I have to admit, if someone asked me to watch over a mountain resort hotel for the offseason, I would strongly consider it. Then again, my kid's not psychic (as far as I know).
Turns out Jack Torrance and his family didn't have the relaxing, productive time they were hoping for. Instead, they were tortured, each in their own way, by a hotel which is really a character of its own in this twisted tale.
1980's The Shining is a masterclass in pacing, symbolism, and terror. I really don't care how close it is to the book — I mean, do we ever expect Stanley Kubrick to simply stick to the source material? Part of what makes this movie so good is that it's not just trying to recreate what was written. That rarely goes well. Instead, it's inspired by Stephen King's novel.
But let's save that debate for another time when there's a beer and we have a few hours to kill. For now, I'm just curious if you remember what the name of the fictional hotel was in this horror classic.
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The answer is: The Overlook Hotel. Jack Torrance and his fam set up for a nice cozy winter at the Overlook Hotel.Stephen King based the hotel in his novel on The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. But director Stanley Kubrick actually used hotels in England and Oregon to shoot the 1980 movie — something King criticized him for.Source
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