film _The Shining_ (vhs/ntsc)released 1980
directed by Stanley Kubrick 

• based on the book _The Shining_ authored by Stephen King

Indian artwork appear throughout the movie in wall hangings, carpets, architectural details and even the Colorado state flag. Yet  we never meet an actual Indian. But we do get to know, and like, and then see murdered, a powerful black character, Chef  Hallorann - the only person to die in the film other that the protagonist, villain and victim, Jack. The murdered black man lies across a large Indian design on the floor - victim of similar racist violence. Kubrick carefully controls every aspect of his films'  releases, including the publicity. The posters for The Shining that were used in Europe read across the top, "The wave of terror which swept across America," and centered below that, the two words "is here." At first glance this seemed to be a poster  bragging about the film's effect on America. But the film wasn't out yet when the posters first appeared. The wave of terror that  swept across America was the white man. As manager Ullman says in the opening interview, after telling Jack of the horrible  murders that took place earlier in the Overlook, "It's still hard for me to believe it actually happened here, but it did." The type of  people who partied in the Overlook included, as Ullman tells Jack and Wendy, "four presidents, movie stars." And when the impressed Wendy asks, "Royalty?" Ullman replies simply, "All the best people." King's novel has nothing to do with any of these  themes. As he has with other books that gave their titles to his movies, Kubrick used the general setting and some of the elements of King's novel, while drastically altering other elements and ignoring much of it, to suit the needs of the multi-film oeuvre about mankind's inhumanity to man that he's been making at least since Dr. Strangelove.

this one wasn't as critically acclaimed as his previous work, but still qualifies for me as the best crafted horror movie ever made. _Sixth Sense_ (vhs/ntsc)might give it a run, but that was more of a nice mix of mystery and horror, than a pure scarefest.  - @Om* 6/2/00

As with some of his other movies, Kubrick ends The Shining with a powerful visual puzzle that forces the audience to leave the  theater asking, "What was that all about?"The Shining ends with an extremely long camera shot moving down a hallway in the  Overlook, reaching eventually the central photo among 21 photos on the wall. The caption reads: "Overlook Hotel-July 4th Ball-1921." The answer to this puzzle, which is a master key to unlocking the whole movie, is that most Americans overlook the  fact that July Fourth was no ball, nor any kind of Independence day, for native Americans; that the weak American villain of the  film is the re-embodiment of the American men who massacred the Indians in earlier years; that Kubrick is examining and reflecting on a problem that cuts through the decades and centuries.

Shining, The (1980)

• Stanley Kubrick had a large stack of books that he was looking through to find a movie project.  For a couple of hours, his secretary could hear him pick up a book, read it for about a minute, and then hurl it into the wall.  She then noticed that this hadn't happened in a while, so she went in to check on him, and found him reading Stephen King _The Shining_.  King says that this is really strange, because the start of the book is very slow, and doesn't have much to do with the rest of the story.
• During the making of the movie, Kubrick would call King at 3am and ask him questions like "Do you believe in god?''.
• The Timberline lodge on Mt. Hood in Oregon was used for the exteriors, but all the interiors were specially built.

• The book that Jack was writing contained the one sentence ("All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy'') repeated over and over.  Kubrick had each page individually typed.  For the Italian version of the film, Kubrick used the phrase "Il mattino ha l' oro in bocca'' (``He who wakes up early meets a golden day'').
• Kubrick decided that having the hedge animals come alive was unworkable, so he opted for a hedge maze instead.

• Rumor has it that Jack Nicholson had to be physically restrained after working himself into a frenzy during the scene where he axes the door.
• The axe used in some shots is made from rubber.
• Out-takes of scenery were used in the studio-imposed ending of  _Blade Runner_ (vhs/ntsc)(1982)_, which also starred Joe Turkel).
• film _A Clockwork Orange_ (vhs/ntsc), also directed by Stanley Kubrick: When Alex and the droogs enter the Korova Milkbar, there are many paintings on the wall, one of a naked woman. A similar painting appears in _The Shining_ (1980).
• In the movie _Toy Story_, the carpet design in Sid's hallway is the same as the carpet design in _The Shining_.

 
 

• 1970's edition of The Shining by Stephen King, yellow cover w/movie art (may work in other editions, not sure).
  The page where Danny actually enters room 217 for the first time (King builds to this moment for a long time, its one of the more frightening passages in the book), is precisely on page 217.
• King and his wife moved to Boulder, Colorado in late summer of 1974, and rented a house. In late October, they decided they needed a break from the kids, so they checked in to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO. This was the inspiration for the novel.
• DIRTRADE(Stanley Kubrick): [faces]: Jack, as he chases his son through the maze.  Danny, when Hallorann gets killed by Jack.

  

Cast (in credits order)
Jack Nicholson  ....  Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall ....   Winifred "Wendy" Torrance
Danny Lloyd  ....  Danny Torrance
Scatman Crothers  ....  Dick Hallorann

• quit high school at 16, his voice was used in the cartoon Transformers

Barry Nelson  ....   Stuart Ullman
Philip Stone (I)  ....   Delbert Grady
Joe Turkel (_Blade Runner_   (vhs/ntsc) (1982) - Tyrrell) ....   Lloyd

Anne Jackson  ....   Doctor
Tony Burton  ....   Larry Durkin
Lia Beldam ....  Young Woman in Bath
Billie Gibson ....   Old Woman in Bath
Barry Dennen  ....    Bill Watson
David Baxt ....  Forest Ranger 1
Manning Redwood  ....  Forest Ranger 2
Lisa Burns  ....    Grady Daughter
Louise Burns (I)  ....   Grady Daughter
Robin Pappas ....    Nurse
Alison Coleridge ....  Ullman's Secretary
Burnell Tucker  ....   Policeman
Jana Sheldon  ....   Stewardess
Kate Phelps  ....    Receptionist
Norman Gay ....   Injured Guest with Head Wound
 

Directed by
Stanley Kubrick

Writing credits
Diane Johnson
Stephen King  (novel)
Stanley Kubrick

Produced by
Jan Harlan (executive)
Stanley Kubrick

Original music by
Wendy Carlos
Rachel Elkind

Non-original music by
Béla Bartók  (from "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta")
Hector Berlioz
György Ligeti
Krzysztof Penderecki

Cinematography by
John Alcott

Film Editing by
Ray Lovejoy

Production Design by
Roy Walker

Art Direction
Leslie Tomkins

Costume Design by
Milena Canonero

Makeup Department
Leonard ....   hair stylist
Tom Smith  ....   makeup artist

Production Management
Douglas Twiddy ....   production manager
 

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook  ....    assistant director
Terry Needham ....  assistant director
Michael Stevenson   ....   assistant director

Sound Department
Dino Di Campo ....   sound effects editor
Jack T. Knight  ....    sound effects editor
Wyn Ryder  ....   sound effects editor

Other crew
Garrett Brown  ....    steadicam operator
Ted Churchill  ....    steadicam operator
Tessa Davies ....  set dresser
James Devis  ....    camera operator
Andros Epaminondas  ....   assistant to producer
Jim Freeman   ....   helicopter photography
Jo Gregory  ....   production accountant
Paul Kenward  ....   assistant camera
Katharina Kubrick ....  location assistant
Vivian Kubrick ....   art department (uncredited)
Greg MacGillivray  ....    helicopter photography
Douglas Milsome  ....  additional photographer
focus puller
Kelvin Pike  ....  camera operator
June Randall  ....  continuity
Leon Vitali  ....   personal assistant to director
Herbert von Karajan  ....  conductor: Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
 

Production Companies

Hawk Films
Peregrine
Warner Bros. [us]

Distributors
Warner Bros. [us] (USA)

Also Known As:
Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' (1980)
Runtime: UK:146 (original release) / UK:119 (short version) / USA:146
Country: UK
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: UK:18 / USA:R / Germany:16 / Italy:VM14 / Netherlands:16 / Norway:18 / Sweden:15 /Australia:M / Finland:K-18

• drum and bass track _The Shining (Ed Rush & Optical Remix)_ MP3 by Optical on Metro #006

• track _The Shining_ MP3 (vK) by Finitribe

• track _Into The Light Of The Shining Path_ MP3 (160k) by Salt Tank off of _Science & Nature_ CD on Internal #011 (1996)
• cover depics the golden mean

• ambient techno track _Shining Path_ MP3 by Dreadzone off of _Second Light_ 12"x2 (1995)
  • "dreadzone" could be a reference to another Stephen King work _The Dead Zone_ (vhs/ntsc)
  • cover of _Second Light_ features stained glass nataraja

• noise punk track _Shining Hatcher_ MP3 (192k) by Melt Banana off of _Cactusus Come In Flocks_ on A-Zap (1994)

• math rock track _Shiner_ MP3 (vK) by Rodan off of _Rusty_ 12" on Quarterstick (1994)
• abstract trip hop track_Redrum_ by Goo off of _Fractal Abstraction_ CD on Shadow (2000)
• east coast hip hop track _Redrum_ MP3 by Nine off of _Nine Livez_ on Profile (1995)
• track _The Telephone Call_ MP3 (160k) covered by The Shining off of _Krafty Moves: A Tribute To Kraftwerk_ compilation CD on Energy Rekords (2001)
• minimal dub track _Shining Through_ MP3 (192k) by Dubstar off of _Shining Through_ 12" on Kompakt #011
• dub track _Shining Dub (Version 96)_ MP3 (192k) by Mannaseh Meets The Equalizer off of _Dubhead Vol. 2_ compilation CD on Shiver
• track _Fritter (Stella's Home)_ MP3 (160k) by Skinny Puppy off of _VIVISECTVI_
• sample: "It's OK, he saw it on the television." @ 3:25 Jack Nicholson from the film _The Shining_
• dub track _Shining_ MP3 (256k) by Manasseh Meets The Equalizer off of _Shining_ CD on Hollywood (1997)
• track _Crazy Man_ by The Prodigy - atmospheric samples from _The Shining_
• folk pop track _The Shining_ MP3 by Badly Drawn Boy off of _The Hour Of Bewilderbeast_ on Twisted (2000)
• new wave track _Shiny Shiny_ MP3 by Haysi Fantayzee off of _Battle Hymns For Children Singing_ 12" on Razor & Tie (1983)
• power pop track _Shine_ by Doughboys off of _Shine_ CDs (1993)
• track _Funky Shit_ by The Prodigy - the breakdown of noises in the end is from the title music of _The Shining_
• neo psychedelia track _The Shining Path_ MP3 by Sun CIty Girls off of _Torch Of The Mystics_ on Majora (1990)
• soundtrack composition track _Lontano_ MP3 (160k) by Gyorgy Ligeti off of _The Shining_ soundtrack 12"
  
• shoegazer dream pop track _Ether_ MP3 by Secret Shine off of _Untouched_ on Sarah (1993)
• 604 track _Shining With You_ by Lemurians off of _Crystal Mind_ CD on Shiva Space Technology #011 (2002)
• The Shining in 30 seconds with bunny rabbits (flash)
  
• 604 track _Night In Shining Alma_ MP3 (192k) by Doof off of _It's About Time_ on Twisted (2001)
• 604 track _Hill Of Shining Beings_ by Manmademan off of _Sacred Sites_ compilation on Return To The Source

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