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The Shining (1980)
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Ratings: 8.5/10 from 268,300 users
Metascore:
61/100
Reviews: 1,106 user | 158 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director:Stanley Kubrick |
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Barry Dennen | ... | |
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David Baxt | ... |
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Storyline
A man, his son and wife become the winter caretakers of an isolated hotel where Danny, the son, sees disturbing visions of the hotel's past using a telepathic gift known as "The Shining". The father, Jack Torrance, is underway in a writing project when he slowly slips into insanity as a result of cabin fever and former guests of the hotel's ghosts. After being convinced by a waiter's ghost to "correct" the family, Jack goes completely insane. The only thing that can save Danny and his mother is "The Shining". Written by ipreach4ever
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Language:
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Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' See more »Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$622,337 (USA) (26 May 1980) (10 Screens)Gross:
$44,017,374 (USA) (31 December 1980)Company Credits
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Jack Torrance: Hi, I've got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.
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(uncredited)
Music by Krzysztof Penderecki
Performed by Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach
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This film was shot in the same film studio that was used for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. In fact, much of the same fake snow used for this film was used for the Hoth scenes. Stephen King visited the set of both films, and met director Irvin Kershner. This later became the basis for part of his book "It." Kirshner had been nicknamed "Kersh," and was directing the first Star Wars film to feature Yoda. In the book, It, there is a character named Mrs. Kersh, who we are told sounds like Yoda when she talks. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Stuart Ullman is interviewing Jack, he has a name plate on his desk. When Wendy finds the switchboard is out and has to use the ham radio, the name plate is gone. When Jack goes back into that room to remove the tubes from the radio, the name plate is back in the center of the desk. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jack Torrance: Hi, I've got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.
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Crazy Credits
The party music plays over the closing credits. After it ends, we hear the Overlook ghosts applaud. They then talk amongst themselves until their voices fade away. See more »Soundtracks
"Utrenja - Ewangelia"(uncredited)
Music by Krzysztof Penderecki
Performed by Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach
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