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Shining

Original title: The Shining
  • 1980
  • 16
  • 2h 26m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
1.1M
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Shining (1980)
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Psychological DramaPsychological HorrorSupernatural HorrorDramaHorror

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the... Read allA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.

  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stephen King
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Diane Johnson
  • Stars
    • Jack Nicholson
    • Shelley Duvall
    • Danny Lloyd
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    1.1M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    151
    9
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stephen King
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Diane Johnson
    • Stars
      • Jack Nicholson
      • Shelley Duvall
      • Danny Lloyd
    • 2.3KUser reviews
    • 389Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #67
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations

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    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Jack Torrance
    Shelley Duvall
    Shelley Duvall
    • Wendy Torrance
    Danny Lloyd
    Danny Lloyd
    • Danny
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Hallorann
    Barry Nelson
    Barry Nelson
    • Ullman
    Philip Stone
    Philip Stone
    • Grady
    Joe Turkel
    Joe Turkel
    • Lloyd
    Anne Jackson
    Anne Jackson
    • Doctor
    Tony Burton
    Tony Burton
    • Durkin
    Lia Beldam
    Lia Beldam
    • Young Woman in Bath
    Billie Gibson
    • Old Woman in Bath
    Barry Dennen
    Barry Dennen
    • Watson
    David Baxt
    David Baxt
    • Forest Ranger 1
    Manning Redwood
    Manning Redwood
    • Forest Ranger 2
    Lisa Burns
    • Grady Daughter
    Louise Burns
    • Grady Daughter
    Robin Pappas
    • Nurse
    Alison Coleridge
    • Secretary
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stephen King
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Diane Johnson
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For the scene in which Jack breaks down the bathroom door, the props department built a door that could be easily broken. However, Jack Nicholson had worked as a volunteer fire marshal and tore it apart far too easily. The props department were then forced to build a stronger door.
    • Goofs
      During the long shot of the Overlook Hotel in the beginning (right before The Interview title card), the maze cannot be seen, though throughout the rest of the movie it is rather close to the hotel.
    • Quotes

      Jack Torrance: Here's Johnny!

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      ABC edited 4 minutes from the film for its 1983 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hai-Kubrick (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      The Shining (Main Title)
      Written by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind

      Performed by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind

      Based on "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath"

      From Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz (traditional requiem "Dies Irae")

    User reviews2.3K

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    9/10
    Amazing Watch!
    One of those films that is a classic for a reason.

    It's been on my list of movies to watch forever and a day and I finally got to it in 2023.

    This is an experience, masterfully shot and some of the most intense and engaging performances I have ever seen.

    Nicholson and Duvall have a complex chemistry that works at so many levels, which is essential to the make up of this story and anchors the first class direction.

    This is cinematically spectacular, the sets and the the design of this film is isolating, terrifying and captivatingly beautiful all at the same time.

    Worth all of the accolades and hype, even at 43 years old this film delivers in spades.
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    • What is the name of the actor who played the Man in the Bear Costume?
    • If Stephen King hated this movie, why did he completely back a Direct Sequel to this movie?
    • Did the movie events happen the very next winter after Grady killed his family? If not, who was the caretaker in between and what happened during those winters?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 1980 (West Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El resplandor
    • Filming locations
      • Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA(Overlook Hotel; exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Hawk Films
      • Peregrine
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $19,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,634,352
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $622,337
      • May 26, 1980
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,548,151
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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