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Category Warner Store DVDs, Warner Theatrical Movies, Horror Videos, Thriller, Suspense, Recommended, Classic, Family Interaction, Essential Cinema, Ghosts, Psychos, Psychodrama, Surreal, AFI Top 100 Thrills, AFI Top 100 Movie Quotes, AFI Top 50 Villains
Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers
Director Stanley Kubrick
Featured Danny Lloyd
Screenwriter Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
Story Stephen King
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Director's Comments; DVD Included

When Jack Torrance finds a job as a caretaker for an old abandoned hotel during the winter, he thinks of it as the perfect place to focus on his writing. Even his son's misgivings about the move don't deter him. But soon after the Torrances arrive, strange things start happening...and it looks as if the spooky hotel has a plan of its own for Jack and his family.

Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals--but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at the gorgeous Overlook Hotel. Based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, the film stars Jack Nicholson at his eyebrow-raising best in his portrayal of Jack Torrance, a Vermont schoolteacher working at the Overlook as a winter caretaker. The glorious early-20th century resort only operates in warm weather because the snowy roads deny access in the colder months, so Jack brings his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), with him, as well as his young son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who possesses some unique psychic powers. As the Torrances settle in for the long, lonely months ahead, strange, unexplainable things start occurring in the hotel--and in every scene Jack seems to be growing a little more evil and dangerous.... Cinematographer John Alcott (who also worked on BARRY LYNDON and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE) allows his Steadicam to float eerily through the deserted halls and corridors of the hotel, creating a creepy air of tension as Jack plummets into madness. Kubrick's obsessive eye for detail is prevalent throughout; the famous scene where Danny rides his toy buggy through the hotel is remarkable for Alcott's gliding camerawork and the desolate sound of the wheels alternately scraping across the hardwood and carpeted floors. Nicholson and Duvall are outstanding throughout, with both actors running the full gamut of human emotions as the film races towards a thrilling conclusion. Supplemented by an oddball cast of dead twin girls, suicidal ax-murdering ghosts, Scatman Crothers as the hotel cook, and many other weird and wonderful figures, Kubrick's film is a pulse-racing treat that is among the best in his inimitable body of work.

Theatrical release: May 23, 1980. Filmed at EMI Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, England, and at the Timberline Lodge in Mount Hood, Oregon. The shoot lasted from May 1978 through April 1979. Estimated budget: $10-15 million. Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick clashed over the production of THE SHINING. One surreal anecdote records a telephone call from Kubrick to King in the wee hours of the morning in which the director asked the author, "Do you believe in God?" Upon answering yes, Kubrick responded, "I thought so," and hung up. For years King railed against the film but said he came to appreciate the psychological style of horror that Kubrick was mining. A television miniseries based on the novel follows the original story much more faithfully--the screenplay for the miniseries was written by King himself. The topiary from the book was too difficult to reproduce, so the hedge maze was created in its place. The ominous snow was actually a mixture of Styrofoam and salt. The use of the Steadicam, invented by camera operator Garrett Brown, was revolutionary in its ability to get moving shots never before possible. Cowriters Kubrick and Diane Johnson read works by Sigmund Freud and Bruno Bettelheim to prepare for the psychological nature of THE SHINING. Of horror films, Kubrick said, "I think the unconscious appeal of a ghost story, for instance, lies in its promise of immortality. If you can be frightened by a ghost story, then you must accept the probability that supernatural beings exist. If they do, then there is more than just oblivion waiting beyond the grave." The interior of the Overlook Hotel was actually a huge set built in a British studio. Philip Stone also appeared in Kubrick's BARRY LYNDON and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE; Joe Turkel also appeared in Kubrick's THE KILLING and PATHS OF GLORY. The film was originally shown with a final hospital scene, but Kubrick quickly edited it out five days after the release, sending editors on bicycles to the theaters to cut the scene. The Timberline Lodge in Mount Hood, Oregon, served as the Overlook in exterior shots. In the book, room 217 holds some evil secrets; the room number was changed to 237 for the movie because there is no room 237 at the Timberline Lodge--and the owners felt that no one again would have ever stayed in room 217 after they'd seen the movie. The book that Wendy Torrance is reading in the beginning of the film is J.D. Salinger's THE CATCHER IN THE RYE--which deals with mental instability and the urge to save a child. The documentary MAKING "THE SHINING" was directed by Vivian Kubrick--Stanley Kubrick's daughter--who, among other things, followed around Jack Nicholson as he prepared for the "Here's Johnny!" scene and interviewed the actors. In the film Dick Halloran (Scatman Crothers) describes the shining as the special ability to see the past and the future. Shelley Duvall described her time making the picture as "tumultuous"; she was in and out of ill health, partially because of the stress of the role and being away from home for so long. Despite several flare-ups with Kubrick, she was wholly satisfied with the final film, and she said she learned more from Kubrick during this shoot than she learned in all her other films. About his detail and technical proficiency Kubrick has said, "Eisenstein does it with cuts. Max Ophuls does it with fluid movements. Chaplin is all content and little form. Nobody could have shot a film in a more pedestrian way than Chaplin. Nobody could have paid less attention to story than Eisenstein. ALEXANDER NEVSKY is, after all, a pretty dopey story. POTEMKIN is built around a heavy propaganda story. But both are great filmmakers."

Shining Quotes/Excerpts:

"Well, you can rest assured, Mr. Ullman, that's not going to happen with me."--Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) to Stuart Ullman (Barry Nelson) when told about a previous caretaker who killed his entire family with an ax, then put a shotgun in his own mouth "Redrum! Redrum!"--Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." "You've always been the caretaker here, Mr. Torrance."--Delbert Grady (Philip Stone) to Jack "Heeeeere's Johnny!"--Jack (ad-libbed) "Forever, and ever, and ever..."--Grady's daughters (Lisa and Louise Burns) to Danny "I'm not gonna hurt you. Wendy, darling, light of my life, I'm not gonna hurt you. You didn't let me finish my sentence. I said, I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in."--Jack to Wendy (Shelley Duvall)

Shining Reviews:

"...The atmosphere of the hotel is properly menacing and glamorous..." -- Har., Variety

"...Spellbinding....Nicholson's Jack is one of his most vibrant characterizations, furiously alive in every frame and fueled by an explosive anger..." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times

"THE SHINING works as a standalone masterpiece." -- Jamie Graham, Total Film

"Few monsters are more frightening than the loving and trusted dad (played to tightly wound perfection by Nicholson)..." -- Premiere Staff, Premiere

5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] agoraphobic locations and magnificent sets....Truly unnerving to watch."-- David Richardson, Ultimate DVD

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List Price $19.96 (You save $7.01)
Studio Warner Home Video
Orig Year 1980
DVD Encoding Region 1
All Time Sales Rank   582  
CD Universe Part number 1650124
Catalog number 21156
Discs 1
Release Date Jun 12, 2001
Rating R (MPAA)
Rating Reason Violence
Running Time 144 Minutes
Additional Info Full Frame; Remastered
Movie Details Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; Digitally Re-Mastered; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Full Frame; Remastered; Stanley Kubrick Collection
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5 stars Nothing better
This's the best movie ever made, really it's a Mastepiece without equal, I'm 25 and the first time that I watched this movie was 20 years ago, I was a child right? I think it's too strong and deeper, and Jack Nicholson ¡what a performance! nothing compares to it Really if you don't have this movie already you know nothing about movies my friend, sorry for you.
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5 stars The Greatest Horror Film Ever Made...Period!!!
I am a huge Stephen King fan. I like most of the films made from his books. The 1980 film version of "The Shining" is the one that tops them all. This is my all time favorite horror film. My hero Jack Nicholson is perfectly cast as Jack Torrance. My favorite scene in the movie, of course, is where Jack says... "Here's Johnny!" I remember seeing that for the first time when I was three and a half years old back in 1980 and it scared the hell out of me. I love the scenery and the inside of the hotel recreated on the stage is just beautiful. This is the first film from Stephen King's books that I would recommend. This classic masterpiece of horror is one that no one should miss out on.
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4 stars Waiting for Widescreen version !
Great movie, but it needs to be released in Widescreen format before I buy it !
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5 stars A spine-tingling Masterpiece! King's best ever!
This film is Stephen King's best ever! A spine-tingling Masterpiece! I never knew that "Redrum" spelled backwards is "Murder," until I first watched this "Horrifing" classic! I'd love to tour this hotel, but not alone!!
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5 stars Masterpiece!
An amazing film that offers a chilling trip into a mind gone insane. Some awesome moments here, and easily in my top 10 favorite movies ever. Get it! You won't regret it... well, if you're not a complete retard, anyway.
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Region 1
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Single Side - Dual Layer
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1.33
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Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Making Of: THE MAKING OF THE SHINING - Vivian Kubrick - Director
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