The Shining

In Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining', Jack Torrance becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy, and his son, Danny, who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.

• Jack Nicholson improvised the famous 'Here's Johnny!' line.
• The 'All work and no play' page took months to create.
• Stephen King was openly critical of the film's adaptation.
• Film was shot chronologically due to elaborate hotel set changes.
• Danny Lloyd thought he was filming a drama, not a horror.

• Here's Johnny!
• All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
• Redrum! Redrum!
• I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just gonna bash your brains in.
• Danny’s not here, Mrs. Torrance.