The Shining

– John Torrance is a writer & recovering alcoholic, who ends up taking a job as a winter caretaker..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
4 Hours and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
The Shining
The Shining (1997)

John Torrance is a writer & recovering alcoholic, who ends up taking a job as a winter caretaker for a remote Colorado hotel which he seeks as an opportunity to finish a piece of work. With his wife and son with him, the caretaker settles in, only to see visions of the hotel's long deceased employees and guests. With evil intentions, they manipulate him into his dark side which takes a toll on he and his family.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:

The Shining (1997) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Apr 1997

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
TV-14 – For Age 14 and Above

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Programs rated TV-14 contains material that parents or adult guardians may find unsuitable for children under the age of 14. The FCC warns that "Parents are cautioned to exercise some care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended." Programs with this rating contain crude humor, drug/alcohol use, inappropriate language, strong violence (may include some amounts of blood and gore), and moderate suggestive themes or dialogue.

Stephen King's The Shining

Stephen King's The Shining
Plot:

Television adaptation of Stephen King novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. He ends up taking a job as a winter caretaker for a remote Colorado hotel which he seeks as an opportunity to finish a piece of work. With his wife and son with him, the caretaker settles in, only to see visions of the hotel's long deceased employees and guests. With evil intentions, they manipulate him into his dark side which takes a toll on he and his family.

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 13 wins & 10 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10

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