The Shining

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Warner Bros. original film The Shining was released November 7th, 1980.

#TheShining made $47.9M at the international box office.

rottentomatoes: 83%

metacritic: 68

imdb: 8.4

Jack Torrance

Jack Torrance takes a caretaking job at the Overlook Hotel outside of Boulder, Colorado.

“Hi. I’ve got an appointment with Mr. Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance. Thank you. Mr. Ullman? I’m Jack Torrance. Nice to meet you. Susie, how do you do? No problem at all. I made the trip in 3 1/2 hours. If you’re having some, I wouldn’t mind.” — Jack Torrance

“Bill, how do you do? Pleasure to meet you. Uh, formerly a schoolteacher. I’m a writer. Teaching’s been more or less a way of making ends meet. Well, I’m looking for a change. Do you mind if I ask you why you do that? It seems to me the skiing up here would be fantastic. It’s certainly got plenty of that. Only in a very general way. That sounds fine to me.” — Jack Torrance

“That just happens to be exactly what I’m looking for. I’m outlining a new writing project. Five months of peace is just what I want. Not for me. They’ll love it. I’m intrigued. I don’t believe they did. Wow. That is… …quite a story. I certainly can. I also understand why your people in Denver… …left it for you to tell me. You can rest assured that’s not going to happen with me. And as far as my wife is concerned… …I’m sure she’ll be absolutely fascinated when I tell her. She’s a confirmed ghost story… …and horror film addict.” — Jack Torrance

“Hi, babe. Great. I’m at the hotel and I still have a lot to go through. I don’t think I can get home before 9:00 or 10:00. Right. It’s a beautiful place. You and Danny are gonna love it. Mm-hm. Yes? You should’ve eaten your breakfast. I think that was farther west, in the Sierras. They were a party of settlers in covered wagon times. They got snowbound one winter in the mountains. They had to resort to cannibalism in order to stay alive. They had to in order to survive. See, it’s okay. He saw it on the television.” — Jack Torrance

“No problem. We had time to grab a bite to eat. Hi. No, my son’s discovered the games room. Right there. I’d better collect my family first. It sure is. Perfect for a child. Cozy. Well, it’s very… …homey. Yes. We don’t drink. Mr. Hallorann, I’m Jack. This is my wife, Winifred. Dan, did you get tired of bombing the universe? Thank you, Susie. Bye, darling. Not at all.” — Jack Torrance

“What time is it? Eleven-thirty, Jesus. I know it. Nice. I suppose I ought to try to do some writing first. Lots of ideas. No good ones. Yep. That’s all it is. I love it. I really do. I’ve never been this happy or comfortable anywhere. I fell in love with it right away. When I came up here for my interview… …it was as though I’d been here before. I mean, we all have moments of deja vu… …but this was ridiculous. It was almost as though I knew… …what was going to be around every corner. Ooh-woo-ooh.” — Jack Torrance

Wendy Torrance

“Yeah? Sure I do. It’ll be lots of fun. I know. It always takes a little time to make new friends. What about Tony? He’s looking forward to the hotel, I bet. Now, come on, Tony. Don’t be silly. How come you don’t want to go? Let’s just wait and see. We’re all going to have a real good time.”

“Hello. Hi, hon. How’s it going? Sounds like you got the job. Tony’s his imaginary friend. We’re going in the other room for a few minutes and talk. I’ll come back and check on you. Shall we go into the living room? Please. Yeah? Oh. He seems absolutely fine now. But you should’ve seen him. But what was the matter with him? I’m sure you’re right. Only about three months. We’re from Vermont. My husband was teaching school there. Tony. No, um… let’s see… I guess Danny started talking to Tony… …about the time we put him in nursery school. No. He didn’t like it too much at first. Then he had an injury, so we kept him out for a while and… yeah, I guess that’s about when I first noticed he was talking to Tony. He dislocated his shoulder. It was just one of those things, you know. Purely an accident. My husband had been drinking… …and he came home about three hours late. So he wasn’t exactly in the greatest mood that night. And Danny had scattered some of his school papers all over the room… …and my husband grabbed his arm to pull him away from them. It’s just the sort of thing you do 100 times with a child… …you know, in a park or in the street. But on this particular occasion… …my husband just used too much strength… …and he injured Danny’s arm.”

“Anyway, something good gid come out of it all because he said: ‘Wendy, I’m never going to touch another drop. And if I do, you can leave me.’ And he didn’t. He hasn’t had any alcohol in 5 months.”

“Boy. We must really be high up. The air feels so different. We’ll get you something as soon as we get to the hotel. Wasn’t it around here that the Donner party got snowbound? Oh. Jack.”

“It’s beautiful. My God! This place is fantastic, isn’t it, hon? I’ve never seen anything like this before. Are all these Indian designs authentic? They’re really gorgeous. As a matter of fact… …this is probably the most gorgeous hotel I’ve ever seen. Royalty? Yeah. Yeah. When was the Overlook built? Yes. Oh. He sure did a beautiful job. Pink and gold. Oh, I’ll say! Boy, we could really have a good party in this room. It’s just wonderful. Hi, Danny! Come on over here. Thanks. Great. See you later, hon.”

“I’m a Wendy. This is the kitchen, huh? This whole place is such an enormous maze. I’ll have to leave a trail of breadcrumbs every time I come in. I wouldn’t know what to do with it if I did. Mr. Hallorann… …how’d you know we call him Doc? Doc. You called Danny ‘Doc’ twice. Yeah. We call him Doc sometimes, like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know? It’s possible. But I honestly don’t remember… …calling him that since we’ve been with you. Hi. We don’t mind. Sound good to you, Doc? Okay, you behave yourself.”

“It’s amazing, all this activity today. Just like a ghost shop, huh? Good morning, hon. Your breakfast is ready. It’s about 11:30. I guess we’ve been staying up too late. I made them just the way you like them, sunny-side up. It’s really pretty outside. How about taking me for a walk after you finish your breakfast? Any ideas yet? Something will come. It’s just a matter of settling into the habit of writing every day. It’s really nice up here, isn’t it? It’s amazing how fast you get used to such a big place. I tell you, when we first came up here… …I thought it was kind of scary.”

“The loser has to keep America clean. How’s that? And you’re going to lose. And I’m going to get you. You’d better run fast! Look out! I’m coming in close. Oh, no! Okay. Danny, you win. Let’s take the rest of this walking. Whew. Give me your hand. Isn’t it beautiful? Woo, we made it. Isn’t it beautiful? It’s so pretty. I didn’t think it was going to be this big. Did you?”

Stuart Ullman

“Yes. Oh, come on in, Jack. Very nice to meet you. This is my secretary, Susie. Any trouble finding us? That’s very good time. Sit down a minute, Jack. Just make yourself at home. Like some coffee? Susie. And ask Bill Watson to join us.”

“Bill, I’d like you to meet Jack Torrance. Grab a chair, Bill. Join in. Jack is going to take care of the Overlook for us this winter. I’d like you to take him around as soon as we’re through. Jack is a schoolteacher. Our people in Denver recommended Jack very highly, and for once… …I agree with them. Let’s see, where were we? I was about to explain… …that our season here runs from May 15th to October 30th. Then we close down completely until the following May. It would be. The problem is the enormous cost…. it would be to keep the Sidewinder open. It’s a 25-mile stretch of road. It gets 20 feet during the winter. There’s just no way to make it economically feasible… …to keep it clear. When the place was built in 1907… …there was very little interest in winter sports. This site was chosen for its seclusion and scenic beauty. That’s right. Did they give you any idea in Denver… …about what the job entails? Well… …the winters can be fantastically cruel. The basic idea is to cope with the very costly damage… …and depreciation that can occur. This consists mainly of running the boiler… …heating different parts of the hotel on a daily rotating basis… …repairing damage is it occurs… …and doing repairs so the elements can’t get a foothold.”

“Physically, it’s not a very demanding job. The only thing that can get a bit trying here during the winter… …is a tremendous sense of isolation. That’s very good, Jack. Because, for some people… …solitude… …and isolation… …can, of itself, become a problem. How about your wife and son? Do you think they’ll take to it? Great. Well, before I turn you over to Bill… …there’s one other thing I think we should talk about. Not to sound melodramatic… …but it’s been known to give a few people… …second thoughts about the job. I don’t suppose they said anything in Denver… …about the tragedy we had up here during the winter of 1970. Well… my predecessor in this job… …hired a man named Charles Grady as the winter caretaker.”

“He came up here with his wife and two little girls of about 8 and 10. He had a good employment record, good references. And from what I’ve been told, he seemed… …like a completely normal individual. But at some point during the winter… …he must have suffered some kind of a complete mental breakdown. He ran amuck… …killed his family with an ax. Stacked them neatly in a room in the west wing, and then… …he put both barrels of his shotgun in his mouth. The police thought… …that it was what the old-timers used to call cabin fever. A kind of claustrophobic reaction which can occur… …when people are shut in together over long periods of time. Yeah, it is. It’s still hard for me to believe it actually happened here. But it did. And, uh… …I think you can appreciate why I wanted to tell you about it. Obviously, some people can be put off… …from staying in a place where something like that happened.”

“What time does the plane leave? That gives us plenty of time to go over everything. Bye. Good morning. I hope you haven’t been waiting too long. Good. Glad you made it before they shut down the kitchen. Is your family having a look around? Has your luggage been brought in? Oh, fine. In view of all we have to cover today… …I suggest we have a quick look at your apartment and get started. Have the Torrances’ things brought to their apartment. Oh, yes.”

“This is our Colorado Lounge. I believe they’re based… …mainly on Navajo and Apache motifs. This old place has had an illustrious past. In its heyday, it was a stopping place for the jet setters… …even before anybody knew what a jet set was. We had four presidents who stayed here. Lots of movie stars. All the best people. This is the staff wing of the hotel. None of the other bedrooms are heated during the winter. Goodbye, girls. And here are you quarters. Living room, bedroom, bathroom. And a small bedroom for your son. Yes. Well, then. Place is very nicely self-contained. Easy to keep. Yes, very cozy for a family. If you feel like spreading out… …you have the rest of the hotel to move around in.”

“This is our famous hedge maze. It’s quite an attraction here. The walls are 13 feet high… …and the hedge is as old as the hotel itself. A lot of fun, but I wouldn’t want to go in there… …unless I had an hour to spare to find my way out. Construction started in 1907. It was finished in 1909. The site’s supposed to be on an Indian burial ground. They actually had to repel… …a few Indian attacks as they were building it. That’s our Snowcat. Can you both drive a car? That’s fine. Basically the Snowcat operates very much like a car. It won’t take you long to get the hang of it. As a matter of fact, we brought a decorator in from Chicago… …just last year to refurbish this part of the hotel. Well, this is our Gold Ballroom. We can accommodate up to 300 people here very comfortably. I’m afraid you won’t do too well here unless you brought supplies. We remove the booze from the premises when we shut down. That reduces the insurance we normally have to carry. Then you’re in luck. Dick, come on over and say hello to Mr. and Mrs. Torrance. This is Dick Hallorann, our head chef. The Torrances will take care of the Overlook this winter. I think it’d be good if you could show Mrs. Torrance the kitchen… …while I continue on with Jack.”

“Hi. How’re you getting on? Can we borrow Mrs. Torrance? We’re on our way to the basement. I promise we won’t keep her very long. The guests and some staff left yesterday, but the… …the last day’s always hectic. Everybody wants to be on their way as early as possible. By 5:00 tonight, you’ll never know anybody was ever here. Yes.”

Danny Torrance

“Mom? Do you really wanna go and live in that hotel for the winter? Yeah. I guess so. Anyway, there’s hardly anybody to play with around here. Yeah, I guess so. No, I ain’t, Mrs. Torrance. I don’t want to go there. I don’t want to go there. I just don’t.”

“Tony, do you think Dad’ll get the job? He already did. He’s going to phone Wendy up in a few minutes to tell her.”

“Tony, why don’t you want to go to the hotel? I don’t know. You do too know. Now come on, tell me. I don’t want to. Please. No. Now, Tony, tell me. No. Yes. My mom was saying, ‘wake up. Wake up, Danny, wake up.’ Talking to Tony. No, he’s a little boy that lives in my mouth. No. Because he hides. To my stomach. I don’t want to talk about Tony anymore. Do I have to? Okay.”

“Dad? I’m hungry. Okay, Mom. What was the Donner party? You mean they ate each other up? Don’t worry, Mom. I know all about cannibalism. I saw it on TV.”

“Yeah. Yeah. It’s the biggest place I ever seen. No. French fries and ketchup. Yeah. Yeah. Chocolate. I’m not supposed to. Tony. Tony’s the little boy that lives in my mouth. Yes. It’s like I go to sleep, and he shows me things. But when I wake up, I can’t remember anything. Yes. They told me never to tell them. I don’t know. Maybe he showed me something. Mr. Hallorann, are you scared of this place? Is there something bad here? What about room 237? You’re scared of room 237, ain’t you? Mr. Hallorann, what is in room 237?”

“All right. Loser has to keep America clean. Keep America clean. Okay. Yeah. Dead end. Yeah. Yeah. Nope.”

Dick Hallorann

“Nice to meet you, Jack. Glad to meet you. That’s just great. How do you folks like our hotel so far? It would be a pleasure. Right this way. Mrs. Torrance, your husband introduced you as Winifred. Now, are you a ‘Winnie,’ or a ‘Freddie?’ Oh, Wendy. That’s nice. That’s the prettiest. This is it. How do you like it, Danny? Is it big enough for you? Don’t let it get you down. It’s big, but it ain’t nothing but a kitchen. A lot of this stuff you’ll never have to touch. One thing for sure, you don’t have to worry about food. You folks could eat here for a year and never have the same menu twice. Right here is our walk-in freezer. This is where we keep all of our meat. You got 15 rib roasts… …30 ten-pound bags of hamburger. We got 12 turkeys, about 40 chickens… …50 sirloin steaks, two dozen of pork roast… …and 20 legs of lamb. Do you like lamb, Doc? You don’t? What’s your favorite food, then? I think we can manage that too, Doc. Come along, now. Watch your step. Beg your pardon? I did? I guess I probably heard you call him that. Anyway, he looks like a Doc, doesn’t he? Eh, what’s up, Doc? Now, this is the storeroom. In here is where we keep… …all the dried and canned goods. We got canned fruits and vegetables… …canned fish and meats, hot and cold cereals. Post Toasties, Corn Flakes, Sugar Puffs… …Rice Krispies, oatmeal, Wheatena and Cream of Wheat. You got a dozen jugs of black molasses. We got 60 boxes of dried milk… how’d you like some ice cream, Doc? Sociables, finger rolls… …and 7 kinds of what have you. Now, we’ve got dried peaches, dried apricots… …dried raisins and dried prunes. You know, you got to keep regular if you want to be happy. Fine. No problem, Mr. Ullman. I was just getting to the ice cream. You like ice cream, Doc? I thought you did. You folks don’t mind if I give Danny some ice cream while we wait? Good.”

“What kind of ice cream do you like? Chocolate it shall be. Come on, son. Do you know how I knew your name was Doc? You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? I can remember when I was a little boy… …my grandmother and I could hold conversations… …entirely without opening our mouths. She called it ‘shining.’ And for a long time I thought it was just the two of us… …that had ‘the shine’ to us. Just like you probably thought you was the only one. But there are other folks… …though mostly they don’t know it, or don’t believe it. How long have you been able to do it? Why don’t you want to talk about it? Who says you ain’t supposed to? Who’s Tony? Is Tony the one that… …tells you things? How does he tell you things? Does your mom and dad know about Tony? Do they know he tells you things? Has tony ever told you anything about this place? About the Overlook Hotel? Now think real hard, Doc. Think. Try to think of what it was. No. Scared of nothing here. It’s just that… …you know, some places are like people. Some shine… …and some don’t. I guess you could say the Overlook Hotel… …has something about it that’s like shining. Well… …you know, Doc, when something happens… …it can leave a trace of itself behind. Say, like… …if someone burns toast. Well… maybe things that happen leave other kind of traces behind. Not things that anyone can notice. But things that people who shine can see. Just like they can see things that haven’t happened yet… …well… …sometimes they can see things that happened a long time ago. I think a lot of things happened right here… …in this particular hotel over the years. And not all of them was good. Room 237? No, I ain’t. Nothing. There ain’t nothing in room 237. But you ain’t got no business going in there anyway. So stay out. You understand? Stay out!”

Doctor

“Now, hold your eyes still so I can see. That’s good. Now the other one. Good boy. Now, Danny… …when you were brushing your teeth… …do you remember if you smelled anything funny… or saw any bright, flashing lights or anything at all strange? Do you remember when you were brushing your teeth? What’s the next thing you remember after you were brushing your teeth? Now, Danny, can you remember what you were doing… just before you started brushing your teeth? Is Tony one of your animals? Oh. If you were to open your mouth now, could I see Tony? Why not? Where does he go? Does Tony ever tell you to do things? Okay. That’s fine. All right, Danny. I’m going to ask you to do me a favor… …and stay quietly in bed for the rest of the day. Okay? Yes. I’d like you to. Bye. Yes. Thank you. Mrs. Torrance, I don’t think you have anything to worry about. I’m quite sure there’s nothing physically wrong with Danny. I know. Kids can scare you to death. But believe me, these episodes are not at all uncommon. And they look much worse than they are. Most of the time, these episodes with kids are never explained. They’re brought on by emotional factors are rarely occur again. They’re more akin to autohypnosis… …a kind of self-induced trance. If it reoccurs, which I doubt… …we can always think about having some tests done. No, thank you. Have you been in Boulder long? Did the appearance of Danny’s imaginary friend… did Tony’s first appearance happen to coincide with your arrival here? Did he adjust well to school? What sort of injury did he have? How did he manage to do that?”