The maze in movie replaces the garden in the book, which is made. Oct 12, 2020 as you settle into spooky season and bust out your favorite halloween films, get to know the terrifying flick in a whole new way by brushing up on 20 rare behindthescenes facts about the shining. Instead you are trying to unite the books and movie. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most. Having read the book twice before, i could take the additional context into the movie with me. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. John daniel edward jack torrance is the central antagonist of the stephen king multiverse, serving as the central antagonist of the shining and the shining s miniseries and the posthumous overarching antagonist of doctor sleep and its 2019 film adaption. Oct 25, 2019 its a sequel to stephen kings the shining, but uses different art direction for the hotel. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. Though it was adapted from stephen kings novel of the same name, flanagan knew he had. New image from the shining sequel doctor sleep recreates. The origin of the full design of the maze used in the movie is apparently unrecorded, but it bears a very strong similarity to the hedge maze in the jardines del alcazar in seville, spain see the old postcard in the. In 1997, there was also a same miniseries of the book made by mick garris, which follows the book precisely. Oct 30, 2019 doctor sleep the tension between stephen king s 1977 novel the shining and stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation has lingered for decades, from kings disdain for the movie to its legion of fans.
Taking the maze of the haunted hotel as a key motif, luckhurst offers numerous threads with which to navigate the strange twists and turns of this enigmatic film. Below, executive producer jan harlan and screenwriter diane. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The snowy maze near the conclusion of the movie consisted of nine hundred. Mar 23, 20 the shining is in the guinness book of records for the most retakes of a single scene with 127 takes for a scene with shelley duvall. See article history the shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Nov 06, 2019 a sequel to the shining is something i never really expected to see, but in 20 stephen king went ahead and wrote the sequel novel doctor sleep, so now were getting a cinematic adaptation of. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name. Strawn sierralta selected as one of seven finalists in an international design competition that received 329. The overlook itself is a labyrinth, and the hedge maze beside the hotel is definitely not a place where you would want to get lost.
However, she appears in the start of the book, living with danny after the events of the shining in a new apartment, traumatised and timid. Producer jan harlan and screenwriter diane johnson, who cowrote the shining with stanley kubrick, reveal new details about. It has to be a sequel to both the iconic film the shining, and the bestselling. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. The second one matches up with the portion of the maze map highlighted in red including the dead end they encounter, but the first shot follows a course that doesnt match up. Jul 29, 2020 a notable change from the book, the shining s hedge maze is really a perfect kubrickian touch given the labyrinthian innerworkings of the directors mind and love of puzzles. Hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie appeal the. It is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. King famously hated kubricks adaptation of his book, as the filmmaker took extensive liberties with the source material.
Theres a wild fan theory about the shining and director. Situating the shining in a series of fresh contexts, this book looks at the complex nature of horror cinema at the end of the 1970s and early 80s. The adaptation is balancing act between kings books and stanley. If i remember correctly, the maze from the book was actually something like this see all replies adam savages replica hedge maze from the shining is scarily accurate. Inside the interpretative maze of the shining 1980. Doctor sleep director mike flanagan on the possibility of the. The movie is based on the writers sequel to the shining, his seminal. Book adaptations the shinings long shadow prospero. The hedge maze from the shining gets recreated by mythbusters. Nov 06, 2019 kings shining book and kubricks movie are both horror classics, so doctor sleep is a highly anticipated next chapter for scaryfilm fans. Doctor sleep director mike flanagan on the possibility of. Jun 03, 2016 the opera of the shining has sold out, and the novels sequel doctor sleep, was a numberone bestseller in 20. Mar 05, 2020 in the film, one of the final shots is jack torrance having frozen to death in the maze, and the final shot is a close up of a picture that shows jack as the caretaker from all those years ago. The book ends with jack dying in an explosion, and rather than showing the picture, we get a whole epilogue.
This interpretation is forced upon reality, in a series of ass. A chase in the shining occurs in a tall labyrinth, and this maze of. Nov 20, 2019 doctor sleep arrived in theaters earlier this month, giving stephen king fans a whole new nightmare on the big screen. Shining maze opens at hotel that inspired the book the telegraph. The book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. Nov 08, 2019 eventually, an adaptation much closer to the book came out in 1997, as a threeepisode tv miniseries, and while it was a ratings hit there was no way kubricks version of the shining was ever. Shining hotel finally opens hedge maze inspired by kubricks film. The hedge maze is dope, and it absolutely returns in flanagans. A hedge maze for the historic stanley hotel, where stephen king was. Oct 07, 2019 in the shining, the creepy sets are central to the plot. Which was adapted into a movie in 2019 called doctor sleep. How stanley kubrick made the lifts bleed in the shining. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different.
The shining was eventually readapted as a 1997 miniseries that followed stephen. Mar 31, 2017 stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate ending. Strawn sierralta selected as one of seven finalists in an international design competition that received 329 entries from designers in 34 countries and 40 states. In the authors note to doctor sleep, his fantastic new sequel to that classic horror tale, king expresses his bafflement with stanley kubrick. Oct 17, 20 whether you read kings book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it which stephen king has never endorsed, chances are the shining ranks high on your list of most terrifying things ever.
The miniseries brings back the animate hedge animals from the novel. Stephen kings shining sequel to be made into a film. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. I would also like to refer to the publication in 2014 of the book kubricks code, in which. Jun 23, 2015 the maze, which does not appear in kings book, but which is where the climax of kubricks film takes place, had its grand opening earlier this month. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the stanley hotel in 1974 and his struggle with alcoholism. The shining by stephen king, campbell scott, et al. The shining is a 1977 horror novel by american author stephen king. Apr 01, 20 history professor geoffrey cocks is pretty sure the shining is about the nazi extermination. Whether you read kings book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it which stephen king has never endorsed, chances are the shining ranks high on your list of most terrifying things ever.
Even the small scale maze map, shown in the makingof documentary of the shining, mismatches the maps seen in the film. Abra pulling rose into an astral version of the overlooks hedge maze. Kubrick did everything in camera, including the elevator filled with blood, and even pulled off an amazing camera trick where he zooms into the model of the hedge maze and it turns into a crane shot above wendy and danny in the actual maze. Photos are used courtesy of the producers of the film the shining maze plans by roberto milazzi editors note. A notable change from the book, the shining s hedge maze is really a perfect kubrickian touch given the labyrinthian innerworkings of the directors mind and love of puzzles. In the 20 sequel doctor sleep wendy has passed away in 1999 from lung cancer, possibly caused from the explosion of the overlook hotel many years ago. The story revolves around the family torrance, a deserted hotel in the winter season runs where it turns out to be haunted. May 14, 2020 in 2019, the shining got a muchanticipated, bigscreen sequel in the form of mike flanagans doctor sleep.
The shining, jack chases young danny through a snowcovered hedge m. Dec 02, 2020 the shining, on the other hand, really doesnt contain any effects that especially date it today. The most common the shining maze material is metal. Dec 22, 2019 the book s biggest flaw, which is that it could have used a little editing and streamlining, is ultimately more of a dealbreaker for me than the movies oversimplification. The makingof documentary shot by vivian kubrick shows that the hedge maze set, while nowhere nearly as large as the maze in the film which was mostly a matte painting, was still large and complex enough to require a detailed map. Doctor sleep comes out this friday, the sequel to the 1980 iconic horror masterpiece the shining from director stanley kubrick featuring jack nicholson in one of the most.
Taking the maze of the haunted hotel as a key motif, luckhurst offers numerous threads with which to navigate. This book followed the character of danny torrance, the boy blessedcursed with the shining, as he continues to wrestle with the ghosts that haunted him at the overlook hotel. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Dan and abra pull her consciousness into dans mind, resembling the hotels sprawling hedge maze. A manufactured landscape can reflect the story line and cinematography of the classic novel and movie, while. The maze, which does not appear in kings book, but which is where the climax of. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. The 1977 novel and the 1997 miniseries versions of the shining use moving topiary animals in place of the maze. Room 237 and the extended cut we explore the new theories and footage surrounding stanley kubricks the shining. According to the guinness book of records, the scen. The hedge maze is not in the book the terrifying conclusion of the shining movie takes place in a hedge maze at the overlook as jack chases danny with an axe in a psychotic rage. Apr 4, 2017 buy overlook hotel maze map art prints by dave delisle at. In the film, kubrick replaces kings hedge animals with a hedge maze.
But the book is about jack torrances gradual descent into madness through the. We worked with to create a series of posters for sterkinekor theaters, south. As for you, if youve only seen the movie, i would tell you to read the. Nov 20, 2007 the shining is nominally about exalcoholic jack torrance jack nicholson, the aforementioned failure as a patriarch, who, as he reveals in a moment of anger late in the film, sees himself as a great novelist but has nothing published to his name as he makes ends meet shoveling show and washing cars, silently blaming his stalled dream career. Part of his theory centers on the uncanny number play. The book was filmed in 1980 as the shining by stanley kubrick, adapting the story to the essential. In fact, when wendy carries danny away while shouting at jack in the colorado lounge, she is actually carrying a lifesize dummy, so lloyd would. Adam savages replica hedge maze from the shining is. The shining is an excellent horror film based off of a steven kin. During the shooting of the movie, lloyd was under the impression that the film he was making was a drama, not a horror movie. The 6 weirdest theories about the shining mother jones.
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