March 30, 2010 (XX:11) Stanley Kubrick, THE SHINING (1980, 146 min) Directed by Jules Dassin Directed by Stanley Kubrick Based on the novel by Stephen King Original Music by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind Cinematography by John Alcott Steadycam operator…Garrett Brown Jack Nicholson...Jack Torrance Shelley Duvall...Wendy Torrance Danny Lloyd...Danny Torrance Scatman Crothers...Dick Hallorann Barry Nelson...Stuart Ullman Joe Turkel...Lloyd the Bartender Lia Beldam…young woman in bath Billie Gibson…old woman in bath Anne Jackson…doctor STANLEY KUBRICK (26 July 1928, New York City, New York, USA—7 March 1999, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, UK, natural causes) directed 16, wrote 12, produced 11 and shot 5 films: Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Full Metal Jacket (1987), The Shining Lyndon (1976); Nominated Oscar: Best Writing, Screenplay Based (1980), Barry Lyndon (1975), A Clockwork Orange (1971), 2001: A on Material from Another Medium- Full Metal Jacket (1988). Space Odyssey (1968), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Lolita (1962), Spartacus STEPHEN KING (21 September 1947, Portland, Maine) is a hugely (1960), Paths of Glory (1957), The Killing (1956), Killer's Kiss prolific writer of fiction. Some of his books are Salem's Lot (1974), (1955), The Seafarers (1953), Fear and Desire (1953), Day of the Black House (2001), Carrie (1974), Christine (1983), The Dark Fight (1951), Flying Padre: An RKO-Pathe Screenliner (1951). Half (1989), The Dark Tower (2003), Dark Tower: The Song of Won Oscar: Best Effects, Special Visual Effects- 2001: A Space Susannah (2003), The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three Odyssey (1969); Nominated Oscar: Best Writing, Screenplay Based (2003), The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (2003), The Dark Tower: on Material from Another Medium- Dr. Strangelove or: How I The Waste Lands (2003), The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1965); Nominated (2003), The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla (2002), Dead Zone, Oscar: Best Picture- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop The (1979), Desperation (1995), Dolores Claiborne (1992), Worrying and Love the Bomb (1965); Nominated Oscar: Best Firestarter (1980), The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel, Director- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and (1999), Insomnia (1993), Misery (1987), The Shining (1976), and Love the Bomb (1965); Nominated Oscar: Best Writing, Story and The Tommyknockers (1987). Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1969); Nominated Oscar: Best Director- 2001: A Space JOHN ALCOT (1931, London, England, UK ) was the Odyssey (1969); Nominated Oscar: Best Writing, Screenplay Based cinematographer for 20 films, some of which were, No Way Out on Material from Another Medium- A Clockwork Orange (1972); (1987), White Water Summer (1987), Miracles (1986), Baby: Secret Nominated Oscar: Best Picture- A Clockwork Orange (1972); of the Lost Legend (1985), Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord Nominated Oscar: Best Director- A Clockwork Orange (1972); of the Apes (1984), Under Fire (1983), The Beastmaster (1982), Nominated Oscar: Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Vice Squad (1982), Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1982), Fort Material- Barry Lyndon (1976); Nominated Oscar: Best Picture- Apache the Bronx (1981), Fangio - Una vita a 300 all'ora (1981), Barry Lyndon (1976); Nominated Oscar: Best Director- Barry Terror Train (1980), The Shining (1980), Who Is Killing the Great Kubrick—THE SHINING—2 Chefs of Europe? (1978), The Disappearance (1977), March or Die SCATMAN CROTHERS (23 May 1910, Terre Haute, Indiana) (1977), Barry Lyndon (1975) (photographed by), Overlord (1975) appeared in 114 films and tv series, some of which were (photographed by), Little Malcolm (1974), and A Clockwork "Morningstar/Eveningstar" (7 episodes, 1986), "Transformers" (34 Orange (1971) (lighting cameraman). episodes, 1984-1986), The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), "The Love Boat" (2 episodes, 1978-1984), "Hill Street Blues" (1 episode, GARRETT BROWN (from IMdB): Garrett Brown invented the 1984), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (Segment #2), Zapped! Oscar-winning Steadicam camera stabilizer and used it to shoot (1982), "One of the Boys" (10 episodes, 1982), Bronco Billy over a hundred movies beginning with Rocky (1976). He holds 50 (1980), The Shining (1980), "The Super Globetrotters" (13 patents worldwide for camera devices including: Steadicam JR for episodes, 1979), "Charlie's Angels" (1 episode, 1978), "Chico and camcorders; Skycam, which flies on wires over sporting events: and the Man" (65 episodes, 1974-1978), The Cheap Detective (1978), Mobycam, the underwater camera that chases the swimmers at the Mean Dog Blues (1978), "Roots" (2 episodes, 1977), Silver Streak Olympics. These were recently joined by the vertiginous, Emmy- (1976), The Shootist (1976), Stay Hungry (1976), One Flew Over award-winning Divecam and the ultra-light aerial film camera the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The Fortune (1975), Linda Lovelace for called SuperFlyCam. President (1975), "McMillan & Wife" (1 episode, 1974), "Kojak" (1 episode, 1973), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), The King of Marvin JACK NICHOLSON (22 April 1937, Neptune, New Jersey) has Gardens (1972), Chandler (1971), The Great White Hope (1970), appeared in 75 films and tv series, some of which were How Do Bloody Mama (1970), Hello, Dolly! (1969), "Bonanza" (1 episode, You Know (2010), The Bucket List (2007), The Departed (2006), 1961), The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), Walking My Baby Back Something's Gotta Give (2003), Anger Management (2003), About Home (1953), and Meet Me at the Fair (1953. Schmidt (2002), The Pledge (2001), As Good as It Gets (1997), Mars Attacks! (1996), The Evening Star (1996), Blood and Wine JOE TURKEL (15 July 1927, Brooklyn, New York) has appeared in (1996), The Crossing Guard (1995), Wolf (1994), Hoffa (1992), A 132 films and tv series, some of which were The Dark Side of the Few Good Men (1992), Man Trouble (1992), The Two Jakes Moon (1990), "Miami Vice" (1 episode, 1988), "Tales from the (1990), Batman (1989), Ironweed (1987), Broadcast News (1987), Darkside" (1 episode, 1985), Blade Runner (1982), "Fantasy Island" The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Heartburn (1986), Elephant's (1 episode, 1980), The Shining (1980), Which Way Is Up? (1977), Child (1986) (TV), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Terms of Endearment "Kojak" (1 episode, 1977), "Police Story" (1 episode, 1976), The (1983), The Border (1982), Reds (1981), Ragtime (1981), The Hindenburg (1975), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Wild in Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Shining (1980), Goin' the Sky (1972), The Animals (1970), "Ironside" (1 episode, 1968), South (1978), The Last Tycoon (1976), The Missouri Breaks (1976), "Bonanza" (3 episodes, 1961-1968), The St. Valentine's Day One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The Fortune (1975), Massacre (1967) The Sand Pebbles (1966), King Rat (1965), "Ben Tommy (1975), Professione: reporter/ The Passenger (1975), Casey" (1 episode, 1964), "The Untouchables" (5 episodes, 1960- Chinatown (1974), The Last Detail (1973), The King of Marvin 1963), Portrait of a Mobster (1961), "Bat Masterson" (2 episodes, Gardens (1972), A Safe Place (1971), Carnal Knowledge (1971), 1958-1960), Visit to a Small Planet (1960), Warlock (1959) Five Easy Pieces (1970), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (uncredited), "Dragnet" (1 episode, 1958), Paths of Glory (1957), (1970), The Rebel Rousers (1970), Easy Rider (1969), Head (1968), Jeanne Eagels (1957), "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" (2 Psych-Out (1968), Hells Angels on Wheels (1967), The Shooting episodes, 1957), Friendly Persuasion (1956), "The Lone Ranger" (2 (1967), "Dr. Kildare" (4 episodes, 1966), Ride in the Whirlwind episodes, 1955), Duffy of San Quentin (1954), and City Across the (1965), Ensign Pulver (1964), The Terror (1963), The Raven River (1949). (1963), Studs Lonigan (1960), The Wild Ride (1960), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), Too Soon to Love (1960), and The Cry from Conversations with Wilder. Cameron Crowe. Knopf, NY, Baby Killer (1958). 1999. SHELLEY DUVALL (7 July 1949, Houston, Texas) has appeared in “He [Kubrick] has never made a bad picture. Each picture he 48 films and tv series, some of which were Manna from Heaven trumps the trump.” (2002), Big Monster on Campus (2000), Dreams in the Attic (2000) "The Hughleys" (1 episode, 1999), The 4th Floor (1999), Tale of from World Film the Mummy (1998), Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997), Changing Directors V. II. Ed. John Habits (1997), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Mother Goose Rock Wakeman. The H.H. 'n' Rhyme (1990) (TV) Roxanne (1987), "Tall Tales & Legends" (3 Wilson Co. NY 1988 episodes, 1985-1986), "Faerie Tale Theatre" (10 episodes, 1982- entry by Adrian Turner 1986), Frankenweenie (1984), Time Bandits (1981), Popeye (1980), The Shining (1980), Annie Hall (1977), 3 Women (1977), Buffalo American director, Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), producer, and scenarist, Nashville (1975), Thieves Like Us (1974), McCabe & Mrs. Miller was born the Bronx, New (1971), Brewster McCloud (1970) York, the son of Jacques and Gertrude Kubrick. His Danny Lloyd (1 January 1973, Chicago, Illinois) appeared in two father was a physician, the son of Polish and Romanian Jews. films, which were Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy Kubrick attended the William Howard Taft High School. He was (1982, TV) and The Shining (1980). not a successful student but an ardent chess payer and photographer. His father, also a photographer, had bought him a 35mm still camera, and Kubrick’s first break came in April 1945 when a Kubrick—THE SHINING—3 chance picture of a newsdealer on the day of Roosevelt’s death was seeking his way to an understanding of himself and life around him. bought by Look magazine. At the age of seventeen Kubrick was He is further imperiled on his odyssey by an unseen but deadly hired by Look as a staff photographer. enemy that surrounds him; but an enemy who, upon scrutiny, seems During his four years there, Kubrick received the higher to be almost shaped from the same mold.