We recently stayed at the stanley hotel in estes park colorado where portions of the stephen king mini series the shining was filmed. Directed by mick garris from kings teleplay, it is the second adaptation of kings book after the 1980 film by stanley kubrick and was written and produced by king based on. Ghost stories was an adaptation of stephen kings short stories the return of timmy. Originally airing from april 27 to may 1, 1997 on abc, the shining enjoyed a. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a. The shining, first published in 1977, is american author stephen kings third novel. Stephen kings distaste for stanley kubricks the shining was so notorious that he championed the 1997 miniseries adaptation, even making a cameo in it. The shining is a canny variation on a ghost story combined with a cautionary tale about alcoholism thats only become. The shining tv miniseries 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
King himself didnt like the film back in the days and in 1997 a. Warner bros just in time for halloween, doctor sleep is creeping its way into uk cinemas. Stephen king has been complaining about stanley kubricks adaptation of the shining since the film adaptation of kings novel came out in. The shining is a famous horrornovel by stephen king, that was made into a. I personally do not subscribe to the terminology of remake for this particular film. The shining is a 1997 miniseries adaptation from the novel with the same. In 1997, stephen king wrote and produced a tv miniseries remake of the shining, and its not nearly as bad as its terrible reputation suggests. This was why stephen king was so upset after viewing the stanley kubrick movie. Stephen kings the shining two disc special edition special edition.
Even though the film version of this one from stanley kubrick is generally considered a horror classic, stephen king has never been shy about making his dislike of it known. Stanley kubricks 1980 film the shining is considered a horror masterpiece, and even one of. Get the best deals for stephen kings the shining dvd at. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king plot. Rent stephen kings the shining 1997 film for free as part of our trial offer. Stephen king wrote the screenplay and mick garris directed. Why stephen kings complaints about the shining actually. In that way, stephen kings the shining was ahead of its time.
Stephen kings televisual adaption of his own novel is more faithful than its cinematic counterpart, but unfortunately this miniseries is hobbled by a. Jack nicholson portrayed jack torrance in stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation of the shining. Jack torrance accepts a job as caretaker at the overlook hotel in the remote colorado. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king youtube. Author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. Stephen king learns a valuable lesson in being careful what you wish for. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary.
Check member ratings of stephen kings the shining movie. Why stephen king still hates stanley kubricks the shining. Author jack torrance works as caretaker at the overlook hotel, during the winter. The new movie appears to draw on both kings novel and stanley kubrick. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. In the book, jack torrance is a flawed, sympathetic man battling ongoing inner and outer turmoil, such as alcoholism and anger. The shining is a 1997 miniseries adaptation from the novel with the same name by author stephen king. Granted, stephen kings the shining doesnt have a maniacal jack nicholson chopping down the door and shouting, heeeeeeeres johnny. It details their tragic experience at an isolated and haunted hotel, the now famous overlook.
Steven weber in the shining 1997 the shining 1997 elliott gould and steven. Why does stephen king hate stanley kubricks the shining. Subscribe for more all the latest movie clips here. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third fulllength novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film. He hates it so much that he was heavily involved in making a more faithful adaptation of it as tv miniseries in 1997. I first read it about 56 years ago and as i was reading it i was thinking thats familiar or oh i remember that happening and i realized that all that i was remembering wasnt in the kubrick film so i was always confused as to why i knew it. Stanley kubricks the shining is considered one of the best horror films of all time, but not everyone is a fan. Nicholson created a nonking character and made the film famous. While it looks like director mike flanagans doctor sleep which functions as. This is for what some would call the remake of the adaptation of stephen kings the shining. With the soon arrival of doctor sleep in theaters, the castle of horror podcast is exploring a few stephen king movies, starting with the 1997 shining. The shining 19801997 sidebyside comparison youtube. The stephen king adaptation doctor sleep returns audiences and ewan mcgregors danny torrance to the horrors of stanley kubricks the shining.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Not much was known of dicks early life, except that he likely was born in new hampshire. Stephen king hates stanley kubricks the shining, but why. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Television adaptation of stephen king novel and famous stanley kubricks film.
It predicted the trend of using television as a medium for longform retellings of. One of stephen kings biggest objections to the stanley kubrick version was that. As has been welldocumented over the years, king really, really doesnt like stanley kubricks 1980 movie version of the shining, even though most people tend to love it. An essay with video headtoheads this is an adapted and expanded version of a talk i gave on september 21, 2017 at kevin geeks out about stephen king at nitehawk cinema in williamsburg, brooklyn. The shining miniseries written by stephen king often gets a bad rap. Stephen kings hatred for stanley kubricks the shining. Richard dick hallorann was a man who had the rare shining ability, an ability he had also shared with his grandmother. The trailer for doctor sleep, a film adaptation of stephen kings the shining sequel, is a treat for horror enthusiasts. Kevin geeks out is a monthly series of talks on geeky topics hosted by kevin maher. List of deaths in the shining film the shining wiki. A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when.
This supernatural and psychological thriller stars the torrance family, jack, wendy, and fiveyearold danny. Stephen king has made no secret of his dislike for stanley kubricks acclaimed film adaptation of his novel the shining, and this is usually seen as evidence that king is a control freak who cant. Shop stephen kings the shining dvd 1997 at best buy. He later went on to appear in two stephen king adaptations himself. List of deaths in the shining refers to a list of all deaths which occurred in the 1980 stanley kubrick film version of the 1977 stephen king novel the shining.
The shining is a threepart television miniseries based on stephen kings novel of the same name. But king didnt like it, and so, here he wrote the screenplay, produced the film, and made certain that the shivers came in the right place at the. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. Based on stephen kings 20 novel, the film is a sequel to the shining, with director mike flanagan uniting the visions of king and the original films director stanley kubrick to produce. The shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 stephen king novel of the same name. The shining dvd 1997 stephen king haunted hotel horror tv. Directed by mick garris from kings teleplay, the series was first aired in 1997. In defense of the muchmaligned the shining miniseries film. What the shining miniseries reveals about the kingkubrick divide. Amazons choice for the shining miniseries additional dvd options. Stephen kings shining tv series remake isnt as bad as. As a little boy he mentioned he could hold conversations with his paternal grandmother without either of them moving their lips. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. We learned from the day tour that stephen king had a bad case of writers block, stephen and his wife tabitha visited the stanley hotel on october 30, 1974, they were the only two guest to be staying at the hotel that night.
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