In an effort to overcome his writer's block, Jack Torrance accepts the position of winter caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel in Colorado. Along with his wife Wendy and son Danny, who suffers from psychic premonitions, he settles in. As Danny's visions become more disturbing and Jack's writing is unsuccessful, he learns the hotel's evil secrets and begins to transform into a murderous lunatic hell-bent on killing his family.
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Llyod, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, Tony Burton
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genre: Drama, Horror
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