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Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Theatrical
Jun 13, 1980
Box Office
$50.3M
Budget
$19.0M
Return
2.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 26, 1999
Theaters
169
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, Peregrine, Hawk Films, The Producer Circle Co.
Keywords
child abuse
hotel
based on novel or book
telepathy
isolation
colorado
snowstorm
seclusion
writer's block
delusion
alcoholism
psychic power
surrealism
loneliness
premonition
caretaker
vision
domestic violence
postmodern
psychological thriller
writer
twins
labyrinth
alcoholic
blizzard
extrasensory perception
motherhood
hypothermia
haunted hotel
psychological disintegration
disturbed
pediatrician
mother son relationship
supernatural power
supernatural horror
ghost child
dreary
nuclear family
avant garde
identical twins
ambiguous
subjective
Quotes
See all →Caretaker and Guardians of the Hotel
Taglines
He Came As The Caretaker, But This Hotel Had Its Own Guardians – Who'd Been There A Long Time
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Arrival of American Horror
Taglines
The tide of terror that swept America is HERE
[''UK Poster'']
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Shining Collection
Films based on Stephen King's "The Shining" novel series.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Nicholson
Jack Torrance
S
Shelley Duvall
Wendy Torrance
D
Danny Lloyd
Danny
S
Scatman Crothers
Hallorann
B
Barry Nelson
Ullman
P
Philip Stone
Grady
J
Joe Turkel
Lloyd
A
Anne Jackson
Doctor
T
Tony Burton
Durkin
B
Barry Dennen
Watson
D
David Baxt
Forest Ranger 1
M
Manning Redwood
Forest Ranger 2
B
Burnell Tucker
Policeman
J
Jana Shelden
Stewardess
N
Norman Gay
Injured Guest
P
Paul Desbois
Hotel Porter (uncredited)
V
Vivian Kubrick
Smoking Guest on Ballroom Couch (uncredited)
D
Derek Lyons
Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
A
Alan Harris
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
P
Peter McNamara
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
