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27 April 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Some guests never leave!Plot:
A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers. full summaryAwards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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When it's Kubrick vs. King... more (243 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 44) | Steven Weber | ... | John 'Jack' Torrance (unknown episodes) |
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273 min (3 parts)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:TV-14 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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According to the commentary, Stephen King was the third unit director. He did all of the still photographs that are seen in the scrapbook in the basement. moreGoofs:
Boom mic visible: Reflected in the Overlook's main doors, behind Watson. moreQuotes:
Jack Torrance: Congratulations, Dick!Dick Hallorann: Jack?
Jack Torrance: You're a Publisher's Clearing House winner!
Wendy Torrance: Dick, watch out!
Jack Torrance: And here's your prize!
[hits Dick with mallet]
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A single statement: No film will be done justice if produced for a network. The censorship laws will simply not allow it. This is why I'm so perplexed as to why Stephen King has done two of his most prolific novels ("The Stand" and "The Shining") through network miniseries format. There's also one other reality our dear Mr. King is going to have to realize: While cornering the market on the written word, King's ideas fall as flat as two-day old soda on the big screen. The horrific adaptation of "Pet Sematary" and the cornball delivery of "The Stand" are just testaments that SK's books should remain locked in the binding. "The Green Mile" is the ONLY true-to-book adaptation of a King novel, and that's just because the director and studio deemed it necessary. I have heard an exorbitant amount of comparison between the miniseries "The Shining" and the Kubrick film, or the lack thereof, to be more precise. King has often said that he didn't like the 1980 film, and it should be used as an example of how not to make a horror film. King should realize that Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining", while deviating from aspects of the author's story and changing the end, is still better than his own vision of the adaptation. As a King fan, one becomes aware of a certain mystique that makes his books addictive. However, seeing his films make one realize that King has quite a different opinion on the delivery of his work, as opposed to the darker opinions of his readers. In 1980, Stanley Kubrick presented the world with the first epic horror film. The fact that he changed the story and ending are dismissable, simply because Kubrick removed the useless flab from a mass of back story and (forgive me) somewhat cheesy happenings in the Overlook. The Kubrick film is better for two reasons: 1) It's a dark, moody descent into madness. The cinematography in Kubrick's film is revolutionary. King's own brainchild is lumbering and standard fare. 2) The ending of Kubrick's film is simply better. It's incredibly distrubing, whereas King's thoughts on the end of Jack Torrance's odyssey are somewhat... more redeeming. One gets the idea from Kubrick that the Overlook's evil is insurmountable and, indeed, necessary. King's conclusion is the common end of good overcoming evil, etc. End result -- When it's Kubrick vs. King, good ol' Stanley (R.I.P.) comes out on top. Regardless of whether King originated the story, Kubrick delivered it to glory, and made it an instant classic. King merely proved he could make a version of the film himself, and make the effort seem completely unnecessary in the process.