The Shining (1980)

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Stephen King (novel)
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

23 May 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A Masterpiece Of Modern Horror

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Hatchet | Ugly Woman | Warning | Photograph On Wall | Dead Children

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. May 21

7:30 PM

MAX

Cast

Jack Nicholson	...	Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall	...	Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd	...	Danny Torrance
Scatman Crothers	...	Dick Hallorann
Barry Nelson	...	Stuart Ullman
Philip Stone	...	Delbert Grady
Joe Turkel	...	Lloyd the Bartender
Anne Jackson	...	Doctor
Tony Burton	...	Larry Durkin
Lia Beldam	...	Young Woman in Bath
Billie Gibson	...	Old Woman in Bath
Barry Dennen	...	Bill Watson
David Baxt	...	Forest Ranger #1
Manning Redwood	...	Forest Ranger #2
Lisa Burns	...	Grady Twin Daughter
Louise Burns	...	Grady Twin Daughter
Robin Pappas	...	Nurse
Alison Coleridge	...	Susie the Secretary
Burnell Tucker	...	Policeman
Jana Sheldon	...	Stewardess
Kate Phelps	...	Receptionist
Norman Gay	...	Injured Guest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vivian Kubrick	...	Smoking Guest on Ballroom Couch (uncredited)
Derek Lyons	...	Overlook Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
Glenn Rinker	...	Himself / Television news anchor (uncredited)

Directed by
Stanley Kubrick

Writing credits
Stephen King		(novel)
Stanley Kubrick		(screenplay) &
Diane Johnson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Fryer	....	associate producer: The Producer Circle Organization
Jan Harlan	....	executive producer
Mary Lea Johnson	....	associate producer: The Producer Circle Organization
Stanley Kubrick	....	producer
Martin Richards	....	associate producer: The Producer Circle Organization

Original Music by
Wendy Carlos
Rachel Elkind

Cinematography by
John Alcott		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Ray Lovejoy

Casting by
James Liggat

Production Design by
Roy Walker

Art Direction by
Leslie Tomkins		(as Les Tomkins)

Costume Design by
Milena Canonero

Makeup Department
Barbara Daly	....	makeup artist
Leonard	....	hair stylist
Tom Smith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Douglas Twiddy	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook	....	assistant director (as Brian Cook)
Terry Needham	....	assistant director
Michael Stevenson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Barry Arnold	....	property man
Michael Boone	....	draughtsman
Karen Brookes	....	property buyer
Tessa Davies	....	set dresser
John Fenner	....	draughtsman
Len Furey	....	construction manager (as Len Fury)
Fred Gunning	....	head carpenter
Peter Hancock	....	property master
Michael Lamont	....	draughtsman
Philip McDonald	....	property man
Edward Rodrigo	....	property buyer
Del Smith	....	head painter
Peter Spencer	....	property man
Thomas Tarry	....	master plasterer (as Tom Tarry)
Bob Walker	....	decor artist (as Robert Walker)
Barry Wilson	....	drapes
Norman Dorme	....	additional art director (uncredited)
Vivian Kubrick	....	art department (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Charman	....	boom operator
Richard Daniel	....	sound recordist
Dino Di Campo	....	sound editor
Jack T. Knight	....	sound editor (as Jack Knight)
Bill Rowe	....	dubbing mixer
Ivan Sharrock	....	sound recordist
Ken Weston	....	boom operator
Rodney Glenn	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Winston Ryder	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Stunts
Jack Cooper	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Maurice Arnold	....	focus puller
Lou Bogue	....	gaffer
Garrett Brown	....	steadicam operator
James Devis	....	camera operator
Dan Grimmel	....	video operator
Jim Kelly	....	head rigger
Martin Kenzie	....	assistant camera
Dennis Lewis	....	grip
Douglas Milsome	....	focus puller
Douglas Milsome	....	photographer: second unit
Kelvin Pike	....	camera operator
Peter Robinson	....	assistant camera
Danny Shelmerdine	....	assistant camera
Larry Smith	....	gaffer
Ray Andrew	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)
Ted Churchill	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)
Paul Kenward	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Greg MacGillivray	....	helicopter photographer (uncredited)
Jimmy Worley	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ron Beck	....	wardrobe supervisor
Ken Lawton	....	wardrobe supervisor
Veronica McAuliffe	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Eddie Gordon	....	color grader
Steve Pickard	....	second assistant editor
Gill Smith	....	assistant editor
Gordon Stainforth	....	assistant editor
Adam Unger	....	second assistant editor
George Akers	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Brian Rust	....	music advisor: 20's music
Herbert von Karajan	....	conductor: Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
John Wadley	....	music advisor: 20's music
Ernest Bour	....	conductor (uncredited)
Jorge Calandrelli	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Krzysztof Penderecki	....	conductor (uncredited)

Other crew
Margaret Adams	....	secretary to producer
Marlene Butland	....	production secretary
Murray Close	....	location researcher
Emilio D'Alessandro	....	production assistant
Andros Epaminondas	....	assistant to producer
Jo Gregory	....	production accountant
Katharina Kubrick	....	location researcher
Tad Michel	....	hotel consultant
Pat Pennelegion	....	production secretary
June Randall	....	continuity
Jan Schlubach	....	location researcher
Leon Vitali	....	personal assistant to director
Paul Cadiou	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Anthony Frewin	....	assistant: Stanley Kubrick (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hawk Films
• Peregrine
• Producers Circle (in association with) (as The Producer Circle Company)
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Film (1980) (France) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1983) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Video (1986) (Japan) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Most Video (????) (Russia) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. (????) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (????) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• American Motors Co.  with special acknowledgement to (as American Motor Company)
• Carl Zeiss  with special acknowledgement to
• Chapman Beauvais  titles
• Cherry Leisure  with special acknowledgement to
• Colorado Motion Picture and Television Advisory Commission  with special acknowledgement to (as State of Colorado Motion Picture Commission)
• Continental Airlines  with special acknowledgement to
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Harrods of London  with special acknowledgement to
• JVC  with special acknowledgement to
• KBTV  with special acknowledgement to
• KHOW  with special acknowledgement to
• MacGillivray Freeman Films  helicopter photography
• MacGillivray Freeman Films  second unit photography
• Music Hire Group  with special acknowledgement to
• National Screen Service  titles
• National Vendors  with special acknowledgement to
• Norank Engineering Ltd.  engineering
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Timberline Lodge  with special acknowledgement to
• WPLG  with special acknowledgement to

Also Known As:

Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'

Runtime:

146 min (original version) | 142 min (cut) | 119 min (cut) (European version)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:15 (re-rating) (2007) | Iceland:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2007) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating) | Spain:13 | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Denmark:15 (DVD rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Brazil:16 (DVD re-rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (re-rating) (2007) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) | Malaysia:U | Denmark:16 (video rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Australia:M | Canada:18+ (Québec) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 | France:U | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) (2004) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:16 | Philippines:X | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:18 | USA:R | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA

Company:

Hawk Films

Trivia:

Much like the casting of the "Jack" character, Stephen King also disliked the casting of Shelley Duvall as "Wendy." King said that he envisioned Wendy as being a blond former cheerleader type who never had to deal with any true problems in her life making her experience in the Overlook all the more terrifying. He felt that Duvall was too emotionally vulnerable and appeared to have gone through a lot in her life, basically the exact opposite of how he pictured the character.

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount of whiskey in Jack's glass rises and falls during the his second conversation with Lloyd the bartender.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jack Torrance: Hi, I've got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Angel: Billy (#3.6)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Lontano

One of the scariest movies ever---8/10

I was never a big fan of horror movies. They usually try cheap tricks to scare their audiences like loud noises and creepy children. They usually lack originality and contain overacting galore. The only horror movie i like was Stir of Echoes with Kevin Bacon. It was well-acted, and had a great story. But it has been joined and maybe even surpassed by Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, quite possibly the scariest movie ever.

The movie follows a writer (Jack Nicholson) and his family who agree to watch over a hotel while it is closed for the winter. There were rumors of the place being haunted and the last resident went crazy and murdered his family. But Jack is convinced it will be OK and he can use the quiet to overcome his writer's block. After months of solitude and silence however, Jack becomes a grumpy and later violent. Is it cabin fever or is there something in the hotel that is driving him mad?

One of the creepiest parts about the movie is the feeling of isolation that Kubrick makes. The hotel is very silent, and the rooms are huge, yet always empty. It is also eerily calm when Jack's son is riding his bike through the barren hallways. Jack Nicholson's performance is also one of his very best, scaring the hell out of me and making me sure to get out once in awhile. My favorite scene is when he is talking to a ghost from inside a walk-in refrigerator.

The Shining is tops for horror movies in my opinion, beating the snot out of crap like the Ring and The Blair Witch Project. It may be a oldie, but is definitely a goodie. 8/10