The Shining is a 1980 British-American psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name, though there are significant changes.
In the film, Jack Torrance, a writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a job as an off-season caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel. His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel. Soon after settling in, the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son.
Unlike previous Kubrick films, which developed an audience gradually by building on word-of-mouth, The Shining was released as a mass-market film, opening at first in just two cities on Memorial Day, then nationwide a month later.Although initial response to the film was mixed, later critical assessment was more favorable and it is now listed among the greatest horror movies, while some have even viewed it as one of the greatest films of all time. Film director Martin Scorsese, writing in The Daily Beast, ranked it as one of the 11 scariest horror movies of all time. Film critics, film students, and Kubrick's producer Jan Harlan, have remarked on the enormous influence the film has had on popular culture.
The initial European release of The Shining was 25 minutes shorter than the American version, achieved by removing most of the scenes taking place outside the environs of the hotel.
| Directed by | Stanley Kubrick |
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| Produced by | Stanley Kubrick |
| Screenplay by | Stanley Kubrick Diane Johnson |
| Based on | The Shining by Stephen King |
| Starring | Jack Nicholson Shelley Duvall Danny Lloyd Scatman Crothers |
| Music by | Wendy Carlos Rachel Elkind |
| Cinematography | John Alcott |
| Edited by | Ray Lovejoy |
| Production company |
Peregrine Productions
Producers Circle |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 146 minutes (Premiere) 144 minutes 119 minutes (European cut) |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $19 million |
| Box office | $44,360,123 |
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