For the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. In an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. 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. Stephen kings original version of the shining ended differently. Check out his first column below, exploring the shining. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings. The shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. Instead, jack is killed by winter after chasing danny into the topiary maze on the grounds of the building without any winter wear. Heres every difference between the shining book and. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow up.
Pdf the shining book by stephen king free download 497. Masseys rotting corpse in the shining is unsettling whether youre reading the book, watching kubricks film, or checking out kings miniseries where. However, the book and movie differ in some key areas, like how the. An alternate adaptation written by king himself, the shining 1997, was released as a threepart. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow up overlook hotel, chose second fatality for film adaptation. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. Mar 30, 2017 the shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow up overlook hotel, chose second fatality for film adaptation. 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. This means that theres no fire to destroy the overlook hotel in the end.
And after reading the book, i was disappointed with the film. 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. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. Rivers end the inn at shining waters series book 3 kindle edition by melody carlson. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Terrible things happen in the world, and theyre things no one can explain. After danny has a terrifying vision, a nurse visits but assures wendy she has nothing to worry about. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the.
The cover artist for the novel is dave christensen. Flanagans doctor sleep draws heavily on elements in the book version of the shining that. It was more like stanley kubrick cherry picking ideas from stephen kings the shining. The big wakeup call for jack was when he and his martian buddy end up hitting a childs bike with a car after a night of drinking. The movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen kingpenned book from which it is adapted. The shining audiobook is written by an american author stephen king. The movie, the shining, is a cinematic masterpiece directed by stanley kubrick. The doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. The title of the novel was inspired by the john lennon song instant karma. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending.
The shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Kubricks film is great on its own, but the book crushes that screenplay. Mar 30, 2017 for the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming.
Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book in doctor sleep. Kings book came to an end with a clash between danny and his father. Indeed, halloran never met with the business end of jack torrances axe like he did in kubricks film. See the original photo from the end of the shining. Stanley was fundamentally not interested in a horror film. The final shot of the shining, its ambiguity forever helping stanley kubricks most popular film carry on. I guess some of the replies to this may contain spoilers. Kings book came to an end with a clash between danny and his father jack against the influence of the overlook hotel. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels.
The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. For an illuminating list of additional differences between the shining book and movie, check out the video below from our friends at watchmojo. Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. However, the book and movie differ in some key areas, like how the iconic ending of the movie was. Pdf the shining book by stephen king free download 497 pages. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. Jack rushes to go release the boiler before it explodes, but danny uses his shining to help him see what hes become. Listendownload the shining audiobook by stephen king.
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. In the movie jack gives danny an empty bee hive as a present, which end up full of bees when it was supposed to be empty. Jan 29, 2019 in kings novel, the overlooks boiler explodes at the end of the story because jack failed to maintain it, which means the hotel is destroyed with him inside. Heres the page from the book the complete airbrush and photoretouching manual, written by the person responsible for creating the comped image. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the films. Although king didnt oppose to that at the time, he wasnt expecting kubrick to go as far as to change the essence of the book. Give it a spin and let us know what you think in the comments section. If you look at any list claiming to rank the best horror movies of all time, theres a good chance that youll see director stanley kubricks 1980 classic the shining either at or near the top of. The author explores the origins of the shining and its sequel doctor sleep. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. The shining s 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history.
The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. Kubrick made a great movie but it wasnt really stephen kings the shining. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The shining book vs movie all the differences between the two. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. Jun 05, 2019 the book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. The shining 1980 in the movie adaptation, danny is notably quieter than his book counterpart. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick, which king notoriously hated. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rivers end the inn at shining waters series book 3.
Stanley kubricks adaptation of stephen kings novel about a haunted hotel and a boy with a frightening power remains endlessly fascinating. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the overlooks july 4th, 1921 party. After telling wendy and danny to get out, jack tries to. Mar 30, 2017 the shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too.
After the emergence of this book the stephen king came as a preeminent author in the field of horror. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Free download or read online the shining pdf epub book. 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. If youre making a movie where the overlook hotels boiler explodes the way it did in the novel the shining, it stands to reason that one of your characters will end up in the jack torrance. He is first seen eating a sandwich with wendy and asks her if she wants to go to the overlook, to which wendy replies she does. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering. It was adapted for the screen by directorproducer stanley kubrick and novelistacademic diane johnson.
Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. In the process, the filmmakers actually find more to draw on from the original ending of stephen kings novel the shining instead of stanley. But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic.
At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel, secluded from civilization, where obviously something will go very wrong. In kings novel, the overlooks boiler explodes at the end of the story because jack failed to maintain it, which means the hotel is destroyed with him inside. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. Stanley kubricks the shining is regarded by many as one of the greatest films ever made, and one that to this day continues to be the subject of many analyses and discussions. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. Mar 10, 2016 stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 497 pages and is available in paperback format. Why doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook hotel. What happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny.
The movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen. Masseys rotting corpse in the shining is unsettling whether youre reading the book, watching kubricks film, or. The first edition of the novel was published in january 28th 1977, and was written by stephen king. Jack lets the boiler explode to destroy the hotel while the other three escape. Rivers end the inn at shining waters series book 3. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. Buy the shining book online at the folio society from the worlds most extensive selection of beautifully illustrated books. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and.
Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Jan 21, 2020 the doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. Dick hallorann is alive and well at the end of the shining novel, and is a great part of doctor sleep. The shining 1977 is a novel by american author stephen king. At the end of the book, the boiler explodes, killing jack and burning the hotel to the ground. Kubrick deliberately left many things unexplained, including many details from the third act he did, however, explain why jack torrance appears in the photo at the end. Why doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the overlooks july 4th, 1921 party related.
Both the book and the film having the little vignettes from different rooms as more than mere echoes of the past. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. One of the many mysteries of stanley kubricks the shining is why jack appears in the photo at the end, and it actually has a semisimple explanation. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. Mar 31, 2017 if you look at any list claiming to rank the best horror movies of all time, theres a good chance that youll see director stanley kubricks 1980 classic the shining either at or near the top of. In the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the. There was a miniseries made with steven weber and rebecca demornay that much more closely follows the book.
Oct 14, 2017 what happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rivers end the inn at. The main characters of this fiction, fantasy story are wendy torrance, danny torrance. At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel.
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