Mike flanagans spiritual sequel to the shining, doctor sleep, is elevated by great performances by rebecca ferguson, ewan mcgregor, and kyleigh curran. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. Without the maze, the ending of the book is very different from the movie. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. As youd expect, kings sequel reflects none of the films changes which is what makes the film version of doctor sleep so fascinating. Jack nicholson looks at the overlook maze in the shining. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a weird position. Those who havent read the book but have watched the film will be surprised to find that some of the most iconic scenes from the shining are not in the source material. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was. Way back in november of 2009 we got word that stephen king was working on a sequel novel to the shining, the book on which the classic stanley kubrick horror film of. While the film doctor sleep is intended to be a direct adaptation of the 20 sequel novel, director mike flanagan said doctor sleep still acknowledges kubricks the shining in some way. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. In this instance, theyve taken stephen kings third book the shining with illustrative artwork from edward kinsella and have lovingly madecontinue reading.
The shinings overlook maze map august 26, 2012 january 20, 2016 categories architecture, art, books, films, house art, kubrick films, maze, posters, replicas, stanley kubrick, stephen king, the shining 1 comment on the shinings overlook maze map. All work and no play dan lloyd who played danny torrence in the shining went on to be a pig farmer and a high school teacher. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. Abra pulling rose into an astral version of the overlooks hedge maze. Major pieces of the shining were drafted there during his stay. I also own the movie it is quite different from the book but i love them both, i know what you mean about why you didnt think jack nicholson was the right casting for the jack torrance character. This is different to the book, where dick is able to sense his potential death in the near future. The new maze at the stanley hotel, the place that inspired stephen kings the shining. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Here you can find top notch info on characters, locations, music, merchandise, theories and much, much more. The shining is based on stephen kings 1977 novel by the same name, and he wrote a followup.
Director mike flanagan takes on kings 20 followup novel to the shining, but adjusts some details to ensure continuity with kubricks cult. If you have not read the shining already do not overlook the opportunity presented by the publication of doctor sleep, the sequel, to revisit one of the best ghost stories of our time. Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep by stephen king, the shining by stephen king, et al. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author. But doctor sleep, which hits theaters this week, comes with a stamp of approval. Doctor sleep a great sequel to the shining news stwnewspress. Doctor sleep stands as a sequel to both the shining book and movie, with there. Jack torrance attacked his wife and son with a roque mallet and not an axe in the book. The stanley hotel, colorado, the original inspiration for stephen kings overlook hotel in the shining, has belatedly added a crucial location from stanley kubricks movie adaptation to its grounds. However, he is somehow unable to foresee his own death at the hands of jack when he arrives back at the overlook. 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. All work and no play dan lloyd who played danny torrence in. You surely already know what an amazing film the shining is.
The book was published by doubleday in january 28, 1977. Here are all the major differences between the book and film versions of the shining you need to know before seeing doctor sleep. Doctor sleep, based on the king novel of the same name, will land in. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. Come descend into the madness of jack torrance as played by jack nicholson as you view the overlook hotel, the gold room, and dont forget the iconic hedge maze. The timberline lodge aka the overlook hotel from the shining.
However, she appears in the start of the book, living with danny after the events of the shining in a new apartment, traumatised and timid. Stephen king finally reawakens danny torrance in doctor. I didnt believe him that a book could be scary until i was in the bathtub and i started reading the part about the woman in 217 and the shower curtain brushed up against me. The shining mazes roberto milazzi originally published in caerdroia 41 2012, p. Doctor sleep isnt just the title of the books literary sequel, its also an updated nickname dan is given once he begins working as an orderly at a. Watchmojo ranks the top differences between the shining book and movie. The hotel in the shining is as much a character as any of the people. Jacks transformation doesnt seem so gradual as it should, wendy says youre old drinking habits have all come back when the book shows each one pop up. Apr 01, 20 history professor geoffrey cocks is pretty sure the shining is about the nazi extermination.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. Nov 06, 2019 doctor sleep comes out this friday, the sequel to the 1980 iconic horror masterpiece the shining from director stanley kubrick featuring jack nicholson in one of the most grandiose wildeyed. The maze, which does not appear in kings book, but which is where the climax of. Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining. He is first seen eating a sandwich with wendy and asks her if she wants to go to the overlook, to which wendy replies she does. It has to be a sequel to both the iconic film the shining, and the. Heres every difference between the shining book and. And under different circumstances, maybe it would be. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. How kubrick adapted the shining into a cinematic masterpiece. No hedge maze in book but there are topiary animals which come to life.
Also the famous room number in 237 in the film but 217 i think in the book. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Colorados the shining hotel finally has a hedge maze. Stephen kings shining sequel to be made into a film. When i was in high school one of my teachers told me it was the scariest book he ever read, and after one part he threw the book across the room and slept with the lights on. He put off the shining sequel out of fears it would be inferior to the original, which is one of my books. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. Heres every difference between the shining book and the film. That book has now been adapted into a film as well, and the trailer for the thrilling movie is finally here. In the novel, jack manages to fight the hotels possession long enough for him to tell danny to run for his life. The shining is the third book published by stephen king. The book was followed in 20 by the sequel doctor sleep. A sequel to the novel was published in 20, titled doctor sleep, and focuses on danny torrance and his struggles with trauma after the events in the first book, with a movie version to be released this year.
A sequel to stephen kings 1977 cult novel the shining, doctor sleep is set several decades after the events of the original book movie. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. New image from the shining sequel doctor sleep recreates. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Every dad but he doesnt seem to be crazy when hes supposed to be. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot. But that, king says in an interview, was a deflective thing.
Nov 08, 2019 with the shining sequel doctor sleep directed by the haunting of hill houses mike flanagan now in theaters, we thought wed shine a spotlight on what makes this particular project unique, as. I am 12 and i have read cujo, misery, and now reading the shining. In the book, jack torrance went on a rampage with a croquet mallet, not an axe. The shining wiki is your complete online database to the shining the 1977 stephen king novel, the 1980 stanley kubrick film, the 1997 mick garris miniseries, the 2016 opera and the 2017 hhn haunted house. Oct 03, 2019 you surely already know what an amazing film the shining is. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better represent the character the picture was working with.
Stephen king novel and sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining, and. Its the book, very little is changed so if youve read the book you pretty much know exactly what happens. Jun 23, 2015 the maze, which does not appear in kings book, but which is where the climax of kubricks film takes place, had its grand opening earlier this month. Mar 31, 2017 if you look at any list claiming to rank the best horror movies of all time, theres a good chance that youll see director stanley kubricks 1980 classic the shining either at or near the top of. A sequel to the shining sounds like a terrible idea. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel. Oct 25, 2019 mike flanagan, the director of the shining sequel doctor sleep, explains why hes venturing into such a dangerous placeand what he feared would be going too far. Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status.
Harry potter hedge maze in real life with my wife and brady duration. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. The fact is that the stanley hotel in estes park co. From the dining room to the bar to the hallway to the room steven king resided. Shining maze opens at hotel that inspired the book the telegraph.
The 1997 miniseries remake which king approved of was filmed at the historic stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, which is the hotel stephen. The questions to ask about any shining sequel obviously relate to the scariest thing in the first film. A shining primer for all you need to know before doctor sleep. Apr 17, 2018 those familiar with stephen kings book, and its sequel doctor sleep, know that dannys shining ability was something jack may have been gifted with as well. Oct 30, 2019 watch the trailer for doctor sleep on youtube. The adaptation is balancing act between kings books and stanley. The shining 1980 in the movie adaptation, danny is notably quieter than his book counterpart.
In the 20 sequel doctor sleep wendy has passed away in 1999 from lung cancer, possibly caused from the explosion of the overlook hotel many years ago. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. After danny has a terrifying vision, a nurse visits but assures wendy she has nothing to worry about. Because doctor sleep director and writer mike flanagan has said his film is a sequel to the movie of the shining and not the book, it is reasonable to say that he needs to achieve the lofty. Doctor sleep catches up with danny torrance, who was a child in the shining. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king.
The terrifying conclusion of the shining movie takes place in a hedge maze at the overlook as jack chases danny with an axe in a psychotic rage. The maze, which does not appear in kings book, but which is where the climax of kubricks film takes place, had its grand opening earlier this month. Why doctor sleep had to end at the shinings overlook. Written and directed by mike flanagan, the film stars ewan mcgregor as danny torrance, the son of the shining protagonist jack torrance. The folio society which sounds ominously like an organisation from a bond film or from one of kings own novels excels again in taking a classic literary book and giving it a modern makeover.
The shining is nominally about exalcoholic jack torrance jack nicholson, the aforementioned failure as a patriarch, who, as he reveals in a moment of anger late in the film, sees himself as a great novelist but has nothing published to his name as he makes ends meet shoveling show and washing cars, silently blaming his stalled dream career. The stanley hotel, which overlooks rocky mountain national park served as the inspiration for stephen kings the shining, and ever since the movie debuted in 1980, tourists have flocked to the. Well at the end of the film the overlook doesnt burn down unlike the book. Sep 20, 2012 well at the end of the film the overlook doesnt burn down unlike the book. Dick hallorann scatman crothers is shown to possess the shining, a combination of telepathic and precognitive abilities.
The shining halloween horror nights 2017 universal. The 1997 miniseries remake which king approved of was filmed at the historic stanley hotel in. Part of his theory centers on the uncanny number play. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. The hotel is most recognized as the hotel that was used for the exterior hotel shots for the stanley kubrick version of the shining starring jack nicholson and shelly duvall. The shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different.
A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Mike flanagan the haunting of hill house, geralds game. Timberline lodge sits in mount hood national forest in the state of oregon.
Shining hotel finally opens hedge maze inspired by kubricks film. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. The trailer for the the shining sequel is scary simplemost. The shining s 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. The shining gets a sequel in which danny is now battling some. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen.
Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most. Jul 21, 2017 the shining 1980 death scene ben willis the fishermans killer. Stanley kubricks the shining has been given a new lease of life in the uk with the cinematic release of an extended cut restoring 25 minutes of footage removed after the initial critical mauling. It never occurred to me until this viewing that jack torrances own psychic abilities are kicking off the nastiness at the overlook. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the films. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. 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. 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. Jack and danny torrance both have the shining in kubricks film couldnt find this elsewhere, so i just wanted to solicit some conversation.
The highlyanticipated followup to stephen kings iconic haunted hotel film, the shining, has just earned a release date. The 6 weirdest theories about the shining mother jones. The shining sequel doctor sleep movie adaptation gets. Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick, which king notoriously hated. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Timberline lodge overlook hotel from the shining 2020. Kubricks adaptation of the shining arrived in 1980 and stephen king has been very vocal about his dislike towards the film, as kubrick took creative license with the story and. Danny tricks him and is able to escape the maze to reunite with his. The grady murders are mentioned in the book, but the girls arent twins and they never manifest in any shape or form. That adaptation of stephen kings 1977 novel isnt a favorite of the authors. The appearance of the follow up offers a perfect justification for.
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