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The Shining (1980) -- 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.
The Shining (1980) -- 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.

Overview

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Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Stephen King (novel)
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 May 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
The tide of terror that swept America IS HERE[UK Poster] more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
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(80 articles)
The Box Trailer: Richard Kelly Does a Mean Stanley Kubrick Impression
 (From Movieline. 25 June 2009, 8:40 AM, PDT)

Children Of The Corn (Blu-ray Review)
 (From Fangoria. 23 June 2009, 8:45 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
A truly brilliant and scary film from Stanley Kubrick. more

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Also Known As:
Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'
El resplandor (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Shining (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
яХЪЧЫХИ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
Isijavanje (Serbia) [sr]
L'enfant lumière (Canada: French title) [fr]
La resplendor (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Lsnienie (Poland) [pl]
O Iluminado (Brazil) [pt]
Ondskabens hotel (Denmark) [da]
Ondskapens hotell (Norway) [no]
Ragyogás (Hungary) [hu]
Shining (Italy) [it]
Shining (France) [fr]
Shining (Hungary) [hu]
Shining: L'enfant lumière (Canada: French title) [fr]
Surmahotell (Estonia) [et]
The shining - hohto (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
142 min (cut) | 119 min (cut) (European version) | 146 min (original version)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:R16 | Spain:13 | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (re-rating) (2007) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating) | Brazil:14 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2007) | Ireland:15 (re-rating) (2007) | Denmark:15 (DVD rating) | Denmark:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:U | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | 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 | USA:R | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Colorado, USA more
Company:
Hawk Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind wrote and performed a full electronic score for the film, but Stanley Kubrick discarded most of it and used a soundtrack of mostly classical music. Only the adaptation of Hector Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" during the opening credits, the music during the family's drive to the hotel, and a few other brief moments (such as Halloran's plane trip) survive in the final version. Wendy Carlos once noted that she'd like to see the original score released on CD, but there were too many legal snags at the time. As of 2005, Carlos' score for the film has been remastered, and is a part of "Rediscovering Lost Scores Volumes 1 and 2". more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Jack remarks to Lloyd that he has not had a drink for five months. This is after he has already been in the hotel for one month. A month earlier his wife mentioned he had not had a drink since his episode with Danny, five months previously. However, a only a few minutes later, Jack tells Lloyd that the incident was three years ago, which would imply that he hasn't had a drink for three years, not five months. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jack Torrance: Hi, I've got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dark Angel: Hello, Goodbye (#2.17)" (2002) more
Soundtrack:
Utrenja - Kanon Paschy more

FAQ

How does Hallorann know something is wrong at the Overlook?
Why isn't the hedge maze visible in the exterior shots of the hotel at the end of the title sequence?
Is the Overlook a real hotel?
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283 out of 360 people found the following comment useful:-
A truly brilliant and scary film from Stanley Kubrick., 29 June 2003



I can't praise this film long enough!

The Shining is, without doubt, one of Stanley Kubrick's undisputed masterpieces and a true classic in horror cinema. It is a film that, over the course of the years, has managed to scare the living hell out of its audiences (and still does). The film is an adaptation of Stepehen King's original novel, written in the late '70s, and although the film is not very loyal to the book, it still stands as a thing of its own.

Right from the beginning, as we contemplate the car going to the hotel from those stunning aerial shots, deeply inside us we know that something in the film, somehow, sometime is going to go wrong. As we obtain that severe warning, an almost inaudible voice gently whispers to us 'sit tight', a sense of unexpectedness invades us all, and it is that very same feeling that makes our hair stand on end throughout out the entire movie.



The plot is simple: Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel in up in the secluded mountains of Colorado. Jack, being a family man, takes his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd) to the hotel to keep him company throughout the long, isolated nights. During their stay, strange things occur when Jack's son Danny sees gruesome images powered by a force called 'the shining' and Jack is heavily affected by this. Along with writer's block and the demons of the hotel haunting him, Jack has a complete mental breakdown and the situation takes a sinister turn for the worse.

The film, unlike many horror-oriented films nowadays, doesn't only rely on stomach-churning and gory images (which it does contain, anyway) but on the incredibly scary music based on the works of Béla Bartók and on the excellent cinematography (the Steadicam is superbly used, giving us a sense of ever-following evil), as well. The terrifying mood and atmosphere of the film is carefully and masterfully woven by Kubrick, who clearly knows how to really make a horror movie.

Jack Nicholson's powerful performance as the mad father and husband is as over the top as it is brilliant. Shelley Duvall, who plays the worrying wife who tries to help her son, is also a stand out; she shows a kind of trembling fear in many scenes and is able to display weakness and vulnerability in a very convincing way. Undoubtedly, The Shining is full of memorable moments (the elevator scene or the 'Heeeeeere's Johnny' one-liner for instance) and, simply put, it's flawlessly brilliant.

Stanley Kubrick's direction is pure excellence, giving the whole film a cold and atmospheric look, thus creating an unbearable sense of paranoia and terror. There are moments of sheer brilliance and exquisite perfection in this film; the horrifying maze chase is a perfect example. Every single shot is masterfully created and there are some genuinely scary scenes which will make you sit on the edge of your seat.

The Shining is, in my opinion, a special landmark in horror cinema which will always be regarded as one of the scariest movies in film history. Since I saw it last year, when I was 13, I have rarely been able to have a bath in my bathtub.Just in case, ya know. Overall, The Shining is incomparably the scariest film I've ever seen in my whole life (and I can tell you I've seen a great deal of horror films).

It is an unforgettable, chilling, majestic and truly, profoundly scary film crafted by an eccentric genius who wants to show that the impossible can be done. The Shining is a sublime, hauntingly intriguing and endlessly watchable film that shows Kubrick at his best.

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