The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Tony Burton
Durkin
Lia Beldam
Young Woman in Bath
Billie Gibson
Old Woman in Bath
Barry Dennen
Watson
David Baxt
Forest Ranger 1
Manning Redwood
Forest Ranger 2
Lisa Burns
Grady Daughter
Louise Burns
Grady Daughter
Robin Pappas
Nurse
Alison Coleridge
Secretary
Burnell Tucker
Policeman
Jana Shelden
Stewardess
Kate Phelps
Receptionist
Norman Gay
Injured Guest
Paul Desbois
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Vivian Kubrick
Smoking Guest on Ballroom Couch (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
Alan Harris
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Peter McNamara
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Ballroom Guest (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Ballroom Guest (uncredited)
Wendy Carlos
Original Music Composer
Stanley Kubrick
Producer / Screenplay / Director
Jan Harlan
Executive Producer
Milena Canonero
Costume Design
Stephen King
Novel
Rachel Elkind
Original Music Composer
Roy Walker
Production Design
John Alcott
Director of Photography
James Liggat
Casting
Douglas Twiddy
Production Manager
Leslie Tomkins
Art Direction
Tom Smith
Makeup Artist
Diane Johnson
Screenplay
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Barbara Daly
Makeup Artist
Dino Di Campo
Sound Editor
Jack T. Knight
Sound Editor
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
James Devis
Camera Operator
Martin Kenzie
Assistant Camera
Ken Lawton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Brian W. Cook
Assistant Director
Michael Lamont
Draughtsman
Adam Unger
Assistant Editor
Jim Kelly
Key Rigging Grip
Peter Robinson
Assistant Camera
Gill Smith
Assistant Editor
Marlene Butland
Production Secretary
Karen Brookes
Property Buyer
Peter Spencer
Props
Lou Bogue
Gaffer
Terry Needham
Assistant Director
Edward Rodrigo
Property Buyer
Ron Beck
Wardrobe Supervisor
Fred Gunning
Head Carpenter
Steve Pickard
Assistant Editor
June Randall
Continuity
Michael Stevenson
Assistant Director
John Fenner
Draughtsman
Len Furey
Construction Manager
Pat Pennelegion
Production Secretary
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
Robert Fryer
Associate Producer
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Richard Daniel
Sound Recordist
Kelvin Pike
Camera Operator
Michael Boone
Draughtsman
Del Smith
Painter
Mary Lea Johnson
Associate Producer
Martin Richards
Associate Producer
Bob Walker
Decorator
Maurice Arnold
Focus Puller
Larry Smith
Gaffer
Tessa Davies
Set Dresser
Dennis Lewis
Grip
Eddie Gordon
Color Grading
Gordon Stainforth
Assistant Editor
Michael Charman
Boom Operator
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recordist
Top Reviews.
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 23, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Content RatingR
Budget$19,000,000
Box Office$44,781,695
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States of America · Pinewood Studios · Hertfordshire, United Kingdom · Colorado, United States
Genres
Wiki.
The Shining is a 1980 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. Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, a writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a new position as the off-season caretaker of the Overlook Hotel. Lloyd plays his young son Danny, who has psychic abilities ("the shining"), which he learns about from head chef Dick Hallorann (Crothers). Danny's imaginary friend Tony warns him the hotel is haunted before a winter storm leaves the family snowbound in the Colorado Rockies. Jack's sanity deteriorates under the influence of the hotel and the residents, and Danny and his mother Wendy (Duvall) face mortal danger.
Production took place almost exclusively at EMI Elstree Studios, with sets based on real locations. Kubrick often worked with a small crew, which allowed him to do many takes, sometimes to the exhaustion of the actors and staff. The new Steadicam mount was used to shoot several scenes, giving the film an innovative and immersive look and feel.
The film was released in the United States on May 23, 1980, and in the United Kingdom on October 2 by Warner Bros. There were several versions for theatrical releases, each of which was cut shorter than the preceding cut; about 27 minutes was cut in total. Reactions to the film at the time of its release were mixed; Stephen King criticized the film due to its deviations from the novel. The film received two controversial nominations at the first Razzies in 1981—Worst Director and Worst Actress—the latter of which was later rescinded in 2022 due to Kubrick's treatment of Duvall on set. Critical response to the film has since become favorable.
Often cited as one of the best horror films of all time, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2018. A sequel titled Doctor Sleep based on King's 2013 novel of the same name was adapted to film and released in 2019.