The shining stylized as stephen kings the shining is a threepart horror television miniseries. Stephen king s televisual adaption of his own novel is more faithful than its cinematic counterpart, but unfortunately this miniseries is hobbled by a drab. Stephen king the shining miniseries abc woc 1997 04 posted on friday, august 4th, by joshua meyer. Famously adapted from stephen kings 1977 novel, the shining is an intense. Having read the book, i went with great anticipation. Why stephen kings complaints about the shining actually have.
The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. Weber provided the voice of norman osborngreen goblin in ultimate spiderman 2012. In that way, stephen kings the shining was ahead of its time. And watching this movie first, i can fully understand why. It predicted the trend of using television as a medium for longform retellings of.
In that way, stephen king s the shining was ahead of its time. Directed by mick garris from king s teleplay, the series was first aired in 1997. Stephen kings 10 most underrated movies screenrant. The shining is a famous horrornovel by stephen king, that was made into a. Published in 1977, it is king s third published novel and first hardback bestseller. The 1997 adaptation stars steven weber as jack torrance. Stephen king never liked the original movie treatment. Stephen king s version of the shining had to be something amazing, something to show everyone this is what the shining is supposed to be. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. He lives there, isolated, with his wife wendy and his young son danny. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Stanley kubricks bigscreen adaptation of stephen king s classic novel the shining is one of the most memorable and iconic horror movies ever made. This is not the shining its the miniseries made for tv by stephen king himself. I had read the book twice when this movie came out, and when i first heard about it, and heard that king was adapting the novel way more faithfully than kubrick had done, i was very excited.
The shining miniseries best lines 1997 stephen king youtube. Theres a deep, rich creepiness suffusing stephen kings the shining that makes this miniseries the most frightening tv movie ever made. Directed by mick garris from kings teleplay, the series was first aired in 1997. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king youtube. Nov 06, 2019 the shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king plot. Richard hallorann is a fictional character created by stephen king from his 1977 novel the shining. While nicholson is a legendary actor, and his performance as jack torrance is perhaps the most famous aspect of the film, king has stated that nicholson comes off as unhinged from the start. This is different than the original the shining movie starring jack nicholson.
Stephen kings televisual adaption of his own novel is more faithful than its cinematic counterpart, but unfortunately this miniseries is hobbled by a. In defense of the muchmaligned the shining miniseries film. 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, which of course is as haunted by the 1980. The stanley hotel is not only where the mini series was filmed but is also the hotel that originally inspired stephen king to write the novel, having stayed a night there just as the hotel was closing for the season and was nearly empty of guests and employees detailed at 0. The song is originally written for the king movie adaptation of the same name. Why stephen king hates the shining movie king s most often cited criticism of kubricks shining adaptation is the casting of jack nicholson. The shining 1997 1997 the shining 42% average tomatometer avg. The shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king book of the same name.
Author jack torrance works as caretaker at the overlook hotel, during the winter. The shining 19801997 sidebyside comparison youtube. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie. Trailer for mick garris brilliant remake of stephen kings the shining. A trailer for the cinematic cut of the 1997 stephen king miniseries of the shining. In under the dome its chef, in the outsider its jack hoskins and in this dystopian nightmare we all are living through right now its these idiots in michigan. Except, im going to bash your brains in, ogrady and the lady in the bathtub. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king plot.
Stephen kings shining tv series remake isnt as bad as you think. In almost every stephen king movie theres that one dumb red neck who screws up the best laid plans of the protagonists. King himself didnt like the film back in the days and in 1997 a. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king duration. The single became one of the ramones biggest radio hits, and a. The author himself famously didnt like the movie version of the shining, but audiences and critics seemed to. Stephen king s the shining from season 1 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. 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. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i. The shining is a threepart television miniseries based on stephen king s novel of the same name. Directed by mick garris from king s teleplay, it is the second adaptation of king s book after a 1980 film by stanley kubrick and was written and produced by king based on his dissatisfaction with kubricks version. A list of stephen king s movies, organized alphabetically.
Pat hingle was in the batman movies as commissioner gordon, as was jack nicholson, star of the original the shining 1980. His true vision of a snowbound family at odds with demonic spirits, and eachother. Stephen king s televisual adaption of his own novel is more faithful than its cinematic counterpart. Television adaptation of stephen king novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. 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. The shining 1997 full movie, the shining 1997 television adaptation of stephen king novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor.
He is a novelist as well, writing under the pseudonym of joe hill. Oct 29, 2019 author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. The shining miniseries jump to navigation jump to search. Kubrick dropped the topiary animals partly because of limitations in special effects at the time. I personally do not subscribe to the terminology of remake for this particular film. Stephen king s the shining 1997 as the title proclaims, this is stephen king s film. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king. Apr 25, 1997 theres a deep, rich creepiness suffusing stephen kings the shining that makes this miniseries the most frightening tv movie ever made. The real reason stephen king despises the movie version of. Having seen what 1997 cgifortv can do, kubrick was better off with his hedge maze. King of all media looks at those adaptations, starting with his tv miniseries in chronological order. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third fulllength novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film. King wrote a produced a television adaptation in 1997 that more closely followed the.
The film is based on stephen king s 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. 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. The author himself famously didnt like the movie version of the shining. Jun 16, 2018 the shining tv miniseries 1997 scene vintage throwback classics. Ghost stories was an adaptation of stephen king s short stories the return of timmy baterman, about zombies. This is for what some would call the remake of the adaptation of stephen kings the shining. The shining tv miniseries 1997 the shining tv mini. The shining miniseries abc woc 1997 04 internet archive. The relentless ghosts, buggles as an imaginary friend, and topiary lions running around make stephen king s the shining feel rather childish. Stephen king s sequel to the shining is being adapted into a movie. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie duration.
Watch stephen kings the shining season 1 episode 2. The shining tv miniseries 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its deadly business being a kid in a stephen king book or one of his many movie adaptations. Is this a remake of the stanley kubrick film the shining. Hingle was also in maximum overdrive 1986, which was written and directed by stephen king. Although the movie deviated wildly from the plot and tone of the source material, it morphed into something that was different, but equally fantastic, ripped straight from kubricks meticulous mind but thats not to discount the efforts. I first saw this movie when it was released to theaters. Each week alejandra gonzalez and rob dean will discuss a new miniseries project of kings with todays installment being on 1997s the shining, directed by mick garris. This was why stephen king was so upset after viewing the stanley kubrick movie. By accident i got to watch this one first, bevor getting to the og. Stephen kings televisual adaption of his own novel is more faithful than its. Trailer for mick garris brilliant remake of stephen king s the shining.
Subscribe for more all the latest movie clips here. King wrote a produced a television adaptation in 1997. The shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king novel of the same name. In defense of the muchmaligned the shining miniseries. Why does stephen king hate the movie version of the shining. 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. In the end, stephen king hated stanley kubricks version of the shining so much that he made his own. Granted, stephen king s the shining doesnt have a maniacal jack nicholson chopping down the door and shouting, heeeeeeeres johnny. Television adaptation of stephen king novel that follows a recovering alcoholic. The shining is apparently one of the best movies ever made.
Welcome to the unpopular opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a muchmaligned film or sets their sights on a movie. Stephen king has been complaining about stanley kubricks adaptation of the shining since the film adaptation of kings novel came out in. June 1972 in hermon, maine is the son of tabitha and stephen king. Stephen kings shining tv series remake isnt as bad as. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. I think the people who dont like this movie, never read the book. That said, here are king s 10 most underrated movies. However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises.
Oct 31, 2019 in the end, stephen king hated stanley kubricks version of the shining so much that he made his own. 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. The shining miniseries best lines 1997 stephen king plot. What the shining miniseries reveals about the kingkubrick divide. Although the movie deviated wildly from the plot and tone of the source material, it morphed into something that was different, but equally fantastic, ripped straight from kubricks meticulous mind but thats not to discount the efforts of. The relentless ghosts, buggles as an imaginary friend, and topiary lions running around make stephen kings the shining feel rather childish. After all, when it comes to king, most people think of the shining, carrie, cujo, pet sematary, children of the corn, etc. The shining miniseries written by stephen king often gets a bad rap. King of all media the shining 1997 daily grindhouse.
Competently directed, although not as visually breathtaking as the original. 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. 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. Joe appeared as the actor for the little boy in the opening and closing segment of the stephen king film creepshow. Stephen king wrote the screenplay and mick garris directed. The tale of a family coming unglued over the course of. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles.
The shining is a 1997 miniseries adaptation from the novel with the same name by author stephen king. The shining 1997 although stanley kubricks version of the shining is considered by many to be one of the scariest movies ever made and possibly the scariest, stephen king was famously. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from king s novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a. He is the head chef at the overlook hotel, who has the ability to use telepathic abilities he called the shining. Stephen kings the shining 1997 as the title proclaims, this is stephen kings film. The shining by stephen king 1997, paperback, movie tiein. Triple terror collection stephen kings the shining 1997. Steven weber in the shining 1997 the shining 1997 john durbin in the shining.
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