The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. Unfollow the shining book stephen king to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Book overview the overlook hotel claimed the most beautiful physical setting on any resort in the world. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. 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. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. The most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. The movie, the shining, is a cinematic masterpiece directed by stanley kubrick. In the shining the movie, what phrase is repeated hundreds of times in jacks draft novel.
In the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the. So the hotel would have been warping halloranns mind for quite a long time. Fiveyearold danny torrence and his parents, jack and wendy, are spending the winter at a resort high in the colorado mountains. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel. The shining had a much darker alternate ending, and it. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. For those who havent read the shining book, heres how the ending. Aug 30, 2016 watch the shining deleted original ending and read kubricks script treatment shares just when it appears there couldnt be more material about the shining on the internet, here comes the original treatment and script for a scene kubrick deleted after the films release.
Wendy and danny reunite and leave the hotel in a snowcat, and. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the shining by stephen king. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. The book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. Once you step inside the stanley, you realize just how much life both does and does not imitate art. The shining mainly takes place in the fictional overlook hotel, an isolated, haunted resort hotel located in the colorado rockies. Danny torrance in the shining according to johnson, the filmmakers always had the powers of the hotel in mind.
Doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook hotel. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better represent the character the picture was working with. Hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie appeal. For starters, the end of the shining s novel saw the overlook hotel burning. When i was in high school one of my teachers told me it was the scariest book he ever read, and after one part he threw the book across the room and slept with the lights on. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. It is jacks last chance at a job to get his writing and teaching career back on track. 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.
Kubrick actually used exteriors from a different hotel for the film starring jack nicholson and shelley. Her gullible nature, her compassion for danny and her husband seems to be her only flaws. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller, and the success of the book firmly established king as a preeminent author in the horror genre. Although the stories of the two are surprisingly different, horror aficionados have long loved both. Book cap hat iconic magnet mug overlook hotel shining shirt short sleeve silipint sweatshirt tshirt the overlook hotel the shining sort by featured price, low to high price, high to low az za date, old to new date, new to old best selling. The shining is a rare horror classic that is famous both as a book and a film. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. The shining is one of the most talked about movies of all time, and certainly, 1980s only release to be the subject of so much tortured exegetical speculation with second and third. The book is a little better then the movie in my opinion. In the shining the movie, what phrase is repeated hundreds. As danny explains it, the overlook hotel is full of ghostly apparitions. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the.
A walk through the lobby of the majestic yosemite hotel in yosemite national park. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows. Exchange nabe pinnacle award for inspirational books in spring 2011. Although he is a loving and caring father, he occasionally looses his temper and physically hurts danny. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook.
Sep 04, 2015 hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie appeal the stanley hotel in estes park, colo. Jul 08, 2015 in the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the hedge maze where he tried to kill his wife wendy. The shining is set in the fictional overlook hotel, with oregons timberline lodge used for filming credit. Born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book. The shining had a much darker alternate ending, and it has. Watch the shining deleted original ending and read.
Ever wondered how turning a great book into a great movie worked. The novel by horror master stephen king was adapted for the screen by no less a genius than stanley kubrick. In the novel, jack manages to fight the hotel s possession long enough for him to tell danny to run for his life. The shining s 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. After telling wendy and danny to get out, jack tries to. Hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie appeal the stanley hotel in estes park, colo. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted.
Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Whats the difference between the shining the book and the. Near the end of the film, on a frigid night, jack chases danny into the labyrinth on the hotel grounds. But there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light. As amazing as the ending to doctor sleeps movie sounds, the ending for stephen kings book was way different. When a young stephen king stayed there one winter weekend in 1974, he was inspired to write the classic novel the shining. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of. By morning, his seminal 1977 novel the shining was born.
Stephen kings the shining, published in 1977, is a horror novel. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. So the hotel would have been warping halloranns mind for quite a. Masseys rotting corpse in the shining is unsettling whether youre reading the book, watching kubricks film, or. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who witnesses it. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. The shining is set in the overlook hotel, which is located in the rocky mountains of colorado. Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. A boys special perception and a possessed hotel interact with deadly results in the novel the shining by stephen king. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary.
The shining was stephen kings third book, following carrie and salems lot. Oct 24, 2014 though the stanley is often referred to as the hotel from the shining, this is a misnomer. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Though the stanley is often referred to as the hotel from the shining, this is a misnomer. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The shining, by stephen king, is slowly but surely changing that perception. Jack and jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. It looks like a kubrick film, bearing the same relationship to horror as eyes wide shut does to. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. Jack rushes to go release the boiler before it explodes, but danny uses his shining to help him see what hes become. Apr 05, 2017 danny torrance in the shining according to johnson, the filmmakers always had the powers of the hotel in mind. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. It is regarded in some quarters as kings best book. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended.
Stephen king characters wendy torrance she is jacks wife. Note this was also used for the remake 2007 shining movie, where instead of a bee hive its a different insect nest which fills up that night when it was suppose to be empty. This inspiring and compelling book has won ten awards to date, including honorable mentions at the december 2012 new england and london book festivals, october 2012 southern california book festival and june 2012 new york book festival in the category of spiritual books. Some important things to remember about the hotel are that it is isolated due to the winter. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. The book would forever connect the stanley hotel with the spirits that. Nov 01, 2012 the shining doesnt look like a genre film. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. His son escapes, and jack, already wounded by a baseball bat, staggers, falls and is seen the next day, dead, his face frozen into a. But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic. I had the opportunity to reach past the kubrick film all the way back to the ending of the shining the novel, the ending that king never got, he.
Just when it appears there couldnt be more material about the shining on the internet, here comes the original treatment and script for a scene kubrick deleted after the films release. Watch the shining deleted original ending and read kubrick. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Lets take a close look at some of the characters in stephen kings the shining.
Nov 01, 2012 born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. It makes jack less of a villain more of a ghost influenced, then possessed person and you get to see more of why he is sorta on the edge. At the beginning of the novel, jack is hired as the caretaker of the remote overlook hotel for the winter offseason. The final shot is a photograph of our lead protagonist jack torrence jack nicholson, impossibly photographed as a resident of the overlook hotel at the july 4th ball in 1921, some sixty years. Soon, this faded remnant of early 20th century high life was reborn as the shining hotel.
In the original novel, jack torrance is driven mad and possessed by the spirit of the overlook hotel. It looks like a kubrick film, bearing the same relationship to horror as eyes wide shut does to eroticism. Jack lets the boiler explode to destroy the hotel while the other three escape. I do like the movie to, but personally, i like the book a bit more. That book, the shining, introduced that hotel, the stanley in estes park, colorado, to an entirely new generation. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. This hotel served as the inspiration for the design of the interior sets of the overlook hotel in stanley kubrick. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen.
Masseys rotting corpse in the shining is unsettling whether youre reading the book, watching kubricks film, or checking out kings miniseries where. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. For starters, the end of the shinings novel saw the overlook hotel burning down in very much the same way it did in mike flanagans version. See more ideas about the shining, stanley kubrick and behind the scenes. I didnt believe him that a book could be scary until i was in the bathtub and i started reading the part about the woman in 217 and the shower curtain brushed up against me. Mar 10, 2016 stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending.
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