The Shining is based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Former teacher and recovering alcoholic Jack Torrance (Nicholson) interviews for a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel in an effort to rebuild his life after his volatile temper lost him a teaching position. The hotel manager, Mr. Ullman, warns Jack that he and his family will be snowbound through most of the winter and of the potential for cabin fever. He further reinforces his point by recounting a season when the caretaker, Charles Grady, went crazy and brutally killed his wife, his two girls (ages eight and ten), and finally himself. Given his own desperation and the opportunity to pursue his true passion, writing, Jack acknowledges the warning, but accepts the job.
Duration
1 min 34 sec
Views
186,608
Posted On
October 23, 2007
1 min 34 sec
Views
186,608
Posted On
October 23, 2007
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Writer
Stephen King
Studio
Warner Bros Pictures
Release
May 23, 1980
Stanley Kubrick
Writer
Stephen King
Studio
Warner Bros Pictures
Release
May 23, 1980
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Shelley Duvall
Danny Lloyd
Scatman Crothers
Jack Nicholson
Shelley Duvall
Danny Lloyd
Scatman Crothers
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