Movie "The Shining" - DVD Movies Encyclopedia

Short description of the movie "The Shining"

A novelist - Jack Torrance take a job interview as winter caretaker of the isolated, old, huge and beautiful Overlook Hotel. In the interview, Jack is told by the manager himself, that the previous caretaker - Grady, chopped his family and later killed himself with a shotgun. Ignoring the story, Jack brings his wife - Wendy and his son Danny. It happens that Danny, has a mysterious power known as "The Shining" that shows him things from the past and future. Some of the visions come from Tony - "the little boy who lives in Danny's mouth". Danny meets Hallorann - the hotel cook in their first day arriving at the Overlook, who also has this "Shining" and he warns him about the hotel and the sinister Room 237. As the days go by, Danny has visions of previous guests and employees who died at the hotel years before, meanwhile Jack starts driving into insanity, turning more and more aggressive, at the point that Danny and Wendy gets convinced that Jack might try to do the same thing, Grady did.

Starring actors in "The Shining" movie:

Jack Nicholson as a character Jack Torrance Jack Nicholson also starred in the next movies: "The Witches of Eastwick" in a role of Daryl Van Horne; "Something's Gotta Give" in a role of Harry Sanborn; "Mars Attacks!" in a role of President James Dale/Art Land; "Anger Management" in a role of Dr. Buddy Rydell; "The King of Marvin Gardens" in a role of David Staebler; "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in a role of Randle Patrick McMurphy; "A Few Good Men" in a role of Col. Nathan R. Jessep; "As Good as It Gets" in a role of Melvin Udall; "The Departed" in a role of Frank Costello; "Wolf" in a role of Will Randall; "The Border" in a role of Charlie Smith; "The Bucket List" in a role of Edward Cole; "Five Easy Pieces" in a role of Robert Eroica Dupea; "Hells Angels on Wheels" in a role of Poet; "Chinatown" in a role of J.J. 'Jake' Gittes; "The Little Shop of Horrors" in a role of Wilbur Force; "Tommy" in a role of The Specialist; "Terms of Endearment" in a role of Garrett Breedlove;

Shelley Duvall as a character Wendy Torrance Shelley Duvall also starred in the next movies: "Roxanne" in a role of Dixie; "Popeye" in a role of Olive Oyl; "Annie Hall" in a role of Pam;

Danny Lloyd as a character Danny Torrance Danny Lloyd starred only in the movie "The Shining"

Scatman Crothers as a character Dick Hallorann Scatman Crothers also starred in the next movies: "The King of Marvin Gardens" in a role of Lewis; "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in a role of Orderly Turkle; "The Shootist" in a role of Moses Brown; "The AristoCats" in a role of Scat Cat;

Barry Nelson as a character Stuart Ullman Barry Nelson starred only in the movie "The Shining"

Philip Stone as a character Delbert Grady Philip Stone also starred in the next movies: "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" in a role of Captain Blumburtt; "Flash Gordon" in a role of Zogi, the High Priest; "The Lord of the Rings" in a role of Theoden;

Joe Turkel as a character Lloyd the Bartender Joe Turkel also starred in the next movies: "Blade Runner (Final cut)" in a role of Eldon Tyrell; "Paths of Glory" in a role of Pvt. Pierre Arnaud;

Anne Jackson as a character Doctor Anne Jackson starred only in the movie "The Shining"

Tony Burton as a character Larry Durkin Tony Burton also starred in the next movies: "Rocky Balboa" in a role of Duke; "Rocky III" in a role of Duke; "Hack!" in a role of Sheriff Stoker; "Rocky II" in a role of Duke; "Rocky IV" in a role of Duke; "Rocky V" in a role of Duke;

Lia Beldam as a character Young Woman in Bath Lia Beldam starred only in the movie "The Shining"

Billie Gibson as a character Old Woman in Bath Billie Gibson starred only in the movie "The Shining"

Barry Dennen as a character Bill Watson Barry Dennen starred only in the movie "The Shining"

David Baxt as a character Forest Ranger #1 David Baxt starred only in the movie "The Shining"

Manning Redwood as a character Forest Ranger #2 Manning Redwood also starred in the next movies: "A 007 View to a Kill" in a role of Bob Conley;

Lisa Burns as a character Grady Twin Daughter Lisa Burns starred only in the movie "The Shining"