I have seen it many times, both on 35mm during its original release and on every video format since. Camera operator for the shining explains helicopter. While danny and wendy are able to maintain the distinction between reality and hallucination and scream loud enough to get the specters to vanish, jack embraces the spirit world. The films source material from sciencefictionhorror author stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel his third novel. Nevertheless, the longer version is the version now most commonly available. Jan 10, 2020 for his ability to concentrate for long hours at a time, danny lloyd was cast as danny torrance in the film. Oct 05, 2016 the twoday event featuring the return of the shining to theaters will be held sunday, october 23, and wednesday, october 26. With wife wendy shelley duvall and psychic son danny danny lloyd in tow, frustrated writer. The supporting cast of the mgm film features robert young, melvyn douglas, fay bainter and hattie mcdaniel.
Nov 17, 2016 shelley duvall and stanley kubrick had a highlycombative relationship during the months it took to film the shining. Despite the horror that unfolds in kubricks epic ghost story, let alone his treatment of several other actors in the movie, he never allowed danny to know what movie he was working on. This moviea cover art was better than its steel book haha. The shining 1997 elliott gould and steven weber in the shining 1997 john. Heeeeeres a frighteningly rare extended version of the shining up. I just finished the shining and have seen the movie multiple times over the years and have heard numerous people say that they like the movie more than the book. That leaves wendy, who for most of the movie has that matteroffact banality that shelley.
But over the years, the movie has, to understate mightily, gained in stature. Why did kubrick change the shining against stephen king. Oct 14, 2019 the shining has attracted an almost cultlike collective of fans who long to discover its secrets. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv. Abc edited 4 minutes from the film for its 1983 network television premiere. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy or, rather, a homicidal boy in stanley kubricks eerie 1980 adaptation of stephen kings horror novel. By the way, if youre a shining junkie, also up for auction are prop.
That is because this movie is just out to scare by prey on primal fears. The 10 best horror movies of all time psycho, the shining, the exorcist and seven other classics that will fill your nightmares long after halloween. Aug 23, 2017 parents need to know that the shining is the classic 1980 stanley kubrickdirected film based on the stephen king novel about a man hired to be the caretaker of a hotel deep in the mountains of colorado who develops severe dementia from a combination of cabin fever and the dark and haunted past of the hotel. Establishing the dreamlike nature of hannibal was a key aspect to its.
Do i need to watch the shining or any other movie to watch. I know its only a movie, and so perhaps i should be willing to suspend my disbelief, but shining through is such an insult to the intelligence that i wasnt able to do that. Nov 01, 2012 the shining doesnt look like a genre film. Stephen king was disappointed in stanley kubricks adaptation of the shining. Having read the book, i went with great anticipation. Avengers 4 runtime is 3 hours, making it longest marvel. Rebecca demornay is light years better than shelley duvall as the wife. The shining 1980 by tim dirks the shining 1980 is creative director stanley kubricks intense, epic, gothic horror film masterpiece a beautiful, stylish work which distanced itself from the bloodletting and gore of most modern films in the horror genre. Stanley kubricks the shining will return to theaters this month. It is pretty amazing considering the low body count. 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. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. I have watched the 2019 hd bluray that comes in this new set consisting of an hd bluray plus an ultra hd 4k disc. Invite your friends over and watch it as a warmup for the new movie.
The shining has its up and downs but i honestly preferred the book over the movie but i still loved the movie. Despite its deliberate pacing, it moves quickly, in large part because of the extraordinary way that kubrick builds and deepens the. That version was too long at 2 hours and 24 minutes. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd the film s central character is jack torrance nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a. I first saw this movie when it was released to theaters. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and. And in my character i had to cry 12 hours a day, all day long, the. The shining, once dubbed the scariest movie ever, is set to provide more. And my character had to cry 12 hours a day, all day long, the last nine months straight, five or six days a week.
The shining hour is a 1938 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage, based on the 1934 play the shining hour by keith winter, and starring joan crawford and margaret sullavan. Jack nicholson in the shining 1980 stanley kubrick and shelley duvall in the shining. This is the official stephen king version, he made it due to his unhappiness with the movie. He ended up having a role in a tv film two years later, but that was the extent of. And instead of having a vague idea of what its about for watching doctor sleep, youll actually know, and itll be fresh in your mind. Nov 01, 2012 the shining is roughly 200,000 words long, which means that he was writing close to 5,000 words a day, every day. Kubrick called king and demanded to know whether the whole idea of. Oct 27, 2015 12 haunting tv homages to the shining hannibal episode. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third fulllength novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film. It looks like a kubrick film, bearing the same relationship to horror as eyes wide shut does to eroticism. The shining seemed to introduce a promising child star in dan lloyd. The movie goes for over 4 hours but was worth the time as you really become caught up in kings imagination. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Shining haufig auch the shining ist ein usamerikanischer horrorfilm des regisseurs stanley kubrick aus dem jahr 1980 nach stephen kings gleichnamigem roman.
A nightclub dancer marries into society and has to contend with her jealous sisterinlaw. However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises. Nov 08, 2012 the shining seems to be three things on its surface. The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it in a. Here is a film in which scene after scene is so implausible that the movie kept pushing me outside and making me ask how the key scenes could possibly be taken seriously. With jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, scatman crothers. That was kubricks original color timing for all the exterior night scenes, in the. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. I know king doesnt particularly like the classic kubrick film and i know their are the obvious the book was better people out there.
The epic gangster movie ran to four hours, and was cut to just over two. The films source material from sciencefictionhorror author stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel his third novel under his own. This is the amityville horror in a hotel, nothing more. In 1983, king told playboy, id admired kubrick for a long time and had great. Sam and colby combine their haunted stanley hotel docuseries into one full horror movie.
The shining 1980 is creative director stanley kubricks intense, epic, gothic horror film masterpiece a beautiful, stylish work which distanced itself from the bloodletting and gore of most modern films in the horror genre. Avengers 4 runtime is currently 3 hours november 08, 2018 11. Stanley kubricks the shining will return to theaters this. Aug 26, 2011 the shining is just another example of his skill. This is nowhere near the best kubrick film, its one of the worst. Last updated on oct 15, 2014 all work and no play makes jack a dull boy or, rather, a.
Despite its deliberate pacing, it moves quickly, in large part because of the extraordinary way that kubrick builds and deepens the sense of dread. Fan theories about the shining that change everything. In fact, kubricks penchant for lengthy, silent takes makes perfect sense now. Thats a speed at which youre writing on instinct, and it doesnt matter. Oct 27, 2016 before the end of the 1980s, i wasnt the only one to do a 180degree turn and decide the shining was a great horror movie after all. The hotel plays the shining on a loop on one of its tv channels, available in every guest room. It is full of scary images that keep the viewer on edge despite a kind of long run time for a horror movie of two hours and twenty minutes. Before the end of the 1980s, i wasnt the only one to do a 180degree turn and decide the shining was a great horror movie after all. Fan theories about the shining that would change everything.
Since it is over five hours long there is more room for plot development and it has a much more satisfying ending. The shining is a long movie, clocking in at almost 2 12 hours. Author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. Yet for some reason it has the laughable rating of 8. Moore breaks down his challenging 4hour original cut of the battlestar galactica finale. Aug 14, 2015 long before the stanley became the shining hotel, room 217 above had an interesting history.
In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national. The shining 1980 redrum scene 57 movieclips youtube. What makes this cut of the iconic stephen king movie so rare its. After all that work, hardly anyone even criticized my performance in it, even to mention it, it seemed like. And my character had to cry 12 hours a day, all day long, the last nine months. What follows are our favorite fan theories weve gathered up from internet forums, fan films like. Jun 26, 2012 the best parts of the shining deal with jacks disintegration, as he crosses over into the psychic briar patch of the hotels past. In 1917, chief housekeeper elizabeth wilson, fearing that a storm would knock out the electricity, began lighting the hotels lanterns. Oct 29, 2019 author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. The shining full movie information, watch movie online. The shining is in the guinness book of records for the most. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd the films central character is jack torrance nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a. With joan crawford, margaret sullavan, robert young, melvyn douglas. Oct 28, 2018 the shining was danny lloyds only movie.
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