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)
James Liggat
Casting
Milena Canonero
Costume Design
Diane Johnson
Screenplay
John Alcott
Director of Photography
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Tom Smith
Makeup Artist
Leslie Tomkins
Art Direction
Stanley Kubrick
Producer / Screenplay / Director
Roy Walker
Production Design
Rachel Elkind
Original Music Composer
Stephen King
Novel
Wendy Carlos
Original Music Composer
Barbara Daly
Makeup Artist
Jan Harlan
Executive Producer
Douglas Twiddy
Production Manager
Dino Di Campo
Sound Editor
Jack T. Knight
Sound Editor
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recordist
Robert Fryer
Associate Producer
Tessa Davies
Set Dresser
Martin Kenzie
Assistant Camera
June Randall
Continuity
Pat Pennelegion
Production Secretary
Del Smith
Painter
Ken Weston
Boom Operator
Gordon Stainforth
Assistant Editor
Terry Needham
Assistant Director
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Richard Daniel
Sound Recordist
Marlene Butland
Production Secretary
Brian W. Cook
Assistant Director
Peter Spencer
Props
Michael Lamont
Draughtsman
Eddie Gordon
Color Grading
Emilio D'Alessandro
Production Assistant
Gill Smith
Assistant Editor
Adam Unger
Assistant Editor
Michael Boone
Draughtsman
Larry Smith
Gaffer
Karen Brookes
Property Buyer
Philip McDonald
Props
Maurice Arnold
Focus Puller
Martin Richards
Associate Producer
Michael Charman
Boom Operator
Barry Arnold
Props
Fred Gunning
Head Carpenter
Edward Rodrigo
Property Buyer
Jim Kelly
Key Rigging Grip
Dennis Lewis
Grip
John Fenner
Draughtsman
James Devis
Camera Operator
Kelvin Pike
Camera Operator
Greg MacGillivray
Helicopter Camera
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
Douglas Milsome
Focus Puller / Second Unit Director of Photography
Ken Lawton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mary Lea Johnson
Associate Producer
Bob Walker
Decorator
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.