The shining is a 1980 pyschological horror film directed by filmmaker stanley kubrick, and based on the 1977 stephen king book of the same title. But the film undermines you in powerful, inchoate ways. Camera operator for the shining explains helicopter shadows in. Nov 24, 2007 the opening panorama shots which were used by ridley scott for the closing moments of the film blade runner and all scenes of the volkswagen beetle on the road to the hotel were filmed in glacier national park in montana. The executive producer of the film was kubricks brotherinlaw, jan harlan. The opening shot of the shining has the helicopter passing by wild goose island, then continuing toward the cliff area where it will a couple shots later do a close pass over the beetle. As seen in both stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks film, the shining s overlook hotel isnt just one place. I want to buy the bloody song, but the bloody artist is so ridiculously protective of the, i cant find any decent source with both a name of the song and a brief audio clip for confirmation. 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 shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The shining 1980 the shining was released on may 23rd, 1980. The movies opening titles are also the only instance in any kubrick film where scrolling credits, rather than title cards, are used. 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 spectacular shots of the canadian landscape were filmed in waterton area in alberta. The shining is awesome, but up until now i didnt realize that it also shared a local connection for montanans. The shining movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. Scared the crap out of me the first time i read it. Stephen king is brilliant, but hes also sometimes wrong. Film of the exterior of the timberline lodge is also used for some establishing shots of the fictional overlook hotel throughout the movie. Here is a spoilerfree guide to the filming locations of the movie. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. They usually lack originality and contain overacting galore. I know its most likely in the colorado rockies, but id like to know the actual route that is filmed.
When you sit down to the shining, you sit down with normal expectations of being diverted, perhaps even being gripped, but not being undermined. In the opening scene at a job interview, the characters seem reliable enough, although the dialogue has a formality that echoes the small talk on the space station in 2001. Stanley kubricks cold and frightening the shining challenges us to decide. Smart news keeping you current ridley scott reused footage from the shining at the end of blade runner from sets to props to entire sequences, hollywood is. While the opening sequence of halloween was the first horror film to utilize the steadicam, the shining took it even further, smoothly gliding the viewer through the halls and the treacherous hedge maze of the overlook hotel. The only horror movie i like was stir of echoes with kevin bacon.
The 1980 movie the shining, based on the stephen king novel of the same name, used aerial shots of timberline as part of its opening scene. But it has been joined and maybe even surpassed by stanley kubricks the shining, quite possibly the scariest movie ever. Inside colorados stanley hotel, the inspiration for the shining. But the original inspiration for the famed fictional. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shinings overlook hotel. The interior design of the ahwahnee is actually pretty distinctive, especially where parkitecture is concerned. The opening shot of the car driving to the outlook hotel was filmed on the goingto the sun road in glacier national. Constructed from 1936 to 1938 by the works progress administration, it was built and furnished by local artisans during the great depression. The set for the overlook hotel was then the largest ever. The hourandahalf drive from downtown portland to the timberline lodge differs from the approach depicted in the opening of the film. In the movie the shining where is the labryinth scene.
Mar 30, 2017 for the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Wendy sends danny through the bathroom window, but it will not open sufficiently for her to pass. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and. Even though the shining is over a quarter of a century old, i challenge anyone to not get freaked out by jack nicholsons descent into madness. Kubrick even got brown to operate the steadicam for the film, which was an honor and a major education for the steadi. Jan 27, 2012 analysis of the opening sequence of the shining 1. For a celebrated and chronicled filmmaker such as kubrick known for his trenchant observations and perfectionism myriad readings can be taken from viewing this opening. Whats the song at the beginning of the shining kubrick version. The opening scene, in which jack is driving through the mountains on his way to the overlook for his interview, was filmed in glacier national park in montana. Describe the shots, count them and describe one by one.
The interiors were filmed at a studio, but heavily drew inspiration from the ahwahnee in yosemite national park. Last shot of glacier park before cut to mount hood, title sequence. Timberline lodge overlook hotel from the shining 2020. The series used the studios of the newly opened calgary film centre as general headquarters. Feb 21, 2017 all the opening scenes are filmed in glacier national park montana. 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. Filming of the shining at elstree studio in england. How to find the room 217 easter egg in shining, the. Is there any better place to go ghostbusting than the stanley hotel in estes park, colo. The shining is a movie that was filmed all over the place. The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based on the book with the same title.
The opening panorama shots which were used by ridley scott for the closing moments of the film blade runner and all scenes of the volkswagen beetle on the road to the hotel were filmed in glacier national park in montana. He is still haunted by the events that took place at the overlook hotel. Operator for the shining explains helicopter shadows in opening. The shining filming location kubrick jack nicholson. I n horror books and movies, setting is everything. Whats the song at the beginning of the shining kubrick. The stanley hotel estes park, colorado atlas obscura.
The entire film was shot on soundstages at emi elstree studios in borehamwood, england. Its actually three separate locations, each with its own stories and place. Oct 24, 2014 a visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. The film is partially set in the fictional town of frazier, new hampshire. Thats why king statements like this arent to be trusted. Timberline lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of mount hood in clackamas county, oregon, about 60 miles 97 km east of portland. Rebecca ferguson is rose the hat, the leader of a sinister cult called the true knot. The shining itself the title comes from the line we all shine on in the john lennon song instant karma is the uncanny ability to see dark visions of the truth young danny manifests. How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining.
Today, the hotel features a restaurant, spa and bedandbreakfast, and provides guided tours. This is super apparent in the shining, stephen kings novel which was adapted for the screen by stanley kubrick. The movie stars jack nicholson as jack torrance, a blocked writer who takes a job in an isolated hotel hoping to find inspiration. Doctor sleep was filmed in atlanta and the surrounding area. For example, war of the worlds was a film from 1953, but was remade in 2005 with better special. Mary lake, filmed in montana at the glacier national park. While the film doctor sleep is intended to be a direct adaptation of the 20 sequel novel, director mike flanagan said doctor sleep still acknowledges kubricks the shining in some way. The road seen in the scene, goingtothesun road, does actually close down during winter and is only negotiable by snowcat.
While the the shining is a work of fiction, it was inspired by a very real 105yearold piece of history. This is where stephen king got the inspiration for the shining, said operations manager anil singh about the authors 1977 novel. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. However, from start to finish, all the spooky and supernatural elements of the movie play out within the overlook hotel. During the opening scene of the kubrick film the shining, does anyone know of the exact locationroad that is being shown. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. From twin peaks to the shining, some of your favorite movies and tv shows were filmed in hotels. Now being screened throughout the world, shining night was named a heartening rarity by terry teachout of the wall street journal. Lets scrape together the shining epilogue that stanley.
Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. Since opening in palm springs, california on february 7, 2012, the film is winner of four best documentary awards at us film festivals. This can represent the affectof isolation with no one being around. The opening was filmed on the going to the sun road in glacier national park, montana. The hotel from the shining and other iconic, wellpreserved. Goingtothesun road, glacier national park, montana, usa. The true story that inspired the hotel from the shining. 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. The stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, is on the national register of historic places and has hosted numerous celebrities since opening in 1909, but it remains most famous as the hotel where. This is a rare example of something so unique that no one has been able to rip it off.
The opening helicopter shots, of torrance driving to the overlook, were filmed by a second unit on goingtothesun road, running along the western shore of saint mary lake in glacier national park, northeast of kalispell, montana. The dreamlike opening of the shining all at once i am flying across a colorado lake and mountains. Analysis of the opening sequence of the shiningthe opening sequence of the shining starts of with an extreme longshot to show the audienceviewers where it is taken place. For years, the prolific horror author has asserted that stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation of the shining is not just a bad adaptation but also a bad movie, a cadillac with no engine in it that you cant do anything with except admire it as sculpture. Montana is also known as the land of the shining mountains, so kubrick is making use of a location that has, in part, the same name as. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shining s overlook hotel. A movie remake, is when a film is filmed again, to create a more recent version of an older film. So weve seen inspiration from the rockies and yosemite. At the same time, this divide, though it may be represented geographically, as a metaphor, is not tied to one geographical. The opening scenes were filmed in montana on the goingtothesunroad in the glacier national park. The hotel itself is built on the site of an indian burial ground and becomes. The page where danny actually enters room 217 for the first time king builds to this moment for a long time, its one of the more frightening passages in the book, is precisely on page 217. The famous opening scene was shot in glacier national park in montana just north of st.
Both book and film delve into the tricks the mind can play on those susceptible to paranoia, fear and violence when trapped and cut off from the real, rational and sane world. Directed by michael stillwater and coproduced with his wife doris laesser. Timberline lodge sits in mount hood national forest in the state of oregon. Construced 19361938, this beautiful lodge was used as the exterior of the.
The opening helicopter shots, of torrance driving to the overlook, were filmed by a second unit on. The shining filming video location 1980 kubrick jack. Perhaps you see a snowcovered hotel made of grey stone, or a grand redroofed building with a. A story i heard was that kubrick sent a film crew there to film the opening the crew reported back that there was nothing of interest there to film. Dec 24, 2018 when you think of that hotel from the shining, any number of memorable images might cross your mind. According to vivian kubrick in her commentary on making the shining 1980, margaret adams listed in the credits as the directors secretary, and also the production manager on eyes wide shut 1999 was the person who typed up all the hundreds of various dull little boy pages that are used in this movie. Discover the filming locations of stanley kubricks horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. Tin star was primarily filmed in high river 33 miles south of calgary, doubling as the fictional town of little big bear.
Did you know that the shining filmed at glacier national park. 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, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the overlook hotel is the timberline lodge, mount hood in the hood. Published on aug 21, 2018 we check out one of the filming locations of the shining, the timberline lodge in oregon. Jan 19, 2020 the opening scene, in which jack is driving through the mountains on his way to the overlook for his interview, was filmed in glacier national park in montana. Kyliegh curran completes the main cast as abra stone, a young girl with the shining power. As the cavernous hotel shuts down for the season, the manager gives jack a grand tour, and the facilitys chef, the ageing mr hallorann, has a fascinating chat with danny about a rare psychic gift called the shining, making sure to warn him about the hotels abandoned rooms, and, in. The stanley was the inspiration for the novel by stephen king. They were filmed by the were filmed by second unit due to stanley kubricks due to hatred of flying, which lasted for the last 30 years of his life, resulting in he refusing to set foot in an aircraft. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The opening helicopter shots, of torrance driving to the overlook, were filmed by a second unit on goingtothesun road, running along the western shore of.
Montana is also known as the land of the shining mountains, so kubrick is making. Hotels where your favorite movies were filmed readers digest. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. Montana is also known as the land of the shining mountains, so kubrick is making use of a location that has, in part, the same name as the movie, and may even suggest that not only individuals and the hotel may shine, but nature. In the shining it is represented by the heart of the maze, and geographically by the continental divide. Jameson in the julyaugust 1980 issue the author, who expressed his gratitude to kathleen murphy for her contribution to this article, has taken the liberty of discussing scenes that appear throughout the film s narrative. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining.