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"De Natura Sonoris No.1"
Music by Krzysztof Penderecki
Performed by Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach (uncredited)
Conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki (uncredited) See more »