"I feel you will have to deal with this matter in the harshest possible way, Mr. Torrance."
- Delbert Grady, The Shining (1980)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick; Drama/Horror, 146 Min
In this section, we'll look at the psychology behind The Shining and learn about performance in the horror film.
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Summary
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.