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The Shining (miniseries)
The Shining (stylized as Stephen King's The Shining) is a 1997 three-episode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, it is the second adaptation of King's book after the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick and was written and produced by King due to his dissatisfaction with Kubrick's version. The miniseries was shot at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, King's inspiration for the novel, in March 1996.
The 1997 adaptation stars Steven Weber as Jack Torrance; Rebecca De Mornay as Jack's wife Wendy; Courtland Mead and Wil Horneff as different-aged versions of Danny Torrance; and Melvin Van Peebles as Dick Hallorann. Pat Hingle, Elliott Gould, John Durbin, Stanley Anderson, Lisa Thornhill, and Garris' wife Cynthia appear in supporting roles. Several notable writers and filmmakers working in the horror genre cameo in the miniseries' ballroom scene, and King himself appears as an orchestra conductor.
Originally airing from April 27 to May 1, 1997 on the American television network ABC, The Shining enjoyed a favorable reception when it first aired. It was a ratings hit, being in the top 20 of daily viewership numbers for all three episodes; acclaimed by critics for its careful pacing, makeup, depth, sound editing and creepy atmosphere; and won two Primetime Emmy and two Saturn Awards. However, retrospective critics have viewed the miniseries less fondly, declaring it boring and unfocused, and comparing it unfavorably to Kubrick's film version.
The alcoholism and explosive temper that cost Jack Torrance his teaching job also threatens to tear apart his family, after assaulting his 7-year-old son Danny in a drunken rage. Horrified, Jack tells his wife Wendy that should he ever start drinking again, he will leave them one way or another, implying he'd prefer suicide to the risk of harming his loved ones again.
As part of his budding sobriety, Jack takes a high paying job as winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, a picturesque summer resort in the Colorado Rockies. He's hopeful the isolation will give him time to complete writing his first play. Manager Stuart Ullman explains the game “Denver croquet”, with its over-sized mallets and balls, was invented by hotel founder Horace Derwent. Danny discovers he can communicate telepathically with the Overlook's head cook, Dick Hallorann, who tells the boy that he, too, "shines". Surprised at the power of Danny's mind, Hallorann departs on a mandatory vacation and tells him to contact him if he needs help: Hallorann will hear, wherever he is. A malevolent force within the hotel determined to use Danny reveals itself. Visions foreshadow what the Torrances will encounter over the winter. Danny is also visited by "Tony", an older man who shows him visions of the events to come.
Jack hears things while exploring the memorabilia-crammed basement. Danny tells Wendy that Jack has become increasingly obsessed with the hotel's history and has become hostile towards him. Wendy wants to leave before the snow gets too deep, but Jack, obsessed with papers he's found, persuades her to stay. He hears his late father's voice from the Overlook's CB radio, telling him Danny must be punished. Jack smashes the radio with a mallet. Danny encounters the hideous ghost of a woman who committed suicide who grabs him and says “We've all been waiting for you.”
The Torrances find Danny dazed, with bruises on his neck, and lipstick on his cheek. He tells them the ghosts forced him to go into the hotel's forbidden Room 217. Hallorann was wrong when he said the ghosts could not hurt them. Wendy tries to escape, but Jack sabotages the snowmobile that is their only means of escape through the harsh winter weather.
A desperate Danny shines to Hallorann, who hastily leaves Florida to find him. The spirits of the Overlook invite Jack into the hotel's shuttered ballroom and ply him with alcohol. Delbert Grady, the Overlook's former caretaker who murdered his family and killed himself, tends bar and invites Jack into a party where he sees dozens of deceased guests. Grady tells Jack that he belongs in this world of depravity, but that first, he must murder his family and Hallorann.
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The Shining (miniseries)
The Shining (stylized as Stephen King's The Shining) is a 1997 three-episode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, it is the second adaptation of King's book after the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick and was written and produced by King due to his dissatisfaction with Kubrick's version. The miniseries was shot at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, King's inspiration for the novel, in March 1996.
The 1997 adaptation stars Steven Weber as Jack Torrance; Rebecca De Mornay as Jack's wife Wendy; Courtland Mead and Wil Horneff as different-aged versions of Danny Torrance; and Melvin Van Peebles as Dick Hallorann. Pat Hingle, Elliott Gould, John Durbin, Stanley Anderson, Lisa Thornhill, and Garris' wife Cynthia appear in supporting roles. Several notable writers and filmmakers working in the horror genre cameo in the miniseries' ballroom scene, and King himself appears as an orchestra conductor.
Originally airing from April 27 to May 1, 1997 on the American television network ABC, The Shining enjoyed a favorable reception when it first aired. It was a ratings hit, being in the top 20 of daily viewership numbers for all three episodes; acclaimed by critics for its careful pacing, makeup, depth, sound editing and creepy atmosphere; and won two Primetime Emmy and two Saturn Awards. However, retrospective critics have viewed the miniseries less fondly, declaring it boring and unfocused, and comparing it unfavorably to Kubrick's film version.
The alcoholism and explosive temper that cost Jack Torrance his teaching job also threatens to tear apart his family, after assaulting his 7-year-old son Danny in a drunken rage. Horrified, Jack tells his wife Wendy that should he ever start drinking again, he will leave them one way or another, implying he'd prefer suicide to the risk of harming his loved ones again.
As part of his budding sobriety, Jack takes a high paying job as winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, a picturesque summer resort in the Colorado Rockies. He's hopeful the isolation will give him time to complete writing his first play. Manager Stuart Ullman explains the game “Denver croquet”, with its over-sized mallets and balls, was invented by hotel founder Horace Derwent. Danny discovers he can communicate telepathically with the Overlook's head cook, Dick Hallorann, who tells the boy that he, too, "shines". Surprised at the power of Danny's mind, Hallorann departs on a mandatory vacation and tells him to contact him if he needs help: Hallorann will hear, wherever he is. A malevolent force within the hotel determined to use Danny reveals itself. Visions foreshadow what the Torrances will encounter over the winter. Danny is also visited by "Tony", an older man who shows him visions of the events to come.
Jack hears things while exploring the memorabilia-crammed basement. Danny tells Wendy that Jack has become increasingly obsessed with the hotel's history and has become hostile towards him. Wendy wants to leave before the snow gets too deep, but Jack, obsessed with papers he's found, persuades her to stay. He hears his late father's voice from the Overlook's CB radio, telling him Danny must be punished. Jack smashes the radio with a mallet. Danny encounters the hideous ghost of a woman who committed suicide who grabs him and says “We've all been waiting for you.”
The Torrances find Danny dazed, with bruises on his neck, and lipstick on his cheek. He tells them the ghosts forced him to go into the hotel's forbidden Room 217. Hallorann was wrong when he said the ghosts could not hurt them. Wendy tries to escape, but Jack sabotages the snowmobile that is their only means of escape through the harsh winter weather.
A desperate Danny shines to Hallorann, who hastily leaves Florida to find him. The spirits of the Overlook invite Jack into the hotel's shuttered ballroom and ply him with alcohol. Delbert Grady, the Overlook's former caretaker who murdered his family and killed himself, tends bar and invites Jack into a party where he sees dozens of deceased guests. Grady tells Jack that he belongs in this world of depravity, but that first, he must murder his family and Hallorann.