The Shining (1980)
Release: May 23, 1980 | Runtime: 2h 24m | Rating: 8.2
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
A masterpiece of modern horror.
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Main cast
- Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance
- Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance
- Danny Lloyd as Danny
- Scatman Crothers as Hallorann
- Barry Nelson as Ullman
- Philip Stone as Grady
- Joe Turkel as Lloyd
- Anne Jackson as Doctor
- Tony Burton as Durkin
- Lia Beldam as Young Woman in Bath
- Billie Gibson as Old Woman in Bath
- Barry Dennen as Watson
- David Baxt as Forest Ranger 1
- Manning Redwood as Forest Ranger 2
- Lisa Burns as Grady Daughter
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What is The Shining about?
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
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