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"THE SHINING."Post Production Script.A STANLEY KUBRICK FILMEXECUTIVE PRODUCER:JAN HARLANPRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY:STANLEY KUBRICKJuly, 1980

"THE SHINING."EXT. COLORADO MOUNTAIN (U.S.A.) - DAY - L.S.Lake and Mountains.lake.CAMERA TRACKS FORWARD past island inDISSOLVE TO:EXT. ROAD - DAY - L.S.High Angle V.W. Car moving along road - CAMERA TILTS UP withit.CUT TO:EXT. COLORADO MOUNTAINS & ROAD - DAY - L.S.Mountains and Road - V.W. Car moves away along road - CAMERATRACKS after it.CUT TO:L.S. V.W. Car moving away along road - CAMERA TRACKS afterit and passes car - TRACKING FORWARD to Mountains in b.g.CUT TO:M.L.S. High Angle V.W. Car moves away along road - CAMERATILTS UP with it. Car goes into tunnel and comes out otherside. CAMERA TRACKS after car.CUT TO:L.S. V.W. Car moves along road.Mountains in b.g.CAMERA TRACKS after it.CUT TO:L.S. High Angle V.W. Car moving away along road.in b.g. CAMERA TRACKS after car.MountainCUT TO:L.S. Mountain - CAMERA TRACKS IN on Hotel.CUT TO:Black Frames.THE INTERVIEW.CUT TO:

2.INT. OVERLOOK HOTEL/LOBBY - DAY - M.L.S.Jack walks L-R across Lobby. CAMERA TRACKS BACK & PANS withhim to RECEPTIONIST behind desk.JACKHi, I've got an appointment with Mr.Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance.RECEPTIONISTHis office is the first door on theleft.JACKThank you.JACK moves away R-L. CAMERA PANS with him and TRACKS INafter him through Secretary's office to open door of ULLMAN'soffice - revealing ULLMAN seated at desk with SECRETARYstanding beside him.JACKMr. Ullman?ULLMANYes?JACKI'm Jack Torrance.ULLMANOh, well - come on in Jack.ULLMAN stands up and hands book to SECRETARY, walking roundside of desk. JACK moves into office. CAMERA TRACKS INafter him. He shakes hands with ULLMAN.ULLMANVery nice to meet you.JACKNice to meet you, Mr. Ullman.ULLMAN points to SECRETARY.ULLMANThis is my secretary, Susie.SECRETARYHallo.JACKSusie, how do you do?

3.ULLMANHave any trouble finding us?JACKOh, no problem at all. I made thetrip in three and a half hours.ULLMANWell, that's very good time, verygood. Please sit down a minute.ULLMAN points to chair cam.R.walks behind desk.JACK sits cam.R.f.g.ULLMANULLMANJAck, just make yourself at home.Would you like some coffee?JACKWell, if you are going to havesome, I wouldn't mind. Thanks.ULLMANSusie.SECRETARYSure.ULLMANOh, and would you ask Bill Watsonto join us?SECRETARYYes, I will.ULLMAN sits behind desk.SUSIE walks forward to R.f.g.DISSOLVE TO:EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING/BOULDER - DAY - L.S.Apartment Building - cars parked in front of it.in b.g. CAMERA TRACKS IN on Apartment Building.MountainCUT TO:INT. JACK & WENDY'S APARTMENT IN BOULDER (USA) / LIVINGROOM - DAY - M.L.S.DANNY is sitting at table eating a sandwich.cam.R reading book.DANNYMom.WENDY sitting

4.WENDYYeah.DANNYDo you really want to go and livein that hotel for the winter?WENDYSure, Danny, it will be lots of fun.DANNYYeah, I guess so. Anyway, there'shardly anybody to play with aroundhere.WENDYYeah, I know. It always takes alittle time to make new friends.CUT TO:M.S. DANNY eating sandwich.DANNYYeah, I guess so.CUT TO:M.S. WENDYWENDYWhat about Tony? He's lookingforward to the hotel, I bet.CUT TO:M.S. DANNY while eating sandwich wiggles forefinger of hisL.hand and speaks with different voice.TONYNO, I ain't Mrs. Torrance.CUT TO:M.S. WENDYWENDYOh come on, Tony. Don't be silly.CUT TO:M.S. DANNY wiggles forefinger of L.hand and speaks withdifferent voice.

5.TONYI don't want to go there, Mrs.Torrance.CUT TO:M.S. WENDYWENDYWell, how come you don't want to go?CUT TO:M.S. DANNY wiggles forefinger of L.hand and speaks withdifferent voice.TONYI just don't.CUT TO:M.S. WENDY.WENDYWell, let's just wait and see.We're all gonna have a real goodtime.DISSOLVE TO:INT. OVERLOOK HOTEL/ULLMAN'S OFFICE - DAY - M.L.S.JACK over ULLMAN seated at desk. BILL WATSON enter office.JACK rises and shakes hands with him.ULLMANBill, I'd like you to meet JackTorrance.WATSONHow do you do?JACKBill, how do you do?WATSONPleased to meet you.JACKPleasure to meet you.ULLMANGrab a chair Bill, and join in.

6.WATSON & JACK sit down.ULLMANJack is going to take care of theOverlook for this winter. I wouldlike you to take him around theplace as soon as we are through.WATSONFine.ULLMANJack is a schoolteacher.CUT TO:M.C.S. JACK.JACKEh - formerly a school-teacher.WATSON (OFF)What line of work are you in now?JACKI'm a writer um. Teaching hasbeen more or less a way of makingends meet.CUT TO:M.C.S. WATSON.WATSONWell this ought to be quite achange for you.CUT TO:M.C.S. JACKJACKWell, I'm looking for a change.ULLMAN (OFF)Our people in Denver recommendedJack very highly, and, for once, Iagree with them.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMAN

7.ULLMANLet's see, where were we? Yes. Iwas about to explain that eh. ourseason here runs from oh May 15thto October 30th and then we closedown completely until the followingMay.CUT TO:M.C.S. JACKJACKDo you mind if I ask why you dothat? It seems to me that theskiing up here would be fantastic.ULLMAN (OFF)Oh, it sure would beCUT TO:M.S. ULLMANULLMAN (CONT'D)but the problem is the enormouscost it would be to keep the roadto the Sidewinder open. It's a.It's a 25 mile stretch of road gets an average of 20 feet of snowduring the winter, and there's justno way to make it economicallyfeasible to keep it clear. Whenthe place was built in 1907, therewas very little interest in wintersports, and this site was chosenfor its seclusion and scenic beauty.CUT TO:M.L.S. ULLMAN over WATSON & JACK.JACKWell, it's certainly got plenty ofthat.JACK laughs.ULLMANThat's right. And did they giveyou any idea in Denver about whatthe job entails?

8.JACKOnly in a very general way.ULLMANWell.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMANULLMAN (CONT'D).the winters can be fantasticallycruel, and the basic idea isto.to cope with the very costlydamage and depreciation which canoccur. And this consists mainly ofrunning the boiler, heatingdifferent parts of the hotel on adaily rotating basis, repairingdamage as it occurs and doingrepairs, so that the elements can'tget a foothold.CUT TO:M.C.S. JACKJACKWell, that sounds fine to me.ULLMAN grunts off.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMANULLMANPhysically, it's not a verydemanding job. The only thing thatcan get a bit trying up here duringthe winter is eh. the tremendoussense of isolation.CUT TO:M.C.S. JACKJACKWell, that just happens to beexactly what I'm looking for. I'meh. I'm outlining a new writingproject, and eh.(MORE)

9.JACK (CONT'D)five months of peace is just what Iwant.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMANULLMANThat's very good Jack, because eh.for some people eh solitude andisolation.CUT TO:M.C.S. JACK.ULLMAN (OFF) (CONT'D)can of itself be a problem.JACKNot for me.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMAN.ULLMANHow about your wife and son? Howdo you think they'll take to it?CUT TO:M.C.S. JACK.JACKThey'll love it.ULLMAN (OFF)Great.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMANULLMANWell, before I turn you over toBill, there is one other thing Ithink we should talk about. Idon't want to sound melodramatic,but it is something that's.(MORE)

10.ULLMAN (CONT'D)been known to give a few peoplesecond thoughts about the job.CUT TO:M.C.S. JACKJACKI'm intrigued.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMAN.ULLMANI don't suppose they eh told youanything in Denver about thetragedy we had up here during thewinter of 1970?CUT TO:M.C.S. JACK shakes his head.JACKI don't believe they did.CUT TO:M.S. BILL WATSON.ULLMAN (OFF)Well, my predecessor in this jobCUT TO:M.S. ULLMAN.ULLMAN (CONT'D)hired a man named Charles Grady, asthe winter caretaker. He came uphere with his wife and two littlegirls of about eight or ten. Andhe had a good employment record,good references and from what I'vebeen told, I mean, he seemed like acompletely normal individual. Butat some point during the winter, hemust have suffered some kind of acomplete mental breakdown.(MORE)

11.ULLMAN (CONT'D)He ran amok and eh. killed hisfamily with an axe,CUT TO:M.C.S. JACKULLMAN (OFF) (CONT'D)stacked them neatly in one of therooms in the West Wing, and then heum. then he put eh both barrelsof his shotgun in his mouth.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMAN sitting behind desk.ULLMAN (CONT'D)The police eh. they thought thatit was what the old-timers used tocall cabin-fever, a kind ofclaustrophobic reaction which canoccur when people areCUT TO:M.C.S. JACKULLMAN (OFF) (CONT'D)shut in together over long periodsof time.JACKWell, that is eh quite a story.CUT TO:M.S. ULLMAN laughs.ULLMANYes, it is. Oh, it's still hardfor me to believe that it actuallyhappened here, but it did and eh.I think you can appreciate why Iwanted to tell you about it.CUT TO:M.C.S. JACK.

12.JACKAh, I certainly can, and eh. Ialso understand why your people inDenver left it for you to tell me.JACK laughs.CUT TO:U.S. ULLMAN laughing.ULLMANWell, obviously some people can beCUT TO:M.C.S. JACK.ULLMAN (OFF) (CONT'D)put off by the idea of stayingalone in a place where somethinglike that actually happened.JACKWell, you can rest assured Mr.Ullman, that's not going to happenwith me, and eg as far as my wifeis concerned, I am sure she'll beabsolutely fascinated when I tellher about it. She's a confirmedghost story and horror film addict.DISSOLVE TO:INT. BOULDER APARTMENT/BATHROOM - DAY - M.S.Shooting through open door - DANNY standing on stool at basin.DANNYTony, do you think Daddy will getthe job?TONY (OFF)Yeah, he did. He's gonna phoneWendy up in a few minutes to tellher.CUT TO:INT. BOULDER KITCHEN/LIVING ROOM - DAY - M.S.WENDY back to camera washing dishes at sink. PHONE RINGSOFF. She dries her hand and puts carton in fridge. Thenmoves L-R into Living Room - CAMERA PANS with her.

13.She picks up telephone receiver.WENDY(into phone)Hello.CUT TO:INT. HOTEL - LOBBY - DAY - M.L.S.JACK leaning on counter at reception desk, speaking intophone.JACK(into phone)Hi, babe.WENDY(over phone)Hi, hon. How's it going?JACK(into phone)Great. Look, I'm at the hotel andI still have an awful lot to gothrough. I don't think I can gethome before nine or ten.CUT TO:INT. BOULDER APARTMENT/LIVING ROOM - DAY - M.S.WENDY sitting on back of chair phone to ear.WENDY(into phone)Sounds like you got the job?CUT TO:INT. HOTEL - LOBBY - DAY - M.L.S.JACK leaning on reception desk with phone to ear.JACK(into phone)Right it's a beautiful place.and Danny are gonna love it.YouINT. BOULDER APARTMENT/BATHROOM - DAY - M.S.DANNY standing on stool by basin. He is reflected in mirror.CAMERA TRACKS IN on his reflection in mirror.

14.DANNYTony, why don't you want to go tothe hotel?DANNY wiggles forefinger.TONY (OFF)I don't know.DANNYYou do too know, now come on tell me.DANNY wiggles forefinger.TONY (OFF)I don't want to.DANNYPlease.DANNY wiggles forefinger.TONY (OFF)No.DANNYNow Tony, tell me.CUT TO:INT. HOTEL - LOBBY - M.L.S.Shooting towards doors of lifts. Blood gushes in fromL.side of lift and in from corridors L. and R. of liftdoors - surging towards camera.CUT TO:INT. HOTEL/CORRIDOR - M.S.Two Little GRADY girls holding hands.CUT TO:INT. HOTEL/LOBBY - M.L.S.Blood gushing in from corridors L-R of lift doors andsurging towards camera.CUT TO:

15.INT. BOULDER APARTMENT - M.C.S.DANNY screaming.CUT TO:INT. HOTEL/LOBBY - M.L.S.Blood gushing in from corridors L-R of lift doors andsurging forward. The blood gushes up into camera lenscausing black out.DOCTOR (OFF)Now hold your eyes still so that Ican see.CUT TO:INT. BOULDER APARTMENT/DANNY'S BEDROOM - DAY - M.S.DOCTOR bending over DANNY lying on top of his bed. She isexamining his eyes. WENDY standing at foot of bed.DOCTORThat's good, now the other one.Good boy.DOCTOR straightens up. She puts instrument away in case andcloses it. Then she sits on bed beside DANNY.DOCTORNow Danny, when you were brushingyour teeth, do you remember if yousmelled anything funny, or saw anybright flashing lights, or anythingat all strange?CUT TO:M.C.S. DANNY.DANNYNo.DOCTOR (OFF)Do you remember when you werebrushing your teeth?DANNYYes.CUT TO: