Discover the filming locations of stanley kubricks horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana. What hotel was the original movie the shining filmed at. In the shining, king describes the door to room 217 as a perfectly ordinary door, no different from any other door on the first two floors of the. Stanley hotel features a variety of rooms with high paranormal activity including the famous stephen king suite 217, the ghost hunters favorite room 401, as well as 407, and 428.
The exterior shots were filmed at mount hoods timberline lodge. While the the shining is a work of fiction, it was inspired by a very real 105yearold piece of history that is still open today. The shining movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. From youtube description screenplay for the deleted original ending of the shining. The shining was among the first halfdozen films after the films bound for glory, marathon man, and rocky, all released in 1976, to use the. Followed by the stand in 1978, these books cemented kings place as the preeminent. Apparently the abc miniseries, the shining was filmed at the stanley hotel. The muse for stephen kings the shining, a colonial revival landmark built by an entrepreneur seeking a healthier life in the rocky mountains, a property on the national register of historic places situated in estes park amid some of colorado s most iconic mountain scenery the stanley hotel is no ordinary place to stay. Set 40 years after the events of the shining, and adapted from stephen kings 20 sequel novel, doctor sleep stars ewan mcgregor as the grownup danny torrance who encounters a teenager named. Not filming the movie at the stanley had, according to one site, annoyed stephen king and this had been the part of the motivation for abcs refilming of the story. The opening scenes were filmed in montana on the goingtothesunroad in the glacier national park. Film locations for stanley kubricks the shining 1980, in oregon. In the shining, a frustrated writer, jack torrance, takes on the job of being the winter caretaker at the. Although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the overlook hotel is the timberline lodge, mount hood in the hood river area of northern oregon.
We recently stayed at the stanley hotel in estes park colorado where portions of the stephen king mini series the shining was filmed. This is the hotel in which king stayed in 1973, and which inspired the original story. Overlook hotel exterior 146 of 147 found this interesting. The shots were degrained, recolored as dayfornight, and had snow digitally added. It follows the torrance family and their seclusion in colorados scenic beauty, the overlook hotel. The stanley hotel historic stanley estes park hotel. However the movie, the shining was filmed at mt hood lodge in oregon. We learned from the day tour that stephen king had a bad case of writers block, stephen and his wife tabitha visited the stanley hotel on october 30, 1974, they were the only two guest to be staying at the hotel that night. The original shining movie exterior hotel shots were filmed here on mt. Kubricks original ending for the shining boing boing. The shining is one of the greatest horror films ever made. But there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light.
Doctor sleep director recreated scenes from the shining. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. Timberline lodge, mount hood, oregon, united states. This whole ordeal began when i realized i owned three versions of the shining, two different versions on dvd, and another on bluray.
Now, this movie was released in 1980 and is considered a classic but dont let the age of this movie deter you. Stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the overlook hotel is the timberline lodge, mount hood in the. That book, the shining, introduced that hotel, the stanley in estes park, colorado, to an entirely new generation. Stephen king the overlook the stanley hotel and ghosts. With jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, scatman crothers. However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises. The stanley hotel served as the inspiration for the overlook hotel in stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel the shining and as the filming location for the 1997 tv miniseries, also written by king. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. When stephen kings third novel the shining hit the shelves in 1977, it became his first hardcover bestseller.
Built during the great depression as a wpa project, it features yearround skiing, a heated hot tub, and incredible rustic cabin vibes. Upon opening in 1909, the hotel was one of first in the country to be fully electrified from the. The stanley hotel is a 142room colonial revival hotel in estes park, colorado, united states. In that book, the overlook hotel burns down during the climax.
The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and. Believing the shining is a film meant to be seen forward and. Stanley kubricks the shining is an 1980 psychological horror film based upon the 1977 novel by stephen king. When the film was first released, a hospital epilogue was located between the shot of jack frozen in the snow. The ahwahnee hotel yosemite national park, california. Saint mary lake and wild goose island in glacier national park, montana was the filming location for the aerial shots of the opening scenes, with the volkswagen beetle driving along goingtothesun road. If you find this place worth visiting, and would be glad to continue to have your breath taken away by these pearls of the worlds cinematic history, consider supporting us and helping this site stay afloat. Deleted original ending of the shining cinephilia and beyond. James mason can be seen visiting the set of stanley kubricks the shining 1980 in making the shining 1980.
The shining 1980 cast and crew cast photos and info. The shining is one of the best, if not the best, physiological horror movies ever made. Original vs remake shows the differences and resemblances between the old and the new. Goingtothesun road, glacier national park, montana, usa. The stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, marks the original inspiration for. Filming locations 11 filming dates 1 filming locations. The real hotel in colorado that inspired king to write the novel.
The shining features some of the best performances in film, period. Imdb reports that three shots were reused from the original the shining footage. We check out one of the filming locations of the shining, the timberline lodge in oregon. Discover the ahwahnee hotel in yosemite national park, california. I dont know where the interior shots or exterior approach shots were filmed, but the exterior hotel shots look very close to the way timberline lodge looks like today. Soon, this faded remnant of early 20th century high life was reborn as the shining hotel. Stanley hotel in estes park, co offers 4 types of hotel accommodations including historic rooms, bed and breakfast boutique hotel, modern hotel rooms, and 1 to 3 bedroom condominiums perfect for groups. The exterior of the overlook hotel where jack takes his son and wife to work as an offseason caretaker is the timberline lodge in kubricks the shining. Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. Inside colorados stanley hotel, the inspiration for the shining. The interior of the shinings overlook hotel was based on this yosemite original. Jack nicholson is a terrifying revelation and shelley duvall gives the most intense performance of her life and we all know what that performance did to her, how it changed her life.
Original script of the shining, actually used on set by stanley kubrick, with his handwriting on it. Built during the great depression as a wpa project, it features yearround skiing, a heated hot. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shining s overlook hotel. How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining. The father, jack torrance accepts a job maintaining the hotel as its closed over the cruel. The shinings overlook hotel the shinings overlook hotel remains one of the most disturbing locations in horror. The shining filming video location 1980 kubrick jack. These are among our mostrequested rooms, availability is limited. Stanley kubrick did not usually allow visitors to his set, but made an exception for mason, who had memorably played humbert humbert in lolita 1962. The hotel itself is built on the site of an indian burial ground and becomes completely snowbound during the long winters.
Where was the remake of the shining filmed answers. Historic stanley hotel accommodations the stanley hotel. Jack nicholson takes a job as winter caretaker at an enormous mountain hotel, where he goes with wife shelley duvall and son danny lloyd in the hope that snow and solitude will bring him peace of mind. The shining how did jack escape the store room 5 theories, you decide duration. The shining stylized as stephen kings the shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king novel of the same name. He finds just the opposite, however, as the hotels horrific past quickly overtakes him. Near the end of the film, on a frigid night, jack chases danny into the labyrinth on the hotel grounds. The stunning aerial views from the opening scenes including saint mary lake island pictured and the car driving the goingtothesun road, both in glacier national park montana. All 17 songs from the the shining 1980 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
Construced 19361938, this beautiful lodge was used as the exterior. Sequel to the shining to be filmed in white house over christmas holiday posted by. The hotel and its surrounding structures are listed on the national register of historic places. Reason being, this film absolutely cries out for a wide aspect ratio. It is a mountain lodge located in mount hood about 90 km. The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based on the book with the same title. The actual hotel was used in the 1997 television miniseries the overlook in stanley kubricks the shining.
Directed by mick garris from kings teleplay, it is the second adaptation of kings book after a 1980 film by stanley kubrick and was written and produced by king based on his dissatisfaction with kubricks version. Hood in oregon was used for the front exterior, but all the interiors as well as the back of the hotel were specially built at elstree studios in london, england. I first saw this movie when it was released to theaters. Ryan looks over its history, and how it tells kubricks story. The original theatrical release poster for the shining, made by paul bass. Some of the shots of the colorado wilderness are simply gorgeous. The shining is timeless and manages to inject fear throughout your entire body in a way thats unmatched by any. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Having read the book, i went with great anticipation. The movie stars jack nicholson as jack torrance, a blocked writer who takes a job in an isolated hotel hoping to find inspiration. The shining 1980 soundtrack complete list of songs. In comparing them, i began to notice troubling inconsistencies in the way they were presented. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son.
Kubrick filmed the exteriors at timberline lodge in oregon the overlook hotel was a secluded hotel located in the rocky mountains and the main antagonist in the shining. The shining 1980 deleted scenes lost media archive. Once you step inside the stanley, you realize just how much life both does and does not imitate art. Sequel to the shining to be filmed in white house over. But the original inspiration for the famed fictional lodge came from estes park, colorados stanley hotel. The original psycho was filmed in 1960 in 1998 was the remake then in 2000 came american psycho 3 for oodles asked in the shining what character did jack nicholson play in the shining.