A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.
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Awards:
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 13 wins & 10 nominations.
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Winifred Torrance
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John Torrance
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Tony
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Daniel Anthony Torrance
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217 Woman
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2nd Waiter
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Richard Hallorann
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Horace Derwent
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Pete Watson
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Stuart Ullman
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Delbert Grady
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Peter Boyles | ... |
AA Member
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Dan Bradley | ... |
2nd Bodyguard
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Waitress
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Lou Carlucci | ... |
1st Bodyguard
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Ron Allen | ... |
TV Weatherman
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Rich Beall | ... |
Airline Gate Agent
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Tomas Herrera | ... |
George Hatfield
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Customer
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Bertha Lynn | ... |
TV Announcer
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Tim Perovich | ... |
Croquet Player
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J.P. Romano | ... |
1st Waiter
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Kenn Solomon | ... |
Basketball Player
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David Sosna | ... |
AA Gene
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Al Shockley
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Lois Hicks | ... |
Bookstore Lady
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David Zambrano | ... |
AA Mitch
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AA Hartwell
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Wendelin Harston | ... |
Car Rental Clerk
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Gage Creed
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Billie McBride | ... |
Principal
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| Sam Raimi | ... |
Gas Station Howie
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| Lisa Thornhill | ... |
Rita Hayworth Lookalike
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| Frank Darabont | ... |
Special Appearance
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Christina Faust | ... |
Screaming Female Ghost
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Praying Ghost
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Roger Baker | ... |
Rover the Dogman
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| Richard Christian Matheson | ... |
1st Hitman
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2nd Hitman
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1st Ghost in Playhouse
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P.G. Sturges | ... |
2nd Ghost in Playhouse
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| Miguel Ferrer | ... |
Mark James Torrance
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| Michael O'Neill | ... |
Dr. Daniel Edwards
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Christopher Loucks | ... |
Graduation Attendee
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Production Companies
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1997) (United States) (tv)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1997) (Greece) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1999) (Finland) (tv)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sandrews (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2024) (Canada) (Blu-ray)
- Scream Factory (2024) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Channel (2010) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release)
- Varus Video (1997) (Russia) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Korea (2003) (South Korea) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (Japan) (VHS) (2 parts)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Steve Johnson's XFX (special makeup effects)
- VIFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
- CIS Hollywood (additional digital compositing)
- Castle/Bryant/Johnsen (main title design)
- Modern VideoFilm (post-production services)
- Steve Johnson's XFX (topiary design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Television adaptation of Stephen King novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. He ends up taking a job as a winter caretaker for a remote Colorado hotel which he seeks as an opportunity to finish a piece of work. With his wife and son with him, the caretaker settles in, only to see visions of the hotel's long deceased employees and guests. With evil intentions, they manipulate him into his dark side which takes a toll on him and his family. Written by MonkeyKingMA |
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| Taglines | 110 empty hotel rooms - filled with horror! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | (Cameo) Stephen King: Author plays Gage Creed, the band conductor. Gage Creed is also the name of the 2-year-old boy played by Miko Hughes in Pet Sematary (1989), also based on a book written by King. King also had a cameo in Pet Sematary. See more » |
| Goofs | Reflected in the Overlook's main doors, behind Watson. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Heartbreak Hotel See more » |
| Quotes |
[Addressing the Overlook Hotel]
Dick Hallorann: Hello, you old bitch. You're just as ugly in wintertime as you are in summertime. See more » |