Fun Trivia : Shining, The

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Shining, The

What is the name of the hotel where most of the movie takes place?

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The Overlook Hotel. The hotel itself is overlooked by the Rocky Mountains.



What sits atop the hotel?

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a flag. The US Flag waves proudly in the breeze in the scene where Allman explains the caretaker job to Jack.



At the beginning of the movie the hotel custodian is showing Jack the boiler room, what is the custodian's name?

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Watson. You don't learn his name until Allman says it later in the movie.



What kind of animal does the custodian refer to Mr. Allman as?

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weasel. He says this several times as he explains about dumping the boiler.



The hotel has run 'in the black' since when?

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1975. It's hard to believe since it was haunted.



What actor played Jack Torrence?

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Steven Weber. Jack Nicholson made the part famous in the first film, but Steven Weber got the part in the mini series



Who directed this film?

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Mick Garris. Kubrick directed the first film, but Mick Garris took over for the mini-series. Mary Lambert directed 'Pet Sematary', and Lawrence Kasdan directed 'Dreamcatcher'.



What room specifically is Danny never supposed to go into?

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217. Dick Halloran told Danny, the day his family got to the hotel, that there was something bad in room 217. In the Kubrick film, it was room 237.



Stephen King has had cameos in several of his film adaptations. What is the name of his character in this film?

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Gage Creed. The band in the costume ball scene has signs in front of them with the initials G.C. on them. Stephen King plays the band leader Gage Creed, after the little boy in 'Pet Sematary.'



What is the name of the prep school that Jack was fired from?

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Stovington. Jack Torrence caught a kid named George Hatfield slashing his tires in the Stovington parking lot. He then beats Hatfield up, which costs him his job.



What was the name of the town closest to the hotel?

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Sidewinder. When Danny had his first real 'episode', Wendy decided to take him to a doctor in Sidewinder.



While in one of his 'trances', what does Danny see on the hotel room doors?

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Skull and Crossbones. Throughout the film, Danny is trying to learn how to read, but because he's still learning Tony has to show him what's to come through pictures.



Who is Tony?

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An older Danny. Throughout the film, we see Tony when he tries to warn Danny about the hotel. At the end we find out that Tony was just Danny ten years later. In the first film, Danny said that Tony was the little boy inside his mouth.



What children's song was Danny singing when he entered the forbidden room?

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'Old MacDonald'. Danny ignores the warning that Dick Halloran gave him and goes into room 217. As he is walking through the room, he sings 'Old MacDonald' to keep from being too scared.



What hotel in Colorado did they film the movie?

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The Stanley Hotel. Stephen King got the idea to write 'The Shining' while staying at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. When they did the mini-series they decided to film it where Stephen King came up with the book.