The Overlook Hotel

Ephemera related to Stanley Kubrick's Masterpiece of Modern Horror, 'The Shining'

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Rare poster advertising a special screening of The Shining in Bridgton, Maine—then home of author Stephen King—two days ahead of the film's wide national release.

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Artist: Dalton Frizelli

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Artist: Josh Mecouch (pantspants)

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Artist: Josh Mecouch

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Lister Knitting Pattern N2163 - "Space Age"

Costume designer Milena Canonero remembers finding one of these sweaters in a secondhand shop: "The original was slightly different and in bad shape, but I liked the idea. I had it reknitted and changed the design somewhat, to make it right for Danny. I had a great knitter who knitted several sweaters for the movie."

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When Jack Nicholson signed on to play Jack Torrance in The Shining, he turned down the lead role in Richard Attenborough’s Magic (1978). The part of Charles “Corky” Withers was eventually played by Anthony Hopkins.

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“Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining” -- Collector’s Edition of 1000 copies now available from TASCHEN.

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Dan Lloyd, who played Danny Torrance in The Shining, poses with a Jack Nicholson impersonator at the Motor City Comicon in October of 2021.

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Artist: Dan Polydoris

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Artist: Austin Call

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A series of student projects at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) re-created several sets from The Shining at 1:6 scale. The students created the models in the “Model Making for Animation” program under the guidance of Head of Model Making, John Lee.

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The Hollywood Reporter ran this profile of Shelley Duvall on February 11, 2021. In the interview she looks back on her career, including her time filming The Shining for director Stanley Kubrick. 

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Shelley Duvall with boyfriend Paul Simon, backstage at Saturday Night Live, which she hosted on May 14, 1977 – mere days before finding out that Stanley Kubrick had decided to cast her in The Shining. Duvall didn’t begin production on The Shining until just over one year later. Duvall and Simon broke up just before she left for London to shoot the film.

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Artist: SYH Design

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Artist: Rick Melton

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Artist: Andrew Jones

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Artist: Neil Davies