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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.
- $19 million
- Stanley Kubrick
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 film based on Stephen King's novel.
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- Drama, Horror
- Stanley Kubrick
- 1980-06-13
Doctor Sleep. 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. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal experiences, including both his visit to The Stanley ...
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- January 28, 1977
Summaries. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall ...
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- Stanley Kubrick
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- Jack Nicholson
Jun 18, 2006 · Roger Ebert analyzes Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel, exploring the themes of madness, isolation and psychic terror in a snowbound hotel. He questions the reliability of the characters' perceptions and the existence of ghosts and supernatural events.
