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The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and stars Jack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, and Scatman Crothers.
Jun 13, 1980 · A family stays at a haunted hotel for the winter, where the father becomes violent and the son sees visions of the past and future. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic horror movie.
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The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardcover bestseller; its success firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre.
Jack Nicholson stars as a caretaker who goes insane in a haunted hotel and tries to kill his family. See critics and audience reviews, trailer, cast and crew, and more information on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Former teacher and recovering alcoholic Jack Torrance ( Jack Nicholson) interviews for a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel in an effort to rebuild his life after his volatile temper lost him his teaching position.
The Shining. All work and no play makes Academy Award® winner Jack Nicholson, the caretaker of an isolated resort, go way off the deep end, terrorizing his young son and wife Shelley Duvall. 33,754 IMDb 8.4 2 h 17 min 1980. X-Ray UHD R. Horror · Suspense · Cerebral · Ominous.
The Shining, gothic horror novel by Stephen King, first published in 1977. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. A sequel, titled Doctor Sleep, was published in 2013 and adapted into a film in 2019.
