Release Date: May 23rd, 1980
DVD Release Date: June 29th, 1999
R|2 hr 22 min
Plot Summary
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joseph Turkel, Anne Jackson
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Production Co: Producers Circle, Peregrine, Warner Brothers, Hawk Films
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords: 1970s, Pursuit, Wife, Escape, Suspenseful
