The Shining

"A masterpiece of modern horror."

1980 2h 24m EN

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★8.2TMDB · 19,483

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Synopsis

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Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

“A masterpiece of modern horror.”

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Cast

Jack Nicholson
Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall
Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd
Danny
Scatman Crothers
Hallorann
Barry Nelson
Ullman
Philip Stone
Grady
Joe Turkel
Lloyd
Anne Jackson
Doctor

Credits

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Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Diane Johnson, Stanley Kubrick
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Shining Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Kubrick, shot by John Alcott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Wendy Carlos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ray Lovejoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A masterpiece of modern horror.".

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The take

Stanley Kubrick directs. John Alcott behind the camera. Wendy Carlos scores. Ray Lovejoy cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Part of the "The Shining Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Stanley Kubrick, shot by John Alcott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Wendy Carlos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ray Lovejoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A masterpiece of modern horror.".
9IMDB entry: tt0081505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1019,483 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 40 themes, including "hotel", "child abuse", "based on novel or book", "isolation".
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: John Alcott
Original score: Wendy Carlos
Editing: Ray Lovejoy
Production design: Roy Walker
Costume design: Milena Canonero
Makeup / hair: Tom Smith
Sound: Ray Merrin
Runtime: 144 min · 2h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $19,000,000
Box office: $50,312,025
Return: 265% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Shining (1980)

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The Shining Collection

Films based on Stephen King's "The Shining" novel series.

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Andres Gomez2012-11-05
★ 10/10
A masterpiece. Kubrick chose a perfect cast and uses the timing and music to create a greatly opressing atmosphere. Nicholson is superb, but Duval and the kid are not less good.
John Chard2015-11-01
★ 8/10
This rum is red, man! In spite of author Stephen King not being happy with Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of his novel, The Shining (1980) has proved to be a critical and commercial darling. It may not be in the spirit that King wanted, but it's undeniably a skillful piece of film making, a mixture of beauty and terror, of bravura techniques and simple but effective scares. With quality acting performances to match as well. The story unfolds at a deliberately slow pace, claustrophobia oozes from practically every frame, while the narrative smarts brings to bear the ghosts of the human and supernatural kind, all bone chillingly rendered for great effect by the vast spaces - the cold winter grounds outside - of the Overlook Hotel. It's not all perfect, the screenplay is very average, which makes Kubrick's work even more impressive, but with that comes the wave of feeling about style over substance. A churlish gripe? Maybe? But with Jack Nicholson on scenery chewing overdrive and Kubrick pulling the strings, The Shining still represents a highlight in horror. A horror movie that all horror fans should see at least once - and in the best format available as well! 8/10
JPV8522019-10-05
★ 8/10
Probably my favorite of the Stephen King adaptations (though not much for many of the others save for a one or two) but not amongst Stanley Kubrick's, watched this one for the first time in many years (maybe a decade) and while I did immensely enjoyed it, and really liked Nicholson towards the end, I never really bought into him early on. Still, atmospherically it was amazing and at times creepy. But can't place this as some sort of classic in my book, anyway. 4.0/5