We recently stayed at the stanley hotel in estes park colorado where portions of the stephen king mini series the shining was filmed. However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises. Its astonishing, in the face of that scene, that king once complained kubrick spoiled the shining by not believing in the supernatural enough to make his film believable to others. Theres nothing believable about kings miniseries version, either, and its version of the supernatural is. Reworked by stephen king, shining is a shriek the new york. The problem with this movie like all other stephen king television movie adaptations is that it is a watered down and neutered version of the book. The shining is a 1997 miniseries adaptation from the novel with the same name by author stephen king. Having now seen the film several times i can appreciate it for what it is and enjoy it on its own merits. While it looks like director mike flanagans doctor sleep which functions as. 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. I personally do not subscribe to the terminology of remake for this particular film. Arguably stephen kings scariest display of creativity, this chilling miniseries tells the tale of a family terrorized by evil spirits in an empty offseason ski resort.
The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king plot. The shining stylized as stephen king s the shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 stephen king novel of the same name. The shining tv miniseries 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bryan cranston revives the shining twins in creepy mountain dew super bowl. Stephen kings the shining 1977, stanley kubricks the shining 1980 and stephen kings the shining, a miniseries directed by mick garris 1997. A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when.
In order to receive kubricks approval to readapt the shining into a program closer to the original story, king had to agree in writing to eschew his frequent public criticism of kubricks film, save for the sole commentary that he was disappointed with. Stephen king says stanley kubricks the shining is like. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The story of the haunted overlook hotel and the negative effects it has on the. What the shining miniseries reveals about the kingkubrick divide. In defense of the muchmaligned the shining miniseries film. Doctor sleep was based on the 20 book by stephen king, the first sequel that the prolific author ever penned. Stephen king was a guest in room 217 when he conceived the idea for the shining, and he used the stanley as his inspiration for the overlook hotel in the horror novel. Why does stephen king hate the movie version of the shining. The bestselling author stephen king never hid the fact that he was unhappy with the director stanley kubricks 1980 version of his novel the shining.
Stephen kings shining tv series remake isnt as bad as. Stephen kings televisual adaption of his own novel is more faithful than its cinematic counterpart. Jack steven weber begins his slide into dementia when he uncovers the hotels devious past, while danny encounters the thing in. Does anyone know where i can watch the shining miniseries from online for free 19 comments. The shining 1997 television adaptation of stephen king novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. Page to screenin page to screen, we compare a movie to the book that. A list of stephen kings movies, organized alphabetically. Author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. Stephen kings the shining that makes this miniseries the most frightening tv movie ever made. 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 films central character is jack torrance nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a. Reworked by stephen king, shining is a shriek the new. Is stephen king justified in hating kubricks vision for the shining. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
The shining miniseries abc woc 1997 04 internet archive. Theres a deep, rich creepiness suffusing stephen kings the shining that makes this miniseries the most frightening tv movie ever made. The stephen king adaptation doctor sleep returns audiences and ewan mcgregors danny torrance to the horrors of stanley kubricks the shining. King has penned over 60 full length novels and over 200 short stories in his prolific career, but its safe to say that the shining remains one of his most cherished works. The shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 stephen king novel of the same name. So in 1997, for the novels 20th anniversary, king and longtime collaborator mick garris reunited to bring the shining to audiences as an abc miniseries.
The shining 1997 is far better thn that kubrick garbage. Staring john durbin, stanley anderson, courtland mead and will horneff. The shining stylized as stephen kings the shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 stephen king novel of the same name. Click here and start watching stephen kings the shining in seconds. What the shining miniseries reveals about the kingkubrick. Reddits largest community of stephen king s avid fans. Stephen king made a fun cameo appearance in the 1997 tv miniseries remake of the shining, which pays tribute to fellow king story pet sematary. A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers. Directed by mick garris from kings teleplay, it is the second adaptation of kings book after the 1980 film. Stephen kings televisual adaption of his own novel is more faithful than its cinematic counterpart, but unfortunately this miniseries is hobbled by a drab. For decades, estes park, colorado has been a destination for roadtripping horror hounds, as stephen king was struck with the idea. This was why stephen king was so upset after viewing the stanley kubrick movie.
Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie duration. Stephen kings the shining 1997 miniseries, not the movie. In that way, stephen kings the shining was ahead of its time. In defense of the muchmaligned the shining miniseries slash film. This is for what some would call the remake of the adaptation of stephen kings the shining. Stephen kings the shining tv miniseries is a tv series directed by mick garris with. Author jack torrance works as caretaker at the overlook hotel, during the winter. Stanley kubricks the shining is considered a horror classic, but original shining author stephen king never felt it lived up to his original vision. The shining 19801997 sidebyside comparison youtube. Over the years, stephen king has made his dissatisfaction with stanley kubricks adaptation of his novel the shining quite clear. 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.
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. Shop stephen kings the shining dvd 1997 at best buy. The best movie ever because i just finished the book, and im glad this movie was much more like the book than the pretty good 1980s version of the movie. From a technical standpoint, this fourandhalfhour tv movie sans. While faithful to the book, the remake was puerile and underdramatized.
The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. The shining miniseries written by stephen king often gets a bad rap, especially. It predicted the trend of using television as a medium for longform retellings of. Watch stephen kings the shining online full series. Directed by mick garris from king s teleplay, it is the second adaptation of king s book after the 1980 film by stanley kubrick and was written and produced by king based on his dissatisfaction with kubricks version. 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 his dissatisfaction with kubricks version. When the 20 tvseries adaptation of stephen kings novel under the. He ends up taking a job as a winter caretaker for a remote colorado hotel which he seeks as an opportunity to finish a piece of work. Was a madefortv movie done in 1997 to appease stephen kings wounded ego over stanley kubricks unauthorized movie version of his book, also entitled, the shining. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king youtube.
Watch stephen kings the shining season 1 episode 2. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king. Sold by hiswaybooks and ships from amazon fulfillment. Stephen king wrote the screenplay and mick garris directed. Oddly enough, the movie, starring jack nicholson and shelley. Granted, stephen kings the shining doesnt have a maniacal jack nicholson chopping down the door and shouting, heeeeeeeres johnny. I honestly didnt even remember i had seen it until i started reading the book. Stephen kings the shining on dvd 085392252626 from warner bros directed by mick garris. As recently pointed out, kubricks whole idea was that. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
The stanley film festival announces special events, including musical acts, horror trivia, scare zones. The creation of this miniseries is attributed to stephen kings dissatisfaction with director stanley kubricks 1980 film of the same name. 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. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third full length novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film. The shining 1997 is far better thn that kubrick garbagethe shining 1997 is far better thn that kubrick garbage stanely kubrick betrayed the vision of the visionary stephen king. Stephen kings the shining 1 filmkritik film tv spielfilm.
Every original show and movie coming to the warnermedia streaming service whats new to stream in june. How stephen kings the shining remake cameo pays tribute. The shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king book of. The shining 1997 elliott gould and steven weber in the shining 1997. Subscribe for more all the latest movie clips here. King even had the chance to right the perceived wrongs of kubricks 1980 film when a tv miniseries of the shining was commissioned in 1997, and he set about guiding the project by both writing. Trailer for mick garris brilliant remake of stephen kings the shining. 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.
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