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The Shining

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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The Shining (1997)
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A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.

  • Stars
    • Rebecca De Mornay
    • Steven Weber
    • Wil Horneff
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    19K
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    POPULARITY
    2,521
    43
    • Stars
      • Rebecca De Mornay
      • Steven Weber
      • Wil Horneff
    • 326User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 15 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Rebecca De Mornay
    Rebecca De Mornay
    • Winifred Torrance
    Steven Weber
    Steven Weber
    • John Torrance
    Wil Horneff
    Wil Horneff
    • Tony
    Courtland Mead
    Courtland Mead
    • Danny Torrance
    Cynthia Garris
    Cynthia Garris
    • 217 Woman
    Mickey Giacomazzi
    • 2nd Waiter…
    Melvin Van Peebles
    Melvin Van Peebles
    • Richard Hallorann
    John Durbin
    John Durbin
    • Horace Derwent…
    Pat Hingle
    Pat Hingle
    • Pete Watson
    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    • Stuart Ullman
    Stanley Anderson
    Stanley Anderson
    • Delbert Grady
    Peter Boyles
    • AA Member
    Dan Bradley
    • 2nd Bodyguard
    Shawnee Smith
    Shawnee Smith
    • Waitress
    Lou Carlucci
    • 1st Bodyguard
    Ron Allen
    • TV Weatherman
    Tomas Herrera
    • George Hatfield
    Rich Beall
    • Airline Gate Agent
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    • Trivia
      Stephen King: Author plays Gage Creed, the band conductor. Gage Creed is also the name of the 2-year-old boy played by Miko Hughes in Pet Sematary (1989), also based on a book written by King. King also had a cameo in Pet Sematary.
    • Goofs
      Reflected in the Overlook's main doors, behind Watson.
    • Quotes

      [Addressing the Overlook Hotel]

      Dick Hallorann: Hello, you old bitch. You're just as ugly in wintertime as you are in summertime.

    • Alternate versions
      DVD contains 11 deleted scenes:
      • Danny at the doctor's office; they briefly discuss Tony.
      • Brief scene with Danny and Jack conversing.
      • A brief scene where the Torrences step outside the hotel and observe that they are snowed in.
      • A scene which originally occurred after the "217 lady" scene. Jack says that Wendy and Danny can leave the hotel ASAP and that he will stay. He also shows Wendy the lipstick he found, and describes how he believes Danny's strangle wounds were self-inflicted.
      • A fireside chat between Wendy and Danny, in which he tells her that he hears the ghosts in the hotel, talking, laughing, and screaming.
      • Two scenes which originally occurred after Jack is locked inside the vault. Wendy leaves Danny to get some food, and Danny tells her that he called to Dick. Then a scene in which Wendy returns and Danny says that Dick may not have heard him.
      • A brief scene showing Grady releasing Jack from the vault, and Jack exiting and grabbing the mallet.
      • A brief scene in which Danny encounters a female ghost, and he tells her he isn't afraid of her, that only his father can hurt him now. The ghost vanishes, and Jack then appears to "punish" him.
      • A climatic ballroom scene in which the "party guests" and the orchestra all melt in gruesome fashion.
      • An outtake featuring orchestra conductor Gage Creed (played by Stephen King) melting in gruesome fashion.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Heartbreak Hotel
      Written by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley

      Performed by Steven Weber

    User reviews326

    Featured review
    8/10

    King vs Kubrick - A Comparison

    Let me say this right off the bat, the Kubrick version is the superior movie while the King/ Garris version is the superior adaptation.

    What's wrong with the Kubrick version?

    His misses out on certain very important plot elements. Jack seems to be crazy from the beginning. Jack's alcoholism is not as known as it should be. The Overlook only seems to be haunted in one or two scenes, the rest could be cabin fever. The breakdown of the family is not so clear, Jack and Danny don't seem to really love each other as much as they should. Differs greatly from the book.

    What's right with Kubrick's version?

    Superior directing. A very definitive style. Classic scenes ("Here's Johnny!"). Excellent acting. Danny seems to really be his age. Wendy really seems to be scared. Jack really does seem crazy when he's supposed to be. A very good horror movie in general. The hotel is much more imposing. Foreboding music helps to set mood. Differs greatly from the book (I'll explain why it's in both later).

    What's wrong with the King/Garris version?

    It suffers from many TV-Movie problems. The actors aren't quite as good. They use CGI when puppets, wires, or trick camera shooting could be equally effective. CGI looks out of place. Danny talks like a twenty-year old, although the same problem was in the book. Jack is fine when it comes to being Mr. Every Dad but he doesn't seem to be crazy when he's supposed to be. Jack's transformation doesn't seem so gradual as it should, Wendy says "You're old drinking habits have all come back" when the book shows each one pop up. It's the book, very little is changed so if you've read the book you pretty much know exactly what happens.

    What's right with King/Garris' version?

    It's not a remake of Kubrick's movie, it's a movie version's of King's book. It's the book, if you loved the book and are a die hard fan you'll love this. Very little is changed. Minor subplots are changed but movie works well without them. You get pretty much everything the Kubrick version left out.

    Which one?

    It depends. If you loved the book and are a die hard Stephan King fan then watch the Garris TV miniseries. If you are a regular movie fan or a Kubrick fan then watch the Kubrick version. Garris' is for the book fans. Kubrick's is for the non book fans.

    Final Thoughts.

    It's not really fair to compare the two movies. Each one has their own pros and cons. Kubrick's is more of a movie using the basic premise of the haunted hotel and the father who goes crazy. It's meant to be a movie that's not just a page by page adaptation of the book. Which you got to admire Kubrick for doing that. He did something that even those who memorized the book would be surprised and scared. But Garris did something that the die hard Stephan King fans can love. It depends on who you are. It is definitely not fair to compare the two since they are both very different from each other. Both are good in their own separate ways.
    • ARTaylor
    • Dec 9, 2006
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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stephen King's The Shining
    • Filming locations
      • Stanley Hotel - 333 Wonderview Avenue, Estes Park, Colorado, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lakeside Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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