Storyline:
Signing a contract, Jack Torrance, a normal writer and former teacher agrees to take care of a hotel which has a long, violent past that puts everyone in the hotel in a nervous situation. While Jack slowly gets more violent and angry of his life, his son, Danny, tries to use a special talent, the "Shining", to inform the people outside about whatever that is going on in the hotel.

Cast:
Jack Nicholson (as Jack Torrance), Shelley Duvall (as Wendy Torrance), Scatman Crothers (as Dick Hallorann), Barry Nelson (as Stuart Ullman), Joe Turkel (as Lloyd the Bartender)