Near the end of the film, on a frigid night, jack chases danny into the labyrinth on the hotel grounds. Author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. We all know the movie the shining if you dont know the movie the shining im sorry, i just cant help you. The film was effectively dumped by united artists, premiering as the second half of a double feature. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. When the hotel becomes snowbound, jack torrance is driven mad by the ghosts in the hotel, and he tries to murder his wife and son. The stanley was not used in kubricks 1980 movie starring jack. The stanley hotel was also used in the movie dumb and dumber. Jan 29, 2019 the shining is a film about cyclical violence, and about how we cant escape the dark specter of history. All of the scenes below were filmed at the stanley hotel. The shining movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. Interesting if you want to learn about the history of estes park, f. Kyliegh curran completes the main cast as abra stone, a young girl with the shining power. The aforementioned sequel, doctor sleep, got a cinematic adaptation that serves as both a sequel to the shining novel and kubricks film, in a way.
The shining filming video location 1980 kubrick jack. Workers construct a set for a scene from the movie doctor sleep that was filmed on coast guard station beach on st. Although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the. The stanley hotel, which overlooks rocky mountain national park served as the inspiration for stephen kings the shining, and ever since the movie debuted in 1980, tourists have flocked to the. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. Signing a contract, jack torrance, a normal writer and former teacher agrees to take care of a hotel which has a long, violent past that. Inside colorados stanley hotel, the inspiration for the shining. Its unknown if it will address specific details from the ending of the first film or if it will. Jun 18, 2006 but there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light. Filming locations 11 filming dates 1 filming locations.
Shelley duvalls experience filming the baseball bat scene. Sinopsis film movie the shining 1980 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. Stanley kubricks 1980 movie, the shining, set the bar high for suspensefilled, getinyourhead, horror flicks. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. The shining is a 1980 pyschological horror film directed by filmmaker stanley kubrick, and based on the 1977 stephen king book of the same title. Where was the remake of the shining filmed answers. The shining 1980 the shining was released on may 23rd, 1980. Shelley duvall said filming the shining was almost. Goingtothesun road, glacier national park, montana, usa.
All of the hotels that inspired the iconic spots in the book and movie are. It has to be a sequel to both the iconic film the shining, and the bestselling novel the shining. Overlook hotel exterior 146 of 147 found this interesting. Pictures released doctor sleep worldwide from october 31, 2019, and in the united states on november 8, 2019. Overview discover the filming locations of stanley kubrick s horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana.
The stanley offers something for every visitor, including the lodge, a quaint, dogfriendly, bed and breakfaststyle accommodation and a wide variety of extended stay options at the. This is super apparent in the shining, stephen kings novel which was adapted for the screen by stanley kubrick. Nov 26, 2012 in the chefs family, this ability is called shining. James mason can be seen visiting the set of stanley kubricks the shining 1980 in making the shining 1980. The stanley hotel, listed on the national register of historic places, offers oldworld charm matched with modern day amenities in a spectacular mountain location.
Stanley kubrick did not usually allow visitors to his set, but made an exception for mason, who had memorably played humbert humbert in lolita 1962. For the film, the hedge maze was filmed far from colorado, on a sound stage in england, but guests still wanted the experience. The hotel is most recognized as the hotel that was used for the exterior hotel shots for the stanley kubrick version of the shining starring jack nicholson and shelly duvall. Flanagan said the film would try and reconcile the differences between the shining novel and film. Colorados the shining hotel finally has a hedge maze. All the titles will eventually have full entries, so check back often. Shelley duvalls experience filming the baseball bat scene in. Naturally, when kubrick was making his movie, the stanley hotel was an option for the director.
Construced 19361938, this beautiful lodge was used as the exterior of the overlook hotel in the stanley. Today, the hotel features a restaurant, spa and bedandbreakfast, and provides guided tours. Nicholson isnt in the film much but when he is, his reptilian bravado is an absolute show stealer. Now, this movie was released in 1980 and is considered a classic but dont let the age of this movie deter you. Although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the overlook hotel is the timberline lodge, mount hood in the hood river area of northern oregon. The hotel from the shining and other iconic, wellpreserved. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third fulllength novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film. I n horror books and movies, setting is everything. Stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the overlook hotel is the timberline lodge, mount hood in the hood. Filmmakers built the interior of the hotel in elstree studios in hertfordshire, england. Sep 20, 2018 jack nicholson starred in the shining from 1980. The stanley hotel, which inspired stephen kings 1977 novel the shining. Directed by mick garris from kings teleplay, it is the second adaptation of kings book after a 1980 film by stanley kubrick and was written and produced by king based on his dissatisfaction with kubricks version.
The film is partially set in the fictional town of frazier, new hampshire. On set cinema will be giving fans of the shining the chance to watch the movie at the timberline lodge. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the. Its actually three separate locations, each with its own stories and place. Jul 26, 2019 the shining will be showing at the hotel seen in the movie. Jun, 2019 doctor sleep director recreated scenes from the shining for new movie. It never ceases to amaze me how the shining is actually two films in one, both a comedy and a horror flick. A sequel to the classic horror film, doctor sleep, will star ewan mcgregor and is filming in st.
This movie just scared the life out of me, which is what still happens every time i rent the video for a rewatch. How to find the room 217 easter egg in shining, the. The movie gettysburg was filmed on the gettysburg national battlefield which is haunted. The timberline lodge aka the overlook hotel from the shining. Canadian hotel in the movie the shining fodors travel talk. One of the most iconic locations in horror history is the overlook hotel from director stanley kubricks version of the stephen king story the shining. That scene was shot at elstree studios in england, where the front of the timberline was recreated on a backlot, but the establishing shots of the wintry overlook were captured by a twoman second.
Actress shelley duvall, who recently revealed her mental health battle, once said that filming the shining with director stanley kubrick was unbearable read her quotes. As seen in both stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks film, the shining s overlook hotel isnt just one place. The overlook is built on the sacred lands of native americans slaughtered by white. As with some of his other movies, kubrick ends the shining with a powerful visual puzzle that forces the audience to leave the theater asking. The shining novel and film work best as separate pieces, and each ending has a different meaning. Having now seen the film several times i can appreciate it for what it is and enjoy it on its own merits. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jack nicholson is responsible for the only line from the shining to make it onto afis top 100 movie quotes. If you like the shining you are looking for atmospheric, psychological and scary movies about with isolation, insanity, supernatural, evil, hotel, nervous breakdown and danger themes of drama and horror genre shot in uk or usa. Ghostly apparitions of a strikingly menacing nature haunt much of the first half of the film, which gradually evolve into ever. As an example of how the shining s set takes us through those moods, take a look at the managers room, where jack is interviewed at the beginning of the film.
The remake of the shining was filmed at the stanley hotel. The shining filming location kubrick jack nicholson. However, it made stanley kubrick s reputation, and kirk douglas and marlon brando soon hired him. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. The shining critics consensus though it deviates from stephen kings novel, stanley kubricks the shining is a chilling, often baroque journey into madness exemplified by an unforgettable turn. We check out one of the filming locations of the shining, the timberline lodge in oregon. The 1980 movie was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt. Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker.
Both book and film delve into the tricks the mind can play on those susceptible to paranoia, fear and violence when trapped and cut off from the real, rational and sane world. Heres the story behind stephen kings experience that inspired the overlook hotel and the 1977 horror novel. The movies opening titles are also the only instance in any kubrick film where scrolling credits, rather than. Kubricks the shining1980 rare behind the scenes footage. How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining. Titles with links have full entries on the site other unlinked titles listed can be found in the books. Here is a spoilerfree guide to the filming locations of the movie.
Dec 24, 2018 when you think of that hotel from the shining, any number of memorable images might cross your mind. The movie stars jack nicholson as jack torrance, a blocked writer who takes a job in an isolated hotel hoping to find inspiration. In the original movie the outside shots were filmed at timberline lodge on mt. Filming began in september 2018 in georgia, including atlanta and the surrounding area, and concluded in december 2018. Sep 26, 2018 filming of the shining sequel scene takes over portion of east beach. The set for the overlook hotel was then the largest ever built. What hotel does the movie, the shining take place in. In 1996, warner brothers secured the television rights to the shining and produced a miniseries stylized as stephen kings the shining with a script by stephen king. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. While the the shining is a work of fiction, it was inspired by a very real 105yearold piece of history. As you know, the shining is set inside an eerie hotel.
However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises. The shining filming locations okay, so most of the filming for the shining took place in england at a studio. The shining miniseries written by stephen king often gets a bad rap, especially when compared to the stanley kubrick movie. The stanley hotel served as the inspiration for the overlook hotel in stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel the shining and as the filming location for the 1997 tv miniseries, also written by king. But there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light.
Jul 03, 2015 the movie the shining filmed the outside of timberline lodge. The 18 best jack nicholson movies, from the shining to. Timberline lodge overlook hotel from the shining 2020. Doctor sleep was filmed in atlanta and the surrounding area. But it turns out that the movie the shining was not filmed here at all, so you wont see where any of the scenes were shot or even get much of a connection to the movie. If you never saw the movie, watch it before you go. It means that were worlds apart and would probably never be friends in the.
The entire film was shot on soundstages at emi elstree studios in borehamwood, england. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. The shining is one of the best, if not the best, physiological horror movies ever made. The shining to be shown at the overlook hotel filming location. The film has plenty of genuinely scary moments but manages to keep a creepy atmosphere all through especially as the ghosts come out and jack begins to move between his reality and the reality that is gradually claiming him. Perhaps you see a snowcovered hotel made of grey stone, or a grand redroofed building with a. Bob tanswell landed a job as a spark in 1979 on the set of the shining and got to see close up what it was like spending time with the legendary actor. In defense of the muchmaligned the shining miniseries film. The film tells the story of a writer, jack torrance jack nicholson, who accepts the job of the winter caretaker at a hotel which always gets snowed in during the winter. Located on the south side of mount hood near the town of government camp this lodge was built during the great depression. The page where danny actually enters room 217 for the first time king builds to this moment for a long time, its one of the more frightening passages in the book, is precisely on page 217. United states canadian hotel in the movie the shining if i remember correctly, the movie the shining the original with jack nicholson was partly filmed at a hotel in western canada. While the the shining is a work of fiction, it was inspired.
This is the hotel where stephen king was inspired to write the shining. The shining overlook hotel was filmed at timberline lodge. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shinings overlook hotel. Timberline lodge sits in mount hood national forest in the state of oregon. When you sit down to the shining, you sit down with normal expectations of being diverted, perhaps even being gripped, but not being undermined. The site is run in association with the books the worldwide guide to movie locations and movie london. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and. The shining stylized as stephen kings the shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king novel of the same name.
The film was based on stephen kings novel of the same name. Rare behind the scenes footage of stanley kubricks the shining 1980. Oct 30, 2017 check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. The inside shots were filmed at the elstree studios in hertfordshire, england and were built based on rooms at the ahwanee in yosemite. Oct 24, 2014 a visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. Doctor sleep director recreated scenes from the shining. Filming of the shining sequel scene takes over portion of. The opening scenes were filmed in montana on the goingtothesunroad in the glacier national park. The stanley was not used in kubricks 1980 movie starring jack nicholson. Im just gonna bash your brains in jack nicholson in the shining. Discover the filming locations of stanley kubricks horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana.