The 1980 movie was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt. But there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light. The stanley hotel was also used in the movie dumb and dumber. Thesetthemoviefilminglocationschannel142496402443046. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired. The film is partially set in the fictional town of frazier, new hampshire, but it was filmed in atlanta and the surrounding area. In 1997, the author adapted his famous novel into a television miniseries and filmed it. I n 1980s the shining, we set out on a long and winding road up the colorado rockies.
The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the. I n horror books and movies, setting is everything. As seen in both stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks film, the shinings overlook hotel isnt just one place. The shining was a fictional tale but the setting was inspired by the true hauntings within colorados stanley hotel. Located on the south side of mount hood near the town of government camp this lodge was built during the great depression. The overlook is built on the sacred lands of native americans slaughtered by white. Shelley duvalls experience filming the baseball bat scene in. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the.
Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shinings overlook hotel. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. 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. I dont know where the interior shots or exterior approach shots were filmed, but the exterior hotel shots look very close to the way timberline lodge looks like today. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Having read the book, i went with great anticipation. Goingtothesun road, glacier national park, montana, usa. The stanley hotel is a 142room colonial revival hotel in estes park, colorado, united states. The original shining movie exterior hotel shots were filmed here on mt.
As you know, the shining is set inside an eerie hotel. King renamed the stanley the overlook hotel, and his novel, the shining, became his first bestseller. A sequel to the film and based on the book of the same name, doctor sleep, is set to hit theaters in november. Okay, so most of the filming for the shining took place in england at a studio. The tormented writer, jack torrance, approaches the overlook hotel for an interview as its winter caretaker. All of the scenes below were filmed at the stanley hotel. Colorados the shining hotel finally has a hedge maze. The shining to be shown at the overlook hotel filming location. Discover the filming locations of stanley kubricks horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana. Set 40 years after the events of the shining, and adapted from stephen kings 20 sequel novel, doctor sleep stars ewan mcgregor as the grownup danny torrance who encounters a teenager named. Since the hotel will be closed for the season, jack will have plenty of time. Playing jacks kid in the shining put me through college. How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining.
If you dont know the movie the shining im sorry, i just cant help you. The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based on the book with the same title. Manager stuart ullman barry nelson warns him that a. 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 film s central character is jack torrance nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a. The movie stars jack nicholson as jack torrance, a blocked writer who takes a job in an isolated hotel hoping to find inspiration.
Filming of the shining sequel scene takes over portion of. Jack nicholson is responsible for the only line from the shining to make it onto afis top 100 movie quotes. 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. Ryan looks over its history, and how it tells kubricks story. The shining was among the first halfdozen films after the films bound for glory, marathon man, and rocky, all released in 1976, to use the. 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. The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based. While the the shining is a work of fiction, it was inspired by a very real 105yearold piece of history that is still open today. Nov 26, 2012 in the chefs family, this ability is called shining. The 1997 television miniseries version of the shining was filmed on location at the stanley, and it has been used as a location site for other films as well. In the chefs family, this ability is called shining. Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. But the original inspiration for the famed fictional.
Workers construct a set for a scene from the movie doctor sleep that was filmed on coast guard station beach on st. The hotel itself is built on the site of an indian burial ground and becomes completely snowbound during the long winters. Here is a spoilerfree guide to the filming locations of the movie. King was not happy with the kubrick adaptation it wasnt true to his book. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and. Jul 26, 2019 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. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. The shining 1980 heres johnny a family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Filming of the shining at elstree studio in england. With jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, scatman crothers. Jun, 2019 set 40 years after the events of the shining, and adapted from stephen kings 20 sequel novel, doctor sleep stars ewan mcgregor as the grownup danny torrance who encounters a teenager named.
Doctor sleep director recreated scenes from the shining. 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. How to watch sailing into love sailing into love premieres tonight, saturday, may. The movie the shining filmed the outside of timberline lodge. Even though kings inspiration for the shining is the stanley hotel, the stanley kubrick film based on his novel starring jack nicholson was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt hood, oregon for its exterior scenes. Jan 29, 2019 the shining is a film about cyclical violence, and about how we cant escape the dark specter of history. 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. Stephen king novel filming locations stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked. Read on to learn all about the movie, including the cast, where it was filmed, and see photos. 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. The shining filming video location 1980 kubrick jack. Oct 10, 2014 the movie ends with the song, midnight, the stars, and you, softly playing. The shining 1980 movie summary and film synopsis on mhm. In one famous scene danny rides his tricycle through the lonely corridors of the haunted overlook hotel and comes across terrifying.
Naturally, when kubrick was making his movie, the stanley hotel was an option for the director. Filming locations 11 filming dates 1 filming locations. This is super apparent in the shining, stephen kings novel which was adapted for the screen by stanley kubrick. 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.
Goingto the sun road, glacier national park, montana, usa. Near the end of the film, on a frigid night, jack chases danny into the labyrinth on the hotel grounds. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. The stanley was not used in kubricks 1980 movie starring jack nicholson. 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. Oct 31, 2014 even though kings inspiration for the shining is the stanley hotel, the stanley kubrick film based on his novel starring jack nicholson was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt hood, oregon for its exterior scenes. The camera zooms in on a photo at the hotel from a fourth of july party in 1921. This is the hotel where stephen king was inspired to write the shining. The shining is a film about cyclical violence, and about how we cant escape the dark specter of history. Oct 30, 2017 king renamed the stanley the overlook hotel, and his novel, the shining, became his first bestseller. 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. Filmmakers built the interior of the hotel in elstree studios in hertfordshire, england.
Its actually three separate locations, each with its own stories and place. The muse for stephen kings the shining, a colonial revival landmark built by an entrepreneur seeking a healthier life in the rocky mountains, a property on the national register of historic places situated in estes park amid some of colorado s most iconic mountain scenery. The shining overlook hotel was filmed at timberline lodge. However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises. When kubrick began production on the shining and decided on using the exterior of the timberline lodge in his film, the lodges owners requested he change the number of a room where some pivotal. Dec 24, 2018 as seen in both stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks film, the shining s overlook hotel isnt just one place. Jul 03, 2015 the movie the shining filmed the outside of timberline lodge. Aug 23, 2011 in the chefs family, this ability is called shining.
Stephen kings the shining novel novel was the basis for stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece film. The shining filming location kubrick jack nicholson. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. Filming of the shining sequel scene takes over portion of east beach. Jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, tony burton 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 shinings overlook hotel the shinings overlook hotel remains one of the most disturbing locations in horror. 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. Playing jacks kid in the shining put me through college but. Now, this movie was released in 1980 and is considered a classic but dont let the age of this movie deter you. The shining is one of the best, if not the best, physiological horror movies ever made.
Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shining s overlook hotel. Overlook hotel exterior 146 of 147 found this interesting. Kyliegh curran completes the main cast as abra stone, a young girl with the shining power. The hotel from the shining and other iconic, wellpreserved. I first saw this movie when it was released to theaters. Kings 1977 bestselling novel the shining and as the filming location for the 1997 tv miniseries, also written by king.
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