Excellent photos of the ahwahneeoverlook hotel from the. The shining overlook hotel was filmed at timberline lodge. In an interview, kubrick said the issue was what first attracted him to the shining, telling michel ciment that kings book seemed to strike an extraordinary balance between the psychological and the supernatural in such a way as to lead you to think that the supernatural would eventually be explained by the psychological. Thirtyfive years after its release, stanley kubricks the shining is still considered one of the best horror films ever made, an example of how movies dont need to butcher a dozen scantily clad teens to be scary. The page where danny actually enters room 217 for the first time king builds to this moment for a long time, its one of the more frightening passages in the book, is precisely on page 217. Open menu on the left to view more timberline lodge photos, videos, our partnerlist, and to experience a 3d tour of the lodge. The 1980 movie was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt. The shining 1980 heres johnny a family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.
This is the hotel where stephen king was inspired to write the shining. The film is widely regarded as one of the scariest movies of all time. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shining s overlook hotel. The hotel itself is built on the site of an indian burial ground and becomes completely snowbound during the long winters. Colorados the shining hotel finally has a hedge maze. Dumb things in the shining everyone ignored by jane harkness oct. The very best and worst colorado horror films to watch this halloween lets be honest. All interior scenes of the overlook hotel were filmed on soundstages. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shinings overlook hotel. Here youll find our virtual tour and links to general information about us here at timberline lodge ski and snowboard area.
Hotels where your favorite movies were filmed readers. The inside inspirations came from the stanley hotel in estes park, co. Oct 18, 2019 the very best and worst colorado horror films to watch this halloween lets be honest. The outsider, based on the stephen king novel, is a thematically dark story. All of the scenes below were filmed at the stanley hotel. The snowcat shots were filmed on west leg road leading to timberline lodge. The stanley hotel is not only where the mini series was filmed but is also the hotel that originally inspired stephen king to write the novel, having stayed a night there just as the hotel was closing for the season and was nearly empty of guests and employees detailed at 0. Timberline lodge, mount hood, oregon, united states. As for kubricks version, it was not filmed at the stanley.
Unlike kubricks previous works, which developed audiences gradually through word of mouth, the shining was. Open 360 photos on the right to view and explore all of our indoor and outdoor spaces and hotel rooms. Built during the great depression as a wpa project, it features yearround skiing, a heated hot tub, and incredible rustic cabin vibes. Timberline lodge sits in mount hood national forest in the state of oregon. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel the shining. The overlook hotel was a secluded hotel located in the rocky mountains and the main antagonist in the shining. The shining stylized as stephen kings the shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king novel of the same name. At the start of the film, the outside of the overlook we see is actually the timberline lodge, located in oregon. Timberline lodge was the exterior shots of the overlook hotel.
In a small midwest town, local cop ralph anderson ben mendelsohn arrests beloved teacher and little league coach. Hood in oregon is the name of the hotel that was used for the front exterior shots in the film. The timberline lodge aka the overlook hotel from the shining. For example, ullmans office has a window to the outside, but. Rob ager, an observant fan of the shining, noticed that there are many aspects to the set of the overlook hotel that make no sense.
How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining. The very best and worst colorado horror films to watch this. However, all the interior shots were made in specially built. During a stay at the stanley hotel, the shining s author, stephen king came with the film idea. What hotel does the movie, the shining take place in. But the original inspiration for the famed fictional. But it turns out that the movie the shining was not filmed here at all, so you wont see where any of the scenes were shot or even get much of a connection to the movie. Last year we had an entire documentary about the mysteries within, titled room 237. The exterior of the overlook hotel where jack takes his son and wife to work as an offseason caretaker is the timberline lodge in kubricks the shining. The hotel is actually just outside downtown estes park, a. All other outside shots were filmed at a studio in england, including the maze. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. At the start of the film, the outside of the overlook we see is actually the timberline lodge, located in.
When kubrick began production on the shining and decided on using the exterior of the timberline lodge in his film, the lodges owners requested he change the number of a room where some pivotal. During its history, it was the site of many unsavory activities, including suicides, gangland hits, and many suspicious changes of ownership, yet the hotel remained a luxurious destination known for its sumptuous grounds and spectacular mountain view. Filmed and edited by mike ko check out our workout playlis. Every time the doors opened and the blood poured out, kubrick would say, it doesnt look like blood. Shining, having booked a vacation there just as the hotel was closing for the season and was nearly empty of guests and employees. The exterior of the overlook hotel where jack takes his son and wife to work as an offseason caretaker is the timberline lodge in kubrick s the shining. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired. Constructed from 1936 to 1938 by the works progress administration, it was built and furnished by local artisans during the great depression.
Jan 06, 2020 the outsider, based on the stephen king novel, is a thematically dark story. Stephen king novel filming locations stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the. Postrelease edit edit after its premiere and a week into the general run with a running time of 146 minutes, kubrick cut a scene at the end that took place in a hospital. Stephen king novel filming locations stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked. Outside of the shining, theyre mostly terrible and enjoyably so. The shining is a 1980 britishamerican psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick, cowritten with novelist diane johnson, and starring jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, and scatman crothers. The stanley kubrick film the shining was filmed interior shots in london with exterior shots being filmed at timberline lodge mt. The page where danny actually enters room 217 for the first time king builds to this moment for a long time, its one of the more frightening passages in the book, is precisely on page. The stanley hotel estes park, colorado atlas obscura.
Located on the south side of mount hood near the town of government camp this lodge was built during the great depression. Directed by mick garris from kings teleplay, it is the second adaptation of kings book after a 1980 film by stanley kubrick and was written and produced by king based on his dissatisfaction with kubricks version. Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. Although stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic adaptation of the shining wasnt filmed at the hotel, any fan of the movie will have it at the forefront of their mind when staying there. If youre worried about getting snowed in and being driven mad by cabin fever, just. It is a mountain lodge located in mount hood about 90 km. We check out one of the filming locations of the shining, the timberline. The shining is a 1980 pyschological horror film directed by filmmaker stanley kubrick, and based on the 1977 stephen king book of the same title.
The shining aired on april 27th, 28th and may 1st, 1997 on abc. He stayed in room 217, which had long been said to be haunted. But the shining is screened in the hotels lobby every night, and guests still pop in to watch a bit of the film after a day of skiing a testament to the movies hypnotic power. King, as it turns out, ended up hating kubricks film so much that he supported a 1997 remake filmed at the stanley hotel, the place that inspired king to write the shining in the first place. The interiors were filmed at a studio, but heavily drew inspiration from the ahwahnee in yosemite national park. Although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the. Built during the great depression as a wpa project, it features yearround skiing, a heated hot. It stays faithful to the novel, which im happy about.
The muse for stephen kings the shining, a colonial revival landmark built by an entrepreneur seeking a healthier life in the rocky mountains, a property on the national register of historic places situated in estes park amid some of colorados most iconic mountain scenery the stanley hotel is no ordinary place to stay. Timberline lodge in oregon served as the exterior of the overlook hotel. Oct 24, 2014 while the the shining is a work of fiction, it was inspired by a very real 105yearold piece of history that is still open today. The film was based on stephen kings novel of the same name. What is the real name of the hotel where the movie. Oct 28, 2018 rob ager, an observant fan of the shining, noticed that there are many aspects to the set of the overlook hotel that make no sense. Soon, this faded remnant of early 20th century high life was reborn as the shining hotel. The hotel from the shining and other iconic, wellpreserved. The true story that inspired the hotel from the shining. Parts of kubricks rendition of the shining were filmed at the timberline lodge in mount hood, ore. The it movie is an adaptation of one of stephen kings most popular and bestselling novels, the classic horror book first published in 1986. Aug 14, 2015 that book, the shining, introduced that hotel, the stanley in estes park, colorado, to an entirely new generation. In real life, stanley kubrick filmed the famous snowy exterior shots at the timberline lodge in oregon.
The british film institute rereleased the shining in uk cinemas it was the us version, 24 minutes longer from the previously seen european theatrical release. The stanley hotel was also used in the movie dumb and dumber. Though timberline lodge is the outside of the overlook in kubricks the shining, the inside are sets designed after. The european release of the shining a few months later was 25 minutes shorter due to kubricks removal of most of the scenes taking place outside the environs of the hotel. The very best and worst colorado horror films to watch.
The hotel is most recognized as the hotel that was used for the exterior hotel shots for the stanley kubrick version of the shining starring jack nicholson and shelly duvall. What better film to feature than stanley kubricks classic the shining. Chapter two are set in the fictional town of derry maine. Aug 27, 2007 the snowcat shots were filmed on west leg road leading to timberline lodge. Stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the overlook hotel is the timberline lodge, mount hood in the hood. Timberline lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of mount hood in clackamas county, oregon, about 60 miles 97 km east of portland. Only the establishing shot of the film, where the hotels exterior is shown in full from above, was filmed at the timberline lodge. Oct 30, 2017 check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. Stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the overlook hotel is the timberline lodge, mount hood in the. During a stay at the stanley hotel, the shinings author, stephen king came with the film idea.
Interesting if you want to learn about the history of estes park, f. Fans of the shining may recognize the exterior of timberline lodge. Watch the shining at the overlook hotels filming location. This would be remarkable if it werent for the fact that the shot took nine days to set up. Timberline lodge was dedicated september 28, 1937, by president franklin d. Timberline lodge overlook hotel from the shining 2020. That book, the shining, introduced that hotel, the stanley in estes park, colorado, to an entirely new generation. The shining uses highkey lighting, lowkey lighting and threepoint lighting to show the different moods in the film goodykoontz, 2011. It is a mountain lodge located in mount hood about 90 km 60 mi from portland. The interior design of the ahwahnee is actually pretty distinctive, especially where parkitecture is concerned. Construced 19361938, this beautiful lodge was used as the exterior. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. If you cant find an answer to your question, please feel free to reach out to us via our contact us form. The movie the shining filmed the outside of timberline lodge.
Hood in oregon was used for the front exterior, but all the interiors as well as the back of the hotel were specially built at elstree studios in london, england. Once you step inside the stanley, you realize just how much life both does and does not imitate art. Timberline lodge is located at the end of timberline rd. It follows the story of a group of children, the losers club, terrorized by a demonic entity that appears in the form of an evil clown, pennywise. The inside shots were filmed at the elstree studios in hertfordshire, england and were built based on rooms at the ahwanee in yosemite. The timberline lodge sits high on the shoulder of one of the most iconic mountain. So to celebrate 20 years of hotel ownership, john w. In the original movie the outside shots were filmed at timberline lodge on mt. The stanley hotel served as the inspiration for the overlook hotel in stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel the shining and as the filming location for the 1997 tv miniseries, also written by king. However, from start to finish, all the spooky and supernatural elements of the movie play out within the overlook hotel. Welcome to timberline lodges truetour digital brochure. The shining is able to creep you out so much you have to check if the doors are locked. Stanley kubrick, known for his compulsiveness and numerous retakes, got the difficult shot of blood pouring from the elevators in only three takes.
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