Oct 30, 2017 check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. The 18 best jack nicholson movies, from the shining to. It means that were worlds apart and would probably never be friends in the. 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 filming video location 1980 kubrick jack.
Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. Ghostly apparitions of a strikingly menacing nature haunt much of the first half of the film, which gradually evolve into ever. How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from 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. 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. Inside colorados stanley hotel, the inspiration for the shining. Nicholson isnt in the film much but when he is, his reptilian bravado is an absolute show stealer. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Filming of the shining sequel scene takes over portion of. The story doesnt stick to kings novel and is better for it. 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. James mason can be seen visiting the set of stanley kubricks the shining 1980 in making the shining 1980.
Interesting if you want to learn about the history of estes park, f. The shining filming locations okay, so most of the filming for the shining took place in england at a studio. But there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light. Filming began in september 2018 in georgia, including atlanta and the surrounding area, and concluded in december 2018. 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. Here is a spoilerfree guide to the filming locations of the movie. The overlook is built on the sacred lands of native americans slaughtered by white. Shelley duvalls experience filming the baseball bat scene in. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. The site is run in association with the books the worldwide guide to movie locations and movie london. 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. Sep 20, 2018 jack nicholson starred in the shining from 1980.
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. While the the shining is a work of fiction, it was inspired by a very real 105yearold piece of history. 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. The stanley hotel was also used in the movie dumb and dumber. 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. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third fulllength novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film. Stanley kubricks 1980 movie, the shining, set the bar high for suspensefilled, getinyourhead, horror flicks. 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. Flanagan said the film would try and reconcile the differences between the shining novel and film. Titles with links have full entries on the site other unlinked titles listed can be found in the books. The shining is one of the best, if not the best, physiological horror movies ever made. 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. 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. However, it made stanley kubrick s reputation, and kirk douglas and marlon brando soon hired him.
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. 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. Construced 19361938, this beautiful lodge was used as the exterior of the overlook hotel in the stanley. Canadian hotel in the movie the shining fodors travel talk. The movie gettysburg was filmed on the gettysburg national battlefield which is haunted. Jun 18, 2006 but there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light. When you sit down to the shining, you sit down with normal expectations of being diverted, perhaps even being gripped, but not being undermined. Filmmakers built the interior of the hotel in elstree studios in hertfordshire, england. Discover the filming locations of stanley kubricks horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana. 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. The movies opening titles are also the only instance in any kubrick film where scrolling credits, rather than.
Oct 24, 2014 a visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. The film was effectively dumped by united artists, premiering as the second half of a double feature. The film is partially set in the fictional town of frazier, new hampshire. The shining novel and film work best as separate pieces, and each ending has a different meaning. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the.
Pictures released doctor sleep worldwide from october 31, 2019, and in the united states on november 8, 2019. 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. Having now seen the film several times i can appreciate it for what it is and enjoy it on its own merits. The 1980 movie was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt.
Its actually three separate locations, each with its own stories and place. Now, this movie was released in 1980 and is considered a classic but dont let the age of this movie deter you. This movie just scared the life out of me, which is what still happens every time i rent the video for a rewatch. Jul 26, 2019 the shining will be showing at the hotel seen in the movie. 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. The shining miniseries written by stephen king often gets a bad rap, especially when compared to the stanley kubrick movie. Kubricks the shining1980 rare behind the scenes footage.
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. As you know, the shining is set inside an eerie hotel. 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. 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. Jan 29, 2019 the shining is a film about cyclical violence, and about how we cant escape the dark specter of history. Timberline lodge overlook hotel from the shining 2020. I have seen the shining at least six or seven times, and i still believe it to be simultaneously and paradoxically one of the most frightening and yet funniest films ive ever seen. Located on the south side of mount hood near the town of government camp this lodge was built during the great depression.
The shining to be shown at the overlook hotel filming location. Doctor sleep was filmed in atlanta and the surrounding area. We check out one of the filming locations of the shining, the timberline lodge in oregon. Sep 26, 2018 filming of the shining sequel scene takes over portion of east beach. Nov 26, 2012 in the chefs family, this ability is called shining. 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. Shelley duvall said filming the shining was almost. Im just gonna bash your brains in jack nicholson in the shining. All of the scenes below were filmed at the stanley 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 river area of northern oregon. Goingtothesun road, glacier national park, montana, usa. Kyliegh curran completes the main cast as abra stone, a young girl with the shining power.
Naturally, when kubrick was making his movie, the stanley hotel was an option for the director. I n horror books and movies, setting is everything. If you never saw the movie, watch it before you go. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and. Overlook hotel exterior 146 of 147 found this interesting. The stanley hotel, which inspired stephen kings 1977 novel the shining. Timberline lodge sits in mount hood national forest in the state of oregon. 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. Filming locations 11 filming dates 1 filming locations. What hotel does the movie, the shining take place in.
Jack nicholson is responsible for the only line from the shining to make it onto afis top 100 movie quotes. Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. Dec 24, 2018 when you think of that hotel from the shining, any number of memorable images might cross your mind. The timberline lodge aka the overlook hotel from the shining. The stanley was not used in kubricks 1980 movie starring jack nicholson.
In defense of the muchmaligned the shining miniseries film. The inside shots were filmed at the elstree studios in hertfordshire, england and were built based on rooms at the ahwanee in yosemite. Jul 03, 2015 the movie the shining filmed the outside of timberline lodge. Its unknown if it will address specific details from the ending of the first film or if it will. 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. 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. The shining stylized as stephen kings the shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king novel of the same name. 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. The movie stars jack nicholson as jack torrance, a blocked writer who takes a job in an isolated hotel hoping to find inspiration.
Workers construct a set for a scene from the movie doctor sleep that was filmed on coast guard station beach on st. Author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises. The shining movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. The stanley was not used in kubricks 1980 movie starring jack. The shining 1980 the shining was released on may 23rd, 1980. It has to be a sequel to both the iconic film the shining, and the bestselling novel the shining. Near the end of the film, on a frigid night, jack chases danny into the labyrinth on the hotel grounds. The shining overlook hotel was filmed at timberline lodge. 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. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. Shelley duvalls experience filming the baseball bat scene. A sequel to the classic horror film, doctor sleep, will star ewan mcgregor and is filming in st.
Today, the hotel features a restaurant, spa and bedandbreakfast, and provides guided tours. For the film, the hedge maze was filmed far from colorado, on a sound stage in england, but guests still wanted the experience. The entire film was shot on soundstages at emi elstree studios in borehamwood, england. 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. We all know the movie the shining if you dont know the movie the shining im sorry, i just cant help you. It never ceases to amaze me how the shining is actually two films in one, both a comedy and a horror flick. How to find the room 217 easter egg in shining, the. All of the hotels that inspired the iconic spots in the book and movie are. The set for the overlook hotel was then the largest ever built. This is super apparent in the shining, stephen kings novel which was adapted for the screen by stanley kubrick. Overview discover the filming locations of stanley kubrick s horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana. The remake of the shining was filmed at the stanley hotel.
The shining filming location kubrick jack nicholson. Heres the story behind stephen kings experience that inspired the overlook hotel and the 1977 horror novel. This is the hotel where stephen king was inspired to write the shining. On set cinema will be giving fans of the shining the chance to watch the movie at the timberline lodge. In the original movie the outside shots were filmed at timberline lodge on mt. The stanley hotel, listed on the national register of historic places, offers oldworld charm matched with modern day amenities in a spectacular mountain location. Rare behind the scenes footage of stanley kubricks the shining 1980. 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. Where was the remake of the shining filmed answers. As seen in both stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks film, the shining s overlook hotel isnt just one place. Colorados the shining hotel finally has a hedge maze. Perhaps you see a snowcovered hotel made of grey stone, or a grand redroofed building with a. 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 hotel from the shining and other iconic, wellpreserved. 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. Doctor sleep director recreated scenes from the shining. The opening scenes were filmed in montana on the goingtothesunroad in the glacier national park.
All the titles will eventually have full entries, so check back often. 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. Thanks to king, the stanley hotel was chosen as the primary shooting location. Jun, 2019 doctor sleep director recreated scenes from the shining for new movie. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shinings overlook hotel. While the the shining is a work of fiction, it was inspired.
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