It was written by a horror writer. Not Stephen King but the commonly named Diane Johnson. She and Kubrick wrote the screenplay together. She wrote horror books too. Anybody ever read her stuff in book form? I haven't! Well, her horror writing expertise along with Kubrick's mega-superb direction is why the movie is so terrifying!
Δεν μπορείτε να βρείτε κάποια ταινία ή σειρά; Συνδεθείτε για να τη δημιουργήσετε.
Θέλετε να αξιολογήσετε ή να προσθέσετε αυτό το στοιχείο σε μια λίστα;
Δεν είσαι μέλος;
Απάντηση από τον/την bratface
στις 13 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 05:45 ΜΜ
Which of her novels are you considering horror? Most of her writings are considered to be 'satire'.
Here's a sad bit of trivia, her second husband (Dr. John F. Murray) died from Covid-19 in March 2020.
Απάντηση από τον/την Benton12
στις 13 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 07:27 ΜΜ
Not what I heard. I heard she was a horror writer. Saw mention of it in a documentary video. Never read any of her books. Why would Kubrick hire a lady who wrote nothing but funny stuff to help him write a horror film?
Απάντηση από τον/την bratface
στις 13 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 07:43 ΜΜ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Johnson
Απάντηση από τον/την Benton12
στις 13 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 09:24 ΜΜ
Thanks!
Απάντηση από τον/την bratface
στις 14 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 12:49 ΕΊΜΑΙ
You are welcome.
Απάντηση από τον/την tmdb53400018
στις 15 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 09:52 ΜΜ
Hell no, it wasn't King. While his negative feedback toward the film has lessened over the years, his mixed response to it after its release is well-documented. King said that The Shining was the only adaptation of his novels that he could remember "hating." He even denied The Shining's effectiveness as an actual horror film.
Απάντηση από τον/την wonder2wonder
στις 16 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 02:50 ΕΊΜΑΙ
So, Diane Johnson is a co-writer of "The Shining".
Απάντηση από τον/την bratface
στις 16 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 03:36 ΕΊΜΑΙ
No, not the novel but the screenplay for the movie.
Απάντηση από τον/την wonder2wonder
στις 16 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 05:53 ΕΊΜΑΙ
Yes, I understood that as well. But from the posts above, I got the impression that she might have been writing horror stories under a pseudonym, perhaps even assisted Stephen King.
Απάντηση από τον/την Benton12
στις 16 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 07:33 ΕΊΜΑΙ
Assisted overrated King in what? The writing of this film?
Απάντηση από τον/την wonder2wonder
στις 16 Αύγουστος 2020 στις 08:11 ΕΊΜΑΙ
The writing of his books.
Απάντηση από τον/την tmdb53400018
στις 1 Μάιος 2022 στις 03:38 ΜΜ
Good write-up, and also don't forget the contributing factor of delightfully spooky sound track songs such as "It's All Forgotten Now" by Al Bowlly, Ray Noble & Orchestra...
Απάντηση από τον/την Benton12
στις 1 Μάιος 2022 στις 09:45 ΜΜ
King's writing was so bad. One time somebody was mad at me and gave me one of his (SK's) lousy novels to read at bedtime. Terrible. Not scary. Just crummy, amateurish writing.
Απάντηση από τον/την Tresix
στις 6 Απρίλιος 2024 στις 11:56 ΜΜ
I’ve watched this movie twice and I STILL think it’s overrated.