
The Shining
A masterpiece of modern horror.
Rating: 8.2 out of 10TMDB(19.6K votes)
Overview
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. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director (1981)
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Box office
Grossed $50.3M worldwide, about 2.6 times its $19M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel The Shining
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Filming locations
Filmed in Colorado, Hertfordshire, California and Pinewood Studios
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Setting
Set in Colorado
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Sequels
Followed by Doctor Sleep
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Collection
Part of The Shining Collection
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Music
Music by Wendy Carlos
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Stanley KubrickScreenplay
- Stephen KingNovel
- Diane JohnsonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 23, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $19M
- Revenue
- $50.3M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Collection
- The Shining Collection
Streaming on
In the United States
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