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King himself wrote a screenplay, which was initially very faithful to the novel but rejected by Kubrick. [22] [23] Although King himself remains disappointed with the adaptation, having criticized its handling of the book's major themes and of Wendy's character, it is regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made.
The Shining is a 1980 American psychological horror film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Stephen King.The film tells the story of Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the isolated historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies.
With filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, Johnson co-authored the screenplay to The Shining (1980), adapted from the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King. [ 1 ] In 2003, Le Divorce , a film adaptation of her 1997 comedy of manners novel of the same name , was released, directed by James Ivory and starred Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts .
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The Shining (stylized as Stephen King's The Shining) is a 1997 three-episode horror television miniseries based on the 1977 Stephen King novel of the same name.Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, it is the second adaptation of King's book after the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick and was written and produced by King based on his dissatisfaction with Kubrick's version.
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The phrase being shown in the script of The Shining "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is an old proverb that means without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. It is often shortened to "all work and no play". [1] It was newly popularized after the phrase was featured in the 1980 horror film, The Shining. [2]