And were in the overlook hotel, the obscenely haunted hotel from stanley kubricks 1980 horror masterpiece, the shining. Experience the legendary history on one of many daily hotel tours, or treat yourself to estes parks most creative food and drink at cascades restaurant and the whiskey bar. The stanley was not used in kubricks 1980 movie starring jack nicholson. The shining stylized as stephen kings the shining is a threeepisode horror television miniseries based on the stephen king novel of the same name. Living in nearby boulder, he was referred to the hotels reallife pet cemetery which would also be. Interesting if you want to learn about the history of estes park, f. Based on the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, the hotel s exterior used in the 1977 novel the shining, is built in colonial revival style. While the overlook itself is fantasy, its based on a reallife hotel in colorado, represented in the film by a ski resort in oregon, and modeled inside. The stanley offers something for every visitor, including the lodge, a quaint, dogfriendly, bed and breakfaststyle accommodation and a wide variety of extended stay options at the. That scene was shot at elstree studios in england, where the front of the timberline was recreated on a backlot, but the establishing shots of the wintry overlook were captured by a twoman second. The shining film edit the hotel s exterior in the 1980 film version is based on the timberline lodge in mount hood, oregon and was built and furnished by local artisans during the great depression. The timberline lodge aka the overlook hotel from the shining timberline lodge sits in mount hood national forest in the state of oregon. Discover the filming locations of stanley kubricks horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana. Apr 23, 2011 interesting if you want to learn about the history of estes park, f.
The exteriors for the hotel in the movie version were filmed at the timberline lodge on the slopes of mount hood in oregon. He based it on the stanley hotel, which is located in estes, colorado. One of the most iconic locations in horror history is the overlook hotel from director stanley kubricks version of the stephen king story the shining. 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. 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 river area of northern oregon. Once you step inside the stanley, you realize just how much life both does and does not imitate art. Inside colorados stanley hotel, the inspiration for the shining. Stanley hotel in estes park, co offers 4 types of hotel accommodations including historic rooms, bed and breakfast boutique hotel, modern hotel rooms, and 1 to 3 bedroom condominiums perfect for groups. The stanley is a shining example of how and where to make you look. United states canadian hotel in the movie the shining if i remember correctly, the movie the shining the original with jack nicholson was partly filmed at a hotel. Built during the great depression as a wpa project, it features yearround skiing, a heated hot tub, and incredible rustic cabin vibes. The stanley hotel is a 142room colonial revival hotel in estes park, colorado, united states of america. Aug 23, 2011 the shining filming video location 1980 kubrick jack nicholson.
Stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel. Built by freelan oscar stanley, the owner of the stanley steamer company. King renamed the stanley the overlook hotel, and his novel, the shining, became his first bestseller. Having chosen kings novel as a basis for his next project, and after a preproduction phase, kubrick had sets constructed on soundstages at emi elstree studios in borehamwood, hertfordshire, england.
For nearly 40 years now, the shining has reigned as one of the most acclaimed and terrifying horror films ever made. Hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie appeal the stanley hotel in estes park, colo. The chilling reallife hotel of horrors which inspired the. Mar 16, 2020 the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, marks the original inspiration for kings novel.
But the original inspiration for the famed fictional. It gained notoriety after famed horror writer, stephen king, spent the night with his wife at the stanley hotel back in 1974. Dec 24, 2018 as seen in both stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks film, the shining s overlook hotel isnt just one place. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shinings overlook hotel. As for kubricks version, it was not filmed at the stanley. The hotel is most recognized as the hotel that was used for the exterior hotel shots for the stanley kubrick version of the. Stanley kubrick, who was a fan of scotts previous film alien 1979, happily gifted the footage, under the condition that only shots were used that havent been used in the shining. The hotel that inspired stephen king to pen the novel is the stanley in estes park, co just. 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 stanley hotels most famous and requested room is without a doubt room 217. The stanley hotel, which overlooks rocky mountain national park served as the inspiration for stephen kings the shining, and ever since the movie debuted in 1980, tourists have flocked to the.
I n horror books and movies, setting is everything. The timberline lodge aka the overlook hotel from the shining. Stanley kubrick, the director of the shining, followed in kings footsteps in 1980 and based the film s famous overlook hotel off of the stanley hotel. Known as the hotel that inspired stephen king to write the shining, the stanley hotel hosted both the novelist and his wife tabitha for one. Not filming the movie at the stanley had, according to one site, annoyed stephen king and this had been the part. The real hotel in colorado that inspired king to write the novel. Sep 16, 2014 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. Because there was insufficient snow in estes park at the time, the film did not use the stanley as a shooting location, but the timberline lodge above in mt. The stanley hotel, stephen kings inspiration for the shining.
The film production built a life sized model of the overlook hotel in london and supplemented by filming in various locations in california, montana, and oregon. 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. Both book and film delve into the tricks the mind can play on those. James mason can be seen visiting the set of stanley kubricks the shining 1980 in making the shining 1980. Kubricks overlook is actually the timberline lodge at mt. Timberline lodge sits in mount hood national forest in the state of oregon. King was not happy with the kubrick adaptation it wasnt true to his book. Each room includes a comfortable queen bed, king bed or two queen beds. The miniseries made for abc was indeed filmed at the stanley hotel. Stephen king the overlook the stanley hotel and ghosts. The movie gettysburg was filmed on the gettysburg national battlefield which is haunted.
All of the scenes below were filmed at the stanley hotel. Its actually three separate locations, each with its own stories and place. Jun 11, 20 the remake of the shining was filmed at the stanley hotel. The shining filming video location 1980 kubrick jack. A visit to the historic hotel that spawned the shining. The stanley hotel, stephen kings inspiration for the. 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. The property, which overlooks rocky mountain national park, served as the inspiration for stephen kings the shining. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired the shining. Sep 29, 2019 much of the shining took place inside the ominous overlook hotel, a location that has become an iconic landmark in pop culture from the grady twins down the hall to the carpeting on the floor. The shining the stanley hotel, which inspired stephen kings novel the shining, was investigated by the tv show ghost hunters in 2006. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. Oct 31, 2014 known as the hotel that inspired stephen king to write the shining, the stanley hotel hosted both the novelist and his wife tabitha for one night in october 1974. The stanley hotel, listed on the national register of historic places, offers oldworld charm matched with modern day amenities in a spectacular mountain location.
Nov 26, 2012 the shining filming location kubrick jack nicholson. The set for the overlook hotel was then the largest ever built. The hotel and its surrounding structures are listed on the national register of historic places. Historic stanley hotel accommodations the stanley hotel. Specifically, were in the colorado lounge, the sprawling space. Construced 19361938, this beautiful lodge was used as the exterior of the overlook hotel in the stanley. Jul 26, 2019 one of the most iconic locations in horror history is the overlook hotel from director stanley kubricks version of the stephen king story the shining. Stanley kubrick used oregons timberline lodge for the exterior shots of the shining s overlook hotel.
The shining, was inspired by these events and the overall experience of being secluded in the grand resort hotel alone. This is super apparent in the shining, stephen kings novel which was adapted for the screen by stanley kubrick. While the stanley hotel was an obvious choice, kubrick found just what he had in mind at the timberline lodge on mt. Hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie. The true story that inspired the hotel from the shining. Aug 14, 2015 that book, the shining, introduced that hotel, the stanley in estes park, colorado, to an entirely new generation. The stanley hotel also hosted the horror novelist stephen king, serving as inspiration for the overlook hotel in his 1977 bestseller the shining and the 1980 film adaption well as the location for the 1997 miniseries and 2016 opera. Stanley, cofounder of the stanley motor carriage co. The stanley hotel historic stanley estes park hotel 4. Thats because the production crew chose a more accessible and convenient location to film the exterior shots for the movie.
The overlook hotel was a secluded hotel located in the rocky mountains and the main antagonist in the shining. Welcome to the stanley hotel, set on 160 acres of pristine. By morning, his seminal 1977 novel the shining was born. Stanley kubrick did not usually allow visitors to his set, but made an exception for mason, who had memorably played humbert humbert in lolita 1962. The exterior shots were filmed at mount hoods timberline lodge. Historic hotel s history the stanley earned a reputation as a paranormal nerve center long before kings arrival at the hotel, completed in 1909 as an elite, 420room retreat by entrepreneur and inventor f. The stanley hotel is best known for being the inspiration for stephen kings bestselling novel the shining and the subsequent film starring jack nicholson as the slowly driven mad overseer. Excellent photos of the ahwahneeoverlook hotel from the. Timberline lodge overlook hotel from the shining 2020. Doctor sleep overlook hotel sets are an exact recreation film. The stanley hotel in estes park, colorado, is on the national register of historic places and has hosted numerous celebrities since opening in 1909, but it remains most famous as the hotel where.
All the superior king rooms are located in the main building of the stanley hotel. The shining hotel the scary building that inspired stephen king. The actual hotel was used in the 1997 television miniseries the overlook in stanley kubricks the shining. Were all familiar with the the stanley hotel in colorado that is the model for the exterior of the overlook hotel in. Stanley kubricks adaptation of stephen kings novel about a haunted hotel and. The shining is considered one of the most significant films in history. Today, it includes a restaurant, spa, and bedandbreakfast and provides guided tours which feature the history and alleged. The stanley hotel estes park, colorado atlas obscura. The stanley hotel in estes park, colorado knows how to appeal to its fan base.
Oct 28, 2015 in 1974, master of horror stephen king and his wife tabitha spent just one night in room 217 at the stanley hotel in estes park, colo. The lobby and lounge of the overlook hotel was modeled on the ahwahnee hotel and was created at elstree studios. 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. Sep 04, 2015 hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie appeal the stanley hotel in estes park, colo. Stanley kubricks movie the shining was not filmed at the stanley hotel however. The shining is set in the fictional overlook hotel, with oregons timberline lodge used for filming credit. However the movie, the shining was filmed at mt hood lodge in oregon. The stanley hotel is located in estes park colorado, the gateway to one of the most visited national parks in the united states. When the hotel becomes snowbound, jack torrance is driven mad by the ghosts in the hotel. Classic rooms are located within the main building of the stanley hotel. Hotel that inspired the shining builds on its eerie appeal. Even though kings inspiration for the shining is the stanley hotel, the stanley kubrick film based on his novel starring jack nicholson was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt hood, oregon for its exterior scenes. 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. 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.
The superior king rooms are more spacious rooms that include a comfortable king bed with custom, handmade bedding. Soon, this faded remnant of early 20th century high life was reborn as the shining hotel. The shining was a fictional tale but the setting was inspired by the true hauntings within colorados stanley hotel. 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. Kubrick filmed the exteriors at timberline lodge in oregon. A sequel to the film and based on the book of the same name, doctor sleep, is set to hit theaters in november. But the hotel that inspired stephen kings story is the stanley hotel in colorado. Rumors are the kings were the only guests at the stanley hote. The stanley hotel was born with its founder freelan oscar stanley neardeath. The facade of the hotel used in his film was modeled after the tiberland hotel in oregon. The stanley is always included in lists of the most haunted places in america. How to visit the reallife overlook lodge from the shining.
Asked in movies where was the movie birdcage filmed. The stanley appeared in the 1990s kingsanctioned madefortv series version, as he wasnt a fan of stanley kubricks atmosphereheavy, plotlight take on his material. Many elements of the story, as well as the hotel itself, was inspired by the stanley hotel. Most recently the stanley has opened, the aspire residences, offering premier, luxury accommodations with inspiration, style, and sophistication. But the reallife story of stanley hotel is scarier than fiction.
Sep 09, 2019 consequently, in 1997, a kingapproved take on the story was released, in the form of a threepart miniseries dubbed stephen kings the shining. We check out one of the filming locations of the shining, the timberline lodge in oregon. The miniseries used the stanley hotel for all exterior shots, and even some interior scenes, honoring the place where the shining first took shape. Oct 24, 2014 though the stanley is often referred to as the hotel from the shining, this is a misnomer. Colorados the shining hotel finally has a hedge maze. The hotel from the shining and other iconic, wellpreserved. The entire film was shot on soundstages at emi elstree studios in borehamwood, england. Kubrick filmed the exteriors at timberline lodge in oregon the overlook hotel was a secluded hotel located in the rocky mountains and the main antagonist in the shining. What better film to feature than stanley kubricks classic the shining. Inside colorados stanley hotel, the inspiration for the. The spooky story behind colorados haunted stanley hotel. The actual hotel was used in the 1997 television miniseries. The movie stars jack nicholson as jack torrance, a blocked writer who takes a job in an isolated hotel hoping to find inspiration. Apparently the abc miniseries, the shining was filmed at the stanley hotel.
The film production built a life sized model of the overlook hotel in london and supplemented by filming in various locations. Stephen kings the shining novel novel was the basis for stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece film. While the overlook itself is fantasy, its based on a reallife hotel in colorado, represented in the film by a ski resort in oregon, and modeled inside after a lodge in yosemite national park, all. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. To complicate matters further, its sometimes claimed that the film was made at the stanley hotel, 333 east wonderview avenue, estes park in colorado. The shining filming location kubrick jack nicholson. It is interesting to note that the stanley was also the filming location of the. The stanley hotel was also used in the movie dumb and dumber. Ghosts of the stanley hotel and a night in room 217 amys crypt. But one night in the mountain resort of estes park was all it took. Kubrick actually used exteriors from a different hotel for the film starring jack nicholson and shelley. This was no problem, as enough unused footage of the scene was available.
The stanley hotel, listed on the national register of historic places, offers oldworld charm matched with modern day amenities in a spectacular mountain. Both book and film delve into the tricks the mind can play on those susceptible to paranoia, fear and violence when trapped and cut off from the real, rational and sane world. The shining to be shown at the overlook hotel filming location. Stanley kubrick, the director of the shining, followed in kings footsteps in 1980 and based the films famous overlook hotel off of the stanley hotel. This is the hotel where stephen king was inspired to write the shining. Was the shining filmed at the stanley hotel in estes park. Redrum inside the hotel which inspired the shining. Check into the reallife hotel of horrors that inspired. The 1980 movie was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt. Youve surely noticed that the overlook hotel in stanley kubricks the shining, starring jack nicholson, looks nothing like the colorado hotel. Hood, oregon, which some fans will claim is actually the shining hotel. The stanley hotel also hosted the horror novelist stephen king, serving as inspiration for the overlook hotel in his 1977 bestseller the shining and the 1980 film adaption well as the location for the 1997 miniseries. Today, the hotel features a restaurant, spa and bedandbreakfast, and provides guided tours. Canadian hotel in the movie the shining fodors travel.
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