Doctor Sleep (2019)

Years following the events of "The Shining," a now-adult Dan Torrance meets a young girl with similar powers as his and tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knot who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

Director:

Mike Flanagan

Writers:

Stephen King (based on the novel by), Mike Flanagan

Stars:

Rebecca Ferguson, Ewan McGregor, Jacob Tremblay

Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Rebecca Ferguson	...	Rose the Hat
Ewan McGregor	...	Danny Torrance
Jacob Tremblay
Carel Struycken	...	Grampa Flick
Cliff Curtis	...	Billy Freeman
Emily Alyn Lind	...	Snakebite Andi
Bruce Greenwood	...	Dr. John
Zahn McClarnon	...	Crow Daddy
Chelsea Talmadge	...	Deenie
Jocelin Donahue	...	Lucy
Carl Lumbly	...	Dick Hallorann
Selena Anduze	...	Apron Annie
Alex Essoe	...	Wendy Torrance
Violet McGraw
Catherine Parker	...	Silent Sarey

Storyline

On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless-mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and tween Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the "steam" that children with the "shining" produce when they are slowly tortured to death. Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant "shining" power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes "Doctor Sleep." Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul...

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | second part | the shining | based on the works of stephen king | psychotronic film | 

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Taglines:

The World will Shine Again.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity and drug use.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doctor Sleep

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Intrepid Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

151 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Doctor Sleep, Stephen King named a magician/clown after Mysterio, a villain from the Spider-Man comics.

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Quotes

Danny Torrance: [From trailer] Just talk to the kid.

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Connections

Follows The Shining (1980)