The Shining
- Today, Dec 20
- Sat, Dec 21
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Stanley Kubrick Run Time: 144 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1980
Starring: Barry Nelson, Danny Lloyd, Jack Nicholson, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall
Kubrick Christmas winds down with The Shining, the legendarily disturbing 1980 adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel.
The film follows Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who takes a job as the winter caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. Along with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and young son Danny (Danny Lloyd), who possesses psychic abilities called “the shining,” Jack hopes to find peace and inspiration for his writing. However, the hotel’s malevolent supernatural forces and Jack’s descent into insanity turn their stay into a nightmare. As Danny’s visions grow more disturbing and Jack becomes increasingly unhinged, Wendy must fight to protect herself and her son.
With its eerie atmosphere, iconic performances, and haunting visuals, The Shining is widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films of all time.