Stephen King Remake the Shinning cause he Hated The first one that did not follow the Book but 15 -20% of the book so the TV mini series With
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Jack Torrance's
alcoholism and explosive temper have cost him his
teaching job at Stovington, a respectable
prep school. He is also on the verge of losing his family, after attacking his young son
Danny in a drunken rage. Horrified by what he has become, Jack tells his wife
Wendy that should he ever start drinking again, he will leave them one way or another, implying that he would rather commit
suicide than continue living as an alcoholic.
Now,
nursing a life of sobriety and pulling in work as a writer, Jack and his family take on the job of looking after the Overlook Hotel, a large colonial building in a picturesque valley in the
Colorado Rockies. Hoping to succeed and move on as a writer, Jack is happy to take the job as it will provide desperately needed funds and the time to
complete his first play.
Upon entering the Overlook and meeting its head cook, Dick Hallorann, Danny discovers that his
psychic powers grant him a form of
telepathy. Hallorann tells Danny that he too "shines", and that Danny can contact him telepathically whenever he needs help.
It gradually becomes apparent that the hotel's ghosts are more than figurative and far from peaceful. There is a force within the building that seems determined to use Danny for an unknown, possibly sinister purpose. This force manifests itself with flickering
lamps and spectral voices and eventually a full-on masked ball from the Overlook's past.
Danny is the first to fully notice the darker character of the hotel, having experienced visions and warnings that foreshadow what he and his parents will encounter over the winter.
In order to achieve its goal, the hotel takes over the person dearest to Danny: his father. Toward the end of the
film Danny telepathically communicates with his father, and encourages Jack to free himself from the hotel's ghosts. Jack does so, and sacrifices himself to destroy the hotel. Danny, Wendy, and Hallorann (to whom Danny sent a telepathic message) escape to safety. 10 years later, Danny
graduates from college with his mother and Halloran present at his ceremony, as well as seeing the ghost of his father being proud of him.
Back in Colorado, the Overlook is being rebuilt as a resort for the summer, as the ghosts of the original hotel start to wait for more potential victims.
The creation of this miniseries is attributed to
Stephen King's dissatisfaction with director
Stanley Kubrick's 1980
film of the same name.
[1] In order to receive Kubrick's approval to re-adapt
The Shining into a program closer to the original story, King had to agree in writing to eschew his frequent public criticism of Kubrick's film, save for the sole commentary that he was disappointed with
Jack Nicholson's portrayal of Jack Torrance as though he had been insane before his arrival at the Overlook Hotel.
[2][3]
Aside from the motive behind the creation of the miniseries, the 1997 rendition featured an important set piece that helped to inspire the original story: the
Stanley Hotel in
Estes Park, Colorado. King used the hotel that inspired him to write the book as the main exterior and the design of the interior sets.
[1] Scenes were also shot using the real interior; however, specific pieces of set dressing were used to enhance the old-fashioned feel of the building.
Stars:
Rebecca De Mornay, Steven Weber, Courtland Mead
I say its Creepy like the Book better and its a King making so you know its better
Mr. Nice Guy," mistells the story in every way (you'd think Tobe Hooper would've watched the first movie before he shot the episode), but after the show took off, the stories became more entertaining. The sequel to "Mr. Nice Guy," "Sister's Keeper," was one of my favorite episodes (though I haven't seen it in years). Some shows had little-known guest stars (such as Brad Pitt) and some featured old favorites (such as Tony Dow). Most Elm Street fans say this show was a huge disappointment (and in a way it was), but it gave Freddy another medium to wreak havok in, so I applaud their efforts.
