Shining, The Formats: DVD / VHS Released (US): May 23rd, 1980
Synopsis:
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and their young son Danny (Danny Lloyd) move into the Overlook Hotel, where Jack has been hired as the winter caretaker. Cut off from civilization for months, Jack hopes to battle alcoholism and uncontrolled rage while writing. Danny's only companion during the long winter is an imaginary friend, Tony (Larry Durkin), who speaks to him and shows him visions of the murdered daughters of a previous caretaker. The hotel's head chef, Dick Halloran (Scatman Crothers), warns Danny before he leaves for the winter not to go into Room 237 and explains to Danny that he has the same psychic gift, the "shining". The long winter and the evil forces inside the hotel take its toll on Jack with dire consequences when Wendy discovers what Jack has really been working on rather than the novel he claims to have been writing.
Even though I don't jump when watching or even get a little creeped out watching this it is a really good movie, really in joyable.
Posted By: Justin - 06/07/2010 - 11:54 PM EST
i have this movie on dvd. 10/10 stars
Posted By: Wfurmeister - 04/24/2010 - 2:26 PM EST
the first time i saw the shining was in 1980 when it came out, i thought i was the best horror movie next to phantasm, both scared the hell out of me, now i can sit and watch it, and not even get scared anymore, never read any of his books though. but the shining ranks up there with phantasm and halloween as well as the exorcist.
Posted By: Puddie - 02/16/2010 - 12:42 PM EST
this is my favorite the shining is the best stephen king knows how to keep people on the edge of there seats
Posted By: Anonymous - 02/10/2010 - 9:26 AM EST
When I first saw this I have no idea how old I was. I read the book in the 90's when I was on a reading kick in high school; it was chilling! It lead me to King's other well know books (the Stand, Carrie, It & so forth). I have purchased both the box office and the tv version. Both have their merits! The box office version was more the bare bones idea King was trying to get across. Whereas the tv version was more of a book adaption. Nothing would ever could ever compare to Kings writing and one's own imagination. One can leave a theater or walk away from the tv screen if one gets so inclined. Reading scary words in scary plots however tends to come back to you when your trying to get snuggled into a cozy slumber. That's why this book has lasted and why we love to watch the movie, however far from the original text it strayed!
