The Shining (Movie)May 23, 1980 The film tells the story of a writer, Jack Torrance, who accepts the job of the winter caretaker at a hotel which always gets snowed in during the winter. While his family looks around the hotel during closing day, the psychic hotel cook discovers the psychic abilities of Jack's son Danny, and Danny's ability to detect ghostly presences in the hotel. In the cook's family, this ability is called "shining". When the hotel becomes snowbound, Jack Torrance is driven crazy by the ghosts in the hotel, and he tries to murder his wife and son. |
Publications referenced in The ShiningBooksThis movie shows: July 15, 1951 In The Shining, Wendy is seen reading this book. This movie is based on: 1977 TV/Films that reference The ShiningTelevision EpisodesThis movie is referred to by: Season: 6 Episode: 6October 25, 2010 Marshall talks about the scary twin girls who talk in unison. This movie is referred to by: Season: 5 Episode: 6November 2, 2009 During their argument, one of the things Marshall complains about is Lily's Shining impression. Lily responds by bending her index finger and saying "Danny's not here, Mrs. Torrance" imitating the behavior and voice of the boy in the film. This movie is referred to by: Season: 1 Episode: 10December 8, 2010 The annual trip to the family's cabin for Christmas reminds Ben of the film 'The Shining'. This movie is referred to by: Season: 2 Episode: 4April 1, 2012 After seeing Bob's crooked fingers, Gene says "red rum" with a finger. Since we can assume Gene has never read a book, he's referencing the movie. This movie is referred to by: Season: 5 Episode: 25May 7, 2009 Dwight says (doing an impression of Jack Nicholson from 'The Shining') "All work and no play makes Michael a dull boy". This movie is referred to by: Season: 2 Episode: 8April 21, 2002 On Christmas Day, Claire tells Toby that one Christmas, the plumbing backed up while her father was embalming someone in the basement, and blood was squirting out of a hose. She says it was like a scene from 'The Shining'. This movie is referred to by: Season: 3 Episode: 3October 30, 2011 This movie is referred to by: Season: 2 Episode: 1September 23, 1999 The twin girls that Stewie meet in the hallway are the girls from the famous Stephen King horror movie, The Shining This movie is referred to by: Season: 9 Episode: 9December 7, 1997 When Ned Flanders explains to Marge that they were painting Todd's room red, Todd starts saying "Red room, red room" and moves his finger, like the character of Danny does in The Shining. This movie is referred to by: Season: 7 Episode: 14January 27, 2011 Erin and Gabe play Scrabble to determine who gets to pick what movies to rent. Erin always looses, and Gabe always picks horror movies including The Shining, Rosemary's Baby, and The Ring. Television CommercialsThis movie is referred to by: Winter 2009 This Bing commercial is a spoof of the movie "The Shining". This movie is referred to by: Winter 2011 There are several parallels between this commercial and the tricycle scene from The Shining. The boy's haircut, the color of the cart matches Danny's blue tricycle, the way he covers his face to hide from something scary, and the "evil" twins show that it is unlikely to be coincidence. MoviesThis movie is remade into: 2002 This mockumentary claiming Stanley Kubrick directed the moon landing as a hoax, contains an interview with a character named Jack Torrance which was the name of the main character in The Shining - another Kubrick film. This movie is referred to by: March 26, 2010 |