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Stephen King's The Shining

Stephen King's The Shining

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Air Date Rating Share Against the
Competition
Sunday, April 27, 1997 12.5 19 2
Monday, April 28, 1997 12.1 20 1
Thursday, May 01, 1997 11.9 18 2
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  • Season: 1996-97
  • Network: ABC
  • Genre: Drama
  • Category: Miniseries
  • Subject Matter: Horror
  • Based On: Shining, The written by Stephen King
  • Misc.: 3 Nights

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Plot Synopsis

Based on the book. Remake of 1980 feature. A frustrated, alcoholic writer serves as a caretaker at a remote Colorado hotel that is closed for the winter. Snowbound with his wife and 7-year old clairvoyant son, he soon begins drinking again... and slowly loses his mind. Goaded by the hotel's resident ghosts, he violently goes after his family with a croquet mallet.

Crew

Production Company:

  • Lakeside IAW Warner TV

Production Type:

  • Independent
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