The Shining (1997– )

A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.

Stars:

Rebecca De Mornay, Steven Weber, Courtland Mead

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Steven Weber	...	John Torrance (3 episodes, 1997)
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Winifred Torrance (3 episodes, 1997)
Courtland Mead	...	Daniel Anthony Torrance (3 episodes, 1997)
Wil Horneff	...	Tony (3 episodes, 1997)
Cynthia Garris	...	217 Woman (3 episodes, 1997)
Mickey Giacomazzi	...	2nd Waiter (3 episodes, 1997)
Melvin Van Peebles	...	Richard Hallorann (2 episodes, 1997)

Storyline

Television adaptation of Stephen King novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. He ends up taking a job as a winter caretaker for a remote Colorado hotel which he seeks as an opportunity to finish a piece of work. With his wife and son with him, the caretaker settles in, only to see visions of the hotel's long deceased employees and guests. With evil intentions, they manipulate him into his dark side which takes a toll on he and his family.

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Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Caretaker | Colorado | Recovering Alcoholic | Novel | 

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Taglines:

Some guests never leave!

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's The Shining

Filming Locations:

Arvada, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lakeside Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

273 min 273 min (3 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack's fight with alcoholism was a direct metaphor to Stephen King's own struggle with it when he wrote the book.

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Goofs

Jack goes to the shed to get an insect-bomb. As he leaves, he places the canister under his arm. When seen from the outside, the canister has switched arms.

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Quotes

[Addressing the Overlook Hotel]
Dick Hallorann: Hello, you old bitch. You're just as ugly in wintertime as you are in summertime.

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: The Langoliers (2011)
Called a shitty remake

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Soundtracks

"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
Written by Don Raye and Hugh Prince

User Reviews

Definitely better than the Kubrick Film

Having seen the Kubrick film on it's first release I loved it. I read the book last year on holiday on the recommendation of a friend. The book is truly awesome. However I was now left disappointed in the film as it deviated too much from the book. Sure Jack is brilliant in the role but the pace of the film takes him to madness far too quickly. I then found out about the mini-series and watched that. My appetite was met! If you loved the book then there is no doubt in me that the mini-series of it is the definitive telling of the story.The Kubrick film misses out on, and changes, too many important parts of the book for me. No doubt this was due to artistic differences and the time limit on a feature film (it did take the mini-series a long time to tell the story) but then, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.