Stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england. The address is 333 e wonderview avenue, estes park, co. Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining salon. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. The book would forever connect the stanley hotel with the spirits that. Stephen king and his wife spent a night at the historic hotel in 1974 after hearing rumors it was haunted. A lot has changed in the film industry since then, but king s reason for not liking the shining came down to story, not special effects or.
When the hotel becomes snowbound, jack torrance is driven mad by the ghosts in the hotel, and he tries to murder his wife and son. The entire film was shot on soundstages at emi elstree studios in borehamwood, england. Kubrick filmed the exteriors at timberline lodge in oregon the overlook hotel was a secluded hotel located in the rocky mountains and the main antagonist in the shining. When director stanley kubrick decided to bring kings novel to the big screen, he searched for just the right location to shoot the shining. The official website of stephen king this site is a great resource for all things king. King, as it turns out, ended up hating kubricks film so much that he supported a 1997 remake filmed at the stanley hotel, the place that inspired king to write the shining in the first place. Stephen king just went off about how much he hates the shining again nov. Timberline lodge sits in mount hood national forest in the state of oregon.
This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. In 1974, master of horror stephen king and his wife tabitha spent just one night in room 217 at the stanley hotel in estes park, colo. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. However the movie, the shining was filmed at mt hood lodge in oregon. The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it in a genre he despised the directors horror masterpiece deserves its cult status, but now after its motifs have been quoted endlessly. Another stephen king adaptation, the movie doctor sleep, a sequel to the shining, opens wide in theaters on nov. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Is this a remake of the stanley kubrick film the shining. This is the hotel where stephen king was inspired to write the shining. A list of stephen kings movies, organized alphabetically. Stephen king was quite disappointed in the final film. Stephen king the overlook the stanley hotel and ghosts. By morning, his seminal 1977 novel the shining was born.
This stephen king masterpiece might be the mot wellknown movie filmed in maine. Stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel. With onset locations throughout the state, watching it is like watching a tourism video. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired. 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. Firstly, when the overlook hotel appeared in stephen kings work, the writer had a very specific hotel in. Stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen. 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. The movie follows it chapter two, which was released in theaters. Why does stephen king hate stanley kubricks the shining so much. In november 2019, nearly 40 years after the film version of the shining debuted, stephen king fans will get to see the sequel when dr.
Romanek to direct a prequel to the shining, the stephen king novel made famous by stanley kubricks 1980 horror film. The film, which stars ewan mcgregor as a grownup danny torrence, was filmed in several towns in. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. In defense of the muchmaligned the shining miniseries. The hotel is most recognized as the hotel that was used for the exterior hotel shots for the stanley kubrick version of the shining starring jack nicholson and shelly duvall. Stephen king was told that kubrick had his staff bring him stacks of horror books as he planted himself in his office to. Granted, stephen kings the shining doesnt have a maniacal jack nicholson chopping down the door and shouting, heeeeeeeres johnny.
The film was based on stephen kings novel of the same name. Author stephen king has been very vocal about his discontent for stanley kubricks the shining, starring jack nicholson and shelley duvall. Consequently, in 1997, a kingapproved take on the story was released, in the form of a threepart miniseries dubbed stephen kings the shining. The stanley hotel served as the inspiration for the overlook hotel in stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel the shining and as the filming location for the 1997. Known as the hotel that inspired stephen king to write the shining, the stanley hotel hosted both the novelist and his wife tabitha for one. Did new paltzs mohonk mountain house inspire the shining. Before the overlook is vacated for the torrances, the manager barry nelson informs jack that a previous caretaker went crazy and slaughtered his. The true story that inspired the hotel from the shining roadtrippers. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining stephen king has always disliked stanley kubricks film of the shining, and he has a point. Stephen king legendarily hated the classic 1980 film stanley kubrick made of the shining a fact that made it hard for writerdirector mike flanagan to get king s seal of approval to film.
How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining. This is super apparent in the shining, stephen kings novel which was adapted for the screen by stanley kubrick. The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the events of the original and combines elements of. The hotel itself is built on the site of an indian burial ground and becomes. The miniseries used the stanley hotel for all exterior shots, and even some interior scenes, honoring the place where the. Kubricks 1980 film the shining, adapted from stephen kings 1977.
Stephen kings shining sequel to be adapted for big screen this article is more than 4 years old the script for doctor sleep, which follows a traumatised middle. Finally got to see my most anticipated film of the year and im happy to tell you its everything i wished for and more. Stephen king series liseys story filming at historic n. Though the movie was filmed in georgia, estes park will provide the. The shining stylized as stephen kings the shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king novel of the same name. The real hotel in colorado that inspired king to write the novel. The it movie is an adaptation of one of stephen kings most popular and bestselling novels, the classic horror book first published in 1986. The stanley hotel served as the inspiration for the overlook hotel in stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel the shining and as the filming location for the 1997 tv miniseries, also written by king. Stanley kubrick s very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel.
The set for the overlook hotel was then the largest ever built. He stayed in room 217, which had long been said to be haunted. The 1980 movie was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt. 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 his dissatisfaction with kubricks version. The stanley hotel, listed on the national register of historic places, offers oldworld charm matched with modern day amenities in a spectacular mountain location. If maine tourism videos included the scariest scenes of all time. Was novelist stephen king inspired to write the shining, one of his most famous horror stories, after visits to the mohonk mountain house the local version of this tale begins with a single wellknown fact. Television adaptation of stephen king novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. In the film the shining, the overlook hotels exterior is represented by timberline lodge at mt. It follows the story of a group of children, the losers club, terrorized by a demonic entity that appears in the form of an evil clown, pennywise. Although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed. Not filming the movie at the stanley had, according to one site, annoyed stephen king and this had been the part.
We recently stayed at the stanley hotel in estes park colorado where portions of the stephen king mini series the shining was filmed. The stanley offers something for every visitor, including the lodge, a quaint, dogfriendly, bed and breakfaststyle accommodation and a wide variety of extended stay options at the. When a young stephen king stayed there one winter weekend in 1974, he was inspired to write the classic novel the shining. The hotel itself is built on the site of an indian.
Stephen king just went off about how much he hates the. We check out one of the filming locations of the shining, the timberline lodge in oregon. The timberline lodge aka the overlook hotel from the shining. The actual hotel was used in the 1997 television miniseries the overlook in stanley kubricks the shining. Prior to hiring diane johnson as his writing partner, stanley kubrick rejected a screenplay written by stephen king. Was stephen king right to hate stanley kubricks shining. During its history, it was the site of many unsavory activities, including suicides, gangland hits, and many suspicious changes of ownership, yet the. Kings script was a much more literal adaptation of the novel, a much more traditional horror film, than the film kubrick would ultimately make. The stanley hotel, stephen kings inspiration for the. The overlook hotel was a secluded hotel located in the rocky mountains and the main antagonist in the shining. Flanagan has done an amazing job adapting the book from stephen king and giving lovers of the kubrick film adaptation of the shining 1980 a cinematic sequel. The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based on the book with the same title. King and his family have been regular visitors to mohonk for years.
Saint mary lake and wild goose island in glacier national park, montana was the filming location for the aerial shots of the opening scenes, with the volkswagen beetle driving along goingtothesun road. Apparently the abc miniseries, the shining was filmed at the stanley hotel. While admitting that stanley kubricks visuals were stunning, he said that was surface and not substance. The trailer for doctor sleep, a film adaptation of stephen kings the shining sequel, is a treat for horror enthusiasts. Construced 19361938, this beautiful lodge was used as the exterior of the overlook hotel in the stanley. A t book readings, stephen king sometimes tells a story about his only preproduction discussion for the 1980 film adaptation of the shining. Stephen king s the shining see more filming locations. Stephen kings the shining also won an emmy for outstanding makeup, and it is easy to see why once you get a look at cynthia garris the directors wife in her makeup as the 217 lady. The haven foundation if you like the idea of stephen king giving you money so you can write some books, this is the website youve been looking for. Room 217 is also where stephen king and his wife tabitha stayed on a wintry night in 1974. 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 actual hotel was used in the 1997 television miniseries. The stanley hotel was also used in the movie dumb and dumber.
Stephen king wasnt exactly thrilled by kubricks portrayal of jack torrance and his eponymous novel, to put it nicely. Even though kings inspiration for the shining is the stanley hotel, the stanley kubrick film based on his novel starring jack nicholson was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt hood, oregon for its exterior scenes. Timberline lodge overlook hotel from the shining 2020. Its one of the most enduring and tantalizing local legends that youll ever wonder about. Today, the hotel features a restaurant, spa and bedandbreakfast, and provides guided tours. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining.
In the chefs family, this ability is called shining. The shining filming location kubrick jack nicholson. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. However, mike flanagans adaptation of doctor sleep. Chapter two are set in the fictional town of derry maine. The stanley hotel estes park, colorado atlas obscura. King was not happy with the kubrick adaptation it wasnt true to his book.
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