However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a. Stephen king is behind many hit movies like it, the shinning and new movie doctor sleep but how does he really feel about them. Stephen king famously hated stanley kubricks adaptation of the shining. The guy who plays tony in this movie is so corny hes funny. The real reason stephen king despises the movie version of. This was why stephen king was so upset after viewing the stanley kubrick movie. Despite the authors widely recognised disappointment with kubricks interpretation of his novel, the film has stood the test of time as one of horror cinemas greatest achievements. While nicholson is a legendary actor, and his performance as jack torrance is perhaps the most famous aspect of the film, king has stated that nicholson comes off as unhinged from the start. Why does stephen king hate stanley kubricks the shining. In the early 2010s, there was some real momentum on a shining prequel film that would have adapted before the play, stephen kings unused prologue for the 1977 novel. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining.
Why does stephen king hate stanley kubricks the shining so much. Stephen king might approve of doctor sleep, but he has famously distanced himself from stanley kubricks classic version of the shining. But, in his reaction to mike flanagans new doctor sleep sequel he says it redeems the original movie. Stephen kings the shining sequel doctor sleep getting. How involved was stephen king with the movie sequel to the shining. Famously adapted from stephen king s 1977 novel, the shining is an intense filmic experience that stays with you, and its huge influence on horror and modern cinema at large remains firmly in. Author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. Stephen king dislikes stanley kubricks film adaptation of his novel the shining for the way the film changes the nature of the primary characters and simplifies their emotional struggles. Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks. The latter was adapted into a hit movie starring jack nicholson in 1980.
A list of stephen kings movie tv appearances, organized alphabetically. I have loved kubriks interpretation of the shining since the first time it scared me. 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. Subscribe for more all the latest movie clips here. Stephen king fan theory connects it and the shining. The shining stephen king kitchen door for halloween. There has been some real garbage movies made from stephen king books. Stephen king shares his thoughts on the shining movie sequel. While his reputation as a collaborator can be a bit spotty some loved working with him, while others hated it with a passion theres no doubt that kubrick is one of the most acclaimed film directors in the history of the medium. Recently, stephen king sat down with rolling stone. The shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king novel of the same name. Weber provided the voice of norman osborn green goblin in ultimate spiderman 2012. Over the years, stephen king has made his dissatisfaction with stanley kubricks adaptation of his novel the shining quite clear. The stanley hotel also hosted the horror novelist stephen king, serving as inspiration for the overlook hotel in his 1977 bestseller the shining and the 1980 film adaption well as the location for the 1997 miniseries.
Kubricks film adaptation is an iconic movie, both in the horror genre and in general pop culture. Why stephen king hates stanley kubricks the shining. Top 30 stephen king movies, ranked from haunted hotels to prisonyard blues, carrie to christine the major adaptations of the iconic authors work, from worst to best. Stephen king wasnt exactly thrilled by kubricks portrayal of jack torrance and his eponymous novel, to put it nicely. Stephen king says stanley kubricks the shining is like.
If youre interested in king on different platforms, look to our guide of stephen king tv series, miniseries, tv movies ranked. King still cant stand stanley kubricks the shining. Television adaptation of stephen king novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. In the book, jack torrance is a flawed, sympathetic man battling ongoing inner and outer turmoil, such as alcoholism and anger. The shining warner brothersgetty images stephen king doesnt think stanley kubrick told the story correctly. The real reason stephen king despises the movie version of the. Author stephen king has been very vocal about his discontent for stanley kubricks the shining, starring jack nicholson and shelley duvall. But no matter how many years pass, the author behind carrie, christine and pet cemetery still loathes the bestregarded horror movie based on his works. Stephen king acknowledges that the coronavirus reminds him of the stand, but says that its also making him feel like jack torrance in the shining. It chronicled the construction and opening of the overlook hotel by robert t. Today, it includes a restaurant, spa, and bedandbreakfast and provides guided tours which feature the history and alleged.
Sure, i liked it okay, but the film had such a reputation that i was expectin. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. Mark romanek discusses his axed shining prequel about the. The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king youtube. The shining is a masterclass in filmmaking and a staple of popular culture. There are two nearly undeniable truths about stanley kubrick version of stephen kings the shining. Stephen kings the shining is a classic horror flick but the author hates the film version. I think the shining is a beautiful film and it looks terrific and as ive said before, its like a big, beautiful cadillac with no engine inside it. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia.
The miniseries used the stanley hotel for all exterior shots, and even some interior scenes, honoring the place where the. Adapting a book into a movie inevitably means making tough. Titled overlook hotel, the movie was being produced by james vanderbilt murder mystery and brad fischer. Why stephen king still hates stanley kubricks the shining. Stephen king really hates the shining movie youtube. Stephen kings biggest problem with stanley kubricks. This is a guide to theatrically released king adaptations.
Why does stephen king hate the movie version of the shining. The shining is done and its perfect in both of its iterations. 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. I dont like to feel scared, and i dont like to have my emotions manipulated by scary monsters, scary music, scary lighting, etc. When the topic turned to the 1980 classic, king made his hatred for kubricks shining clear, saying. Although considered a timeless horror classic by both critics and audiences alike, stanley kubricks the shining 1980 remains famously loathed by stephen king to this day. Stephen king says stanley kubricks the shining is like a big. Consequently, in 1997, a kingapproved take on the story was released, in the form of a threepart miniseries dubbed stephen kings the shining. All stephen king movies ranked movie adaptations by tomatometer. The trailer for doctor sleep, a film adaptation of stephen kings the shining sequel, is a treat for horror enthusiasts. Its no secret that stephen king disliked the changes director stanley kubrick made for the shining movie, but kubrick once outlined his reasoning. Author stephen king on new movie and his dark reputation. The stanley hotel, stephen kings inspiration for the. A t book readings, stephen king sometimes tells a story about his only preproduction discussion for the 1980 film adaptation of the shining.
Mike flanagan explains how he convinced stephen king that the doctor sleep movie should be a sequel to both kubricks the shining movie and kings original novel. With jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, scatman crothers. Its well known how kubrik did his work and the limited amount of input that king had in the original movie. Stephen king novel, stanley kubrick screenplay 1 more credit. The addams family animated film uses it joke in first trailer. Many fans of stephen kings original novel know the film deviates considerably from the book. Stephen king just went off about how much he hates the. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. The shining sequel tries to serve two masters doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. The newest movie, directed by mike flanagan geralds game, the haunting of hill house, is the cinematic telling of kings 20 sequel novel which revisits the. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third fulllength novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film.
The shining miniseries best parts 1997 stephen king plot. The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the events of the original and combines elements of. Kings most often cited criticism of kubricks shining adaptation is the casting of jack nicholson. The new movie appears to draw on both kings novel and stanley kubrick.
One is that the shining is an absolutely terrifying horror movie. Pat hingle was in the batman movies as commissioner gordon, as was jack nicholson, star of the original the shining 1980. Hingle was also in maximum overdrive 1986, which was written and directed by stephen king. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. From carrie to the shining, how much stephen king movie trivia do you really know.
Stephen kings 20 sequel to the shining gets turned into a film thats long and prosaic but also creepy and scary. So its only natural to think some of those connections could exist in the movie universe as well. Stephen king says covid19 lockdown makes him feel like he. Stanley kubricks the shining is a classic horror film if there ever was a classic horror film.
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