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The Shining (1980)
DVD (1 discs
)
Blu-ray (1 discs
)
Digital ✓
Genre: Horror
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Synopsis
Think of the greatest terror imaginable. Is it a monstrous alien? A lethal epidemic? Or, as in this harrowing masterpiece from Stanley Kubrick, is it fear of murder by someone who should love and protect you - a member of your own family? From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing settings, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre. In a signature role, Jack Nicholson ("Heeeere's Johnny!") plays Jack Torrance, who's come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd). Torrance has never been there before - or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder.
Cast
Scatman Crothers
Jack Nicholson
Shelley Duvall
Philip Stone
Danny Lloyd
Barry Nelson
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Awards & Nominations
- None
Keywords
AFI Top 100 Thrillers
Classics
Horror
Thrillers
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, Spanish
Subtitle Languages
English, French, Spanish
Special Features
- Audio commentary
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Trailers/TV spots
- Vivian Kubrick's Documentary The Making Of The Shining with Optional Commentary
- Commentary by Steadicam Inventor/Operator Garrett Brown and Historian John Baxter
- 3 Mesmerizing New Featurettes - View From The Overlook: Crafting The Shining, The Visions Of Stanley Kubrick and Wendy Carlos, Composer