The Shining (1997)
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Cast & Crew.
Rebecca De Mornay
Wendy Torrance
Steven Weber
Jack Torrance
Wil Horneff
Tony
Courtland Mead
Danny Torrance
Nicholas Pike
Original Music Composer
Warden Neil
Costume Design
Shelly Johnson
Director of Photography
Craig Stearns
Production Design
Ellen Totleben
Set Decoration
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Randy Moore
Art Direction
Patrick McMahon
Editor
Pat Hingle
Pete Watson
Elliott Gould
Stuart Ullman
Stephen King
Novel / Teleplay / Executive Producer / Teleplay / Novel
Elliot Friedgen
Producer / Producer / Supervising Producer
Mark Carliner
Producer
Peter Boyles
AA Member
Dan Bradley
Bodyguard #2
Lou Carlucci
Bodyguard #1
Cynthia Garris
217 Woman
Mickey Giacomazzi
Waiter #2
Bertha Lynn
TV Announcer
J.P. Romano
Waiter #1
David Sosna
AA Gene
David Zambrano
AA Mitch
Mick Garris
AA Hartwell
Miguel Ferrer
Mark Torrance (uncredited)
Michael O'Neill
Daniel Edwards (uncredited)
Tomas Herrera
George Hatfield
Tim Perovich
Croquet Player
Kenn Solomon
Basketball Player
Jan Van Sickle
Al Shockley
Melvin Van Peebles
Richard Hallorann
John Durbin
Horace Derwent
Shawnee Smith
Waitress
Ron Allen
TV Weatherman
Rich Beall
Airline Gate Agent
Joyce Bulifant
Customer
Lois Hicks
Bookstore Lady
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 27, 1997
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes3
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
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The Shining (stylized as Stephen King's The Shining) is a 1997 three-episode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 Stephen King novel of the same name. 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 Kubrick's version. The miniseries was shot at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, King's inspiration for the novel, in March 1996.
The 1997 adaptation stars Steven Weber as Jack Torrance; Rebecca De Mornay as Jack's wife Wendy; Courtland Mead and Wil Horneff as different-aged versions of Danny Torrance; and Melvin Van Peebles as Dick Hallorann. Pat Hingle, Elliott Gould, John Durbin, Stanley Anderson, Lisa Thornhill, and Garris' wife Cynthia appear in supporting roles. Several notable writers and filmmakers working in the horror genre cameo in the miniseries' ballroom scene, and King himself appears as an orchestra conductor.
Originally airing from April 27 to May 1, 1997 on the American television network ABC, The Shining enjoyed a favorable reception when it first aired. It was a ratings hit, being in the top 20 of daily viewership numbers for all three episodes; acclaimed by critics for its careful pacing, makeup, depth, sound editing and creepy atmosphere; and won two Primetime Emmy and two Saturn Awards. However, retrospective critics have viewed the miniseries less fondly, declaring it boring and unfocused, and comparing it unfavorably to Kubrick's film version.