Don't. Please. I'm bleeding. I can feel it.
Really? How about this?
I'm sorry for sins committed against thee.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
-Blessed art thou among women. -Give me the ax.
-You gotta watch her, she creeps. -What?
The boiler, she creeps.
Tell Ullman and he'll tell you we can't afford a new one.
Even if this is the best hotel around.
This place is gonna go Rocky Mountain-high one day.
I just hope that tomfool Ullman is here to ride the rocket.
-The pressure gauge and drop valve. -What's she rated for?
She's rated for 160, but you couldn't get me down here. . .
. . .if the dial gets up to 140.
It's got a safety valve, but it's been rusted shut for 20 years.
So here's what you gotta do. Watch it, it's hot.
Yeah, okay.
You dump it like that every night, last thing. . .
. . .you'll be all right, Mr. Torrance.
But remember, no safety valve, so don't forget.
It wouldn't do to forget that, would it?
Come over here and I'll show you where Ullman wants those rattraps set.
He's always talking about rats.
He's crazy on the subject. Crazy on a lot of subjects, if you ask me.
-This is rat country. -Well, yeah.
I keep telling Ullman to get rid of all this stuff.
Talk about putting out a welcome mat for the buggers.
He won't hire a couple of kids to do it, because he's cheap.
You can't fight city hall. I just put the traps down the way he wants.
Life's too short to fight with the likes of him.
Besides, every hotel's got rats. And every hotel has got scandals.
I'm sure the Overlook has had its share, huh?
The reason they pay Ullman 60 grand is he's so good at hushing them up.
He's great. Gotta give him that much.
We had this lady here last summer, wife of some big-shot lawyer. . .
. . .not that she was with the lawyer.
She was with some college kid. Third night of their stay, he cuts out. . .
. . .she draws herself a warm tub of water. . . .
And?
Slit her wrists. Man, what a mess.
Ullman hushed it up, though.
Then there was this last caretaker, Grady.
-Yeah, what about him? -Nothing.
What about him?
He killed himself too. No razorblades for him, though.
Shotgun. Both barrels-- Pulled the trigger with his toe.
-Out go the lights. -Yeah, out go the lights.
Cabin fever, I guess. Of course, he was alone.
You'll have your wife and your boy.
Mr. Torrance, you wanna watch out for them. No offense.
It'd be bad to get in some jackpot situation after the roads are closed.
I'll take care of them, don't you worry.
Don't let Ullman get your goat.
-I need this job too badly. -I know what you're telling me.
-Any ghosts? -What?
You said that every hotel's got its rats, got its scandals.
What about ghosts?
No ghosts. Not here. Come on, let's go.
-I thought you got lost. -Nope.
Hey, wait up!
-Interesting form of the game. -It's called Denver croquet.
Invented by a man named Horace Derwent.
As with Derwent himself, everything in the game is larger than life.
Twice ordinary croquet size, as a matter of fact.
Kids love it, and most adults come to love it too.
It's more challenging than it looks, due to the size of the ball.
Does your wife understand what you'd be taking on here?
-And there's your son too. -Wendy is an extraordinary woman.
-And your son is also extraordinary? -We like to think so.
I don't suppose you care much for me. Few on my staff do, I imagine.
They regard me as a bit of a bastard. They're right.
One has to be to run a hotel such as this in the manner it deserves.
It is a great hotel.
Good shot!
And it was Horace Derwent who built this hotel?
In addition to inventing Denver croquet.
Not at all. The Overlook has been here almost since the turn of the century.
Mr. Derwent was the man who rescued it from extinction.
He turned it into a show place after World War ll.
It's run in the black since 1 975. We'd like to keep it that way.
Mr. Ullman, if you have something you want to say. . .
. . .why don't you come out and say it?
Last winter there was a grotesque tragedy at the Overlook.
-The caretaker-- -Did some dental work with a shotgun.
Grady, his name was?
Watson's been talking, I see. Yes, Grady was his name.
I made a mistake, I admit it. The man was a drunk.
Well, I guess I should've known.
Mr. Ullman, the bottle and I have parted company.
Alcoholics never really part company with the bottle, correct?
They just hope that nothing will push them over the edge.
But in the winter, the Overlook is full of edges.
The board of directors has hired you over my strenuous objections.
You are a beneficiary of our politically correct times.
The board has put an alcoholic less than a year from his last drink. . .
. . .in charge of a great resort hotel. May I be frank?
-Why stop now? -It makes me sick.
I cannot believe this. Those men gave--
Mr. Torrance, I'm told that when you drink, you become emotionally unstable.
Since I'm not drinking--
You were teaching at a prep school. That was your last job?
You beat up a student. Quite badly.
That was less than five months ago, wasn't it? After you quit drinking?
George Hatfiield.
I had to cut him from the debating team at Stovington.
He took it personally.
What do you think you're doing? What the hell are you doing?
That was the last of the storms.
Until then, I wasn't going to the meetings.
Really?
I was on what the old-timers like to call a "dry drunk. " A bad one.
It took losing my job to bring me to AA. Since then--
Everything's been rosy.
No. No, not rosy, bearable.
You won't find any AA meetings here. Not once the snow starts to fly.
There are three 800-number meetings each week.
I'll also be talking to my sponsor on the phone.
I'll have the Big Book with me and my family.
They're the most important thing, Wendy and Danny.
And there's my play. I'm trying to write a play.
This winter, I'll not only be taking care of the Overlook. . .
. . .I'll be taking care of myself and my family.
And I won't be doing any of it for you.
I actually find that rather comforting.
I thought that you would.
-Mom? -Yeah?
Can I go outside?
-Will you stay where I can see you? -Sure.
You gonna go wait for Dad?
-What's your drawing? -Fruit.
-What you making? -Chicken pie for dinner.
-Could you leave out the peas? -Okay.
-Danny? -Yeah?
Did your dad get the job?
The man he talked to didn't like him, but he got it.
Are you sure?
-Do you need me to fix this? -No, it's okay.
Daddy will fix it when he gets home.
Well, if you change your mind, I got some tape.
Draw good fruit.
-Stay where I can see you. -I will.
Draw good fruit.
Pilot to tower.
Gotta make an emergency landing, wing's all screwed up.
Look at this mess!
I'm sorry, Daddy. I didn't mean to.
I was trying to fix up your desk for a surprise.
I go to use the phone and come back to this?
Answer me, you damn pup. I'll fix you.
You get over here and take your medicine.
Jack, what did you do to him?
I'm sorry. It's just since that George Hatfield thing. . . .
I don't believe you. What did you do to him?
What did you do to Danny?
Doc?
You awake, Doc?
I am never going to another emergency ward, Jack.
I'm never gonna lie for you again, either.
You said you didn't need the meetings.
-You said you could stop on your own. -I was wrong.
I never. . .
. . .in all his life, did anything like that to him before.
That's the only reason I'm still in this bed with you.
Still in this house with you. Still in this life with you.
Anything ever happens again, I am packing my bags and I'm leaving.
And I'm taking him with me.
You won't need to.
What do you mean?
I'll leave.
One way or the other.
What are you talking about?
About not being able to stand myself like this.
You're right. It's gotta end.
One way or the other.
-Danny? -What? What do you want?
I'm here.
Danny. Danny.
Good shot!
Danny.
Hi, Doc.
Hi, Tony. What do you want?
-Tony, you're scaring me. -I know, Doc.
I'm sorry, but I have to.
Stay away, Danny. Stay away.
No, Tony. No. Please.
No, Tony. No.
Come out and take your medicine.
Come out here, you damned little pup.
Get out here right now.
You're making it worse for yourself. I'll fiind you.
And when I do, by God, you'll take your medicine now!
No!
Daddy! Hey, Dad, hi.
Hey, Danny boy. How you doing, kiddo?
Danny?
Danny, you okay?
Danny?
Dan, what--?
Danny? You all right, son?
-I'm okay, Daddy. -Yeah?
Well, give it to me, big boy.
Hey, good one, huh?
-Last one. -Don't drop him, Jack.
-Kissing. -Yeah, that's what I've been missing.
Get the groceries, okay? Can you make it by yourself?
-Sure, I can. -All the way up those stairs?
There he is, ladies and germs. Doc Torrance, world's strongest man!
-You got it. -I was a lock. You knew that, right?
No, I didn't. Neither did you.
The board could have reversed itself despite your old drinking buddy, Al.
Did you get all of that stuff from little Kreskin?
No. What Danny has didn't come from outer space, you know.
Maybe I got a little of it too. Maybe we both do.
-But he knew that I got the job? -He sure did.
And he knew that Ullman didn't like you.
That Ullman was one vicious little son of a--
-You'll never have to see him. -Thank God for small favors.
Hello?
Yes, this is AI Shockley. I'll accept the charges.
Jack, how'd it go with Ullman?
He made it very clear that he didn't approve of hiring an alcoholic. . .
. . .as a caretaker. But I got the job, and I just called to say thanks.
You know what they say at the AA meetings.
Don't thank me, thank your higher power.
In this case, I'd say my higher power is the board of directors and you, Al.
And if I cannot finish my play snowed in all winter, I'll never be able to.
You'll fiinish.
Jack, did you tell Ullman you had a slip before you left Vermont?
Doc? You okay, Doc?
-No. No, I did not. -Well, that's maybe not so good.
You know what they say in the meetings, "Honesty in all our affairs. "
Sometimes honesty's a luxury, Al.
I need this job, you know?
I mean, I really need this job.
And Ullman never actually came out and asked.
I get the point. Hitting your meetings?
Yeah, every night, every night.
I have some milk and ice cream that's getting warm, so I think I better. . . .
I understand. Well, have a great winter up there.
And if you need to talk about our mutual problem, you've got my number.
Yes, I do. Thank you. Thanks for everything.
Yeah. Very easy for you, isn't it?
Checkbook kid, yeah.
Come on, get off my butt, man.
That's okay, Dad. Let him sit on it and rotate.
Daniel Torrance, where did you hear that?
-Elmer Martin at daycare. -Well, don't you say it anymore, okay?
-Why? -It's not nice.
-Get off the road! -Hey, read between the lines, pal.
Fuel pump.
The fuel pump will make it another three miles. Just relax.
Look who's talking.
Get away.
What's that one, Mom?
"Entering Sidewinder Pass. "
That's as far as the snowplows go in the winter, Danny.
The road is closed from here over to Buckland, Utah.
That's why the Overlook is just a summertime hotel?
-That's right. -The pantry's fully stocked, right?
Of course. Why?
I wouldn't want to end up like the Donner Party.
Who are the Donners, and what kind of party did they have?
All right. Well, actually, Daniel, it was kind of a dinner party.
The Donners had a dinner. It was a Donner-dinner.
That's right. That's exactly what it was. It was a Donner-dinner.
What's that one?
That sign says, "We take a look where we're gonna spend the winter. "
-Wow. -That's an authentic wow, all right.
-Jack, it's wonderful. -Yeah. There she is.
-Redrum. -Join us, Danny.
Come out here, you damn pup.
Danny.
Hey, Doc, it's dangerous. You ought to stay away from there.
I can't. You know I can't.
Whoa, a little close to the edge there, Doc.
Danny, are you all right?
I'm fine. Come on, let's go.
You were right about the fuel pump.
Yeah, although the last five miles, I had my doubts.
-What are those animals? -That's called a topiary.
Those are animals that are made out of hedges.
Aren't they cool?
They sure are.
-Danny, are you sure you're all right? -Come on, he's fine.
Ullman's gone, thank God.
The cook, Hallorann his name is, is supposed to show us around.
It was those topiaries that made Uncle AI think of me for the job.
He remembered I worked for a landscaping company in college.
I used to trim this lady's topiary.
In fact, I used to trim her topiary once a week.
-Get away. -Did she have nice hedges, Daddy?
They were. . . . Yeah, well. . . .
-What did I say? -Nothing, honey.
Look. Look at this. There's a playground.
A playground, all to yourself. You never have to wait for the slide.
-Not bad, huh? -Cool.
We'll come back for the bags. Let's go find Hallorann.
Did you think they were coming to get you?
Of course not. They're just hedges.
Correct! Give that man a cigar and a blowtorch to light it with.
-Well, what do you think? -Wow.
Yes, sir. Built in 1 909. That's what the guidebook says.
It's incredible. It's just incredible seeing it like this.
No one else here.
Are you sure there is someone here?
You must be the Torrances.
-Right. I'm Jack. -Pleased to meet you, Jack.
This is my wife, Wendy. The short one there is our boy, Danny.
-Dick Hallorann. -Nice to know you, Mr. Hallorann.
Dick, please.
-Nice to meet you. -I'm pleased to meet you.
Come on. Level with me, son. Are you gonna spend the winter here?
Yeah.
No. You'll come down to St. Pete with me.
Learn to make the best Creole shrimp.
When you're not studying college girls in bikinis.
-Jack. How are you? -Good to see you.
-Let me get those. -Thanks.
Wendy, Danny, this is Mr. Watson. He's the regular custodian.
Plain old Pete.
-Nice to meet you. -Thank you.
-Nice to meet you, Pete. -Howdy, partner.
Son, are you a buckaroo or a tenderfoot?
I guess I'm a tenderfoot. We're from Vermont.
-Tenderest feet you ever saw. -You'll be a buckaroo come springtime.
Then you'll be ready for a hat like mine.
Maybe you would want one a tad smaller, huh?
Excuse me, son.
-I'll take this stuff to the cars. -No, Pete. I got this.
-Show them the kitchen. -That's your territory.
But I seen it a zillion times. I need fresh air. Give me the keys.
Whatever you say.
Come on out this way, folks. The kitchen is in here.
Wanna lend me a hand, Doc?
If my mommy says I can.
Okay. Let's get you zipped up. It's cold out there.
Mr. Hallorann-- I'm sorry, Dick.
How did you know that we call Danny "Doc" sometimes?
Oh, I heard it when you came in.
The acoustics in this place are funny. You'll see.
Okay.
Well, Doc, you gonna give me a hand, or youjust gonna stand there?
Okay, folks, back this way. Now, watch out for this flapper here.
She'll pull out and bite you.
You shine on. Harder than anybody I ever met in my life. . .
. . .and I'm 60 come this January.
Shine on?
You got a knack, that's all. I've always called it the shining.
My gram called it that too. She had it. Had it strong.
We used to sit in the kitchen when I was a boy no older than you. . .
. . .and have long talks without ever opening our mouths.
Am I the only one you ever met?
-No, child, no. -Are there lots, then?
Nope. But you do run across them from time to time like. . .
. . .folks with six fingers on a hand or eyes that ain't the same color.
Most folks who shine only shine a little.
But you, son, I can feel it coming off you like heat.
I bet you just about glow in the damn dark, boy.
My Bessie. It came off the assembly line in 1 959.
Not a speck of rust on her. Isn't she sweet?
Sweet as honey from the bee.
"Sweet as honey from the bee. " That's what you said.
That's right.
Give me a blast.
Think at me as hard as you can. I wanna see just how much you got.
-What do you want me to think? -Anything that's hard.
Okay.
Hi, Dick!
Mr. Hallorann? Dick, are you okay? Your nose!
I'm okay. It's nothing.
I broke a piece of your car. I'm sorry.
Please don't tell my dad. He could get mad.
Nobody's gonna tell your daddy anything.
This is between you and me.
-You did that? -Yeah.
Sometimes it happens when I think really hard.
Once I was at a basketball game. . .
. . .with my dad at his school, and I got excited.
You ain't a pistol, Danny.
You're an all-out atomic bomb.
Did you go as hard as you could? You didn't, did you?
No.
I got scared at the last second and held back.
It's a good thing you did.
You probably would've torn my poor head clean off.
You can feed an army with this stuff in here. What's this?
Something special Dick left for your Christmas.
There's a capon for Thanksgiving.
That's in one of the smaller freezers, through the pantry.
-How many smaller freezers are there? -Three. Come on.
-Are those necessary? -Can't trust latches in the Overlook.
Doors, even heavy ones, have a way of coming open. Drafts, I guess.
You got three stoves. . .
. . .six ovens, counting your microwave and Dutch ovens.
Yeah. Cook a TV dinner in every one of them.
TV dinners are what I do best.
You'll have to leave a trail of bread crumbs when I come in here.
You can't let it get you down. It's still just a kitchen.
Most of this you won't touch.
There's a pantry back there. A vegetable bin.
We've got a cellar behind the trap door full of potatoes.
You got a meat slicer here.
You got a food processor. You got sinks over there.
The dishwashers are over there. Two of them. Two each.
What is this here?
Dick has left you a complete list of all the edibles in the place.
Can you read his writing?
A hundred and twenty pounds of hamburger.
Sixteen gallons of redeye chili, three legs of lamb. . .
. . .bacon, pork chops, halibut, peas, corn. There's only three of us.
Yeah. And the roads are gonna be closed from late October to April.
The telephone lines are above ground. They blow over in the winter.
You got a CB. And you wanna make damn sure it's working good.
That's for an emergency.
Basically, ma'am, you gotta depend on yourself.
The Forest Service might get a chopper in here for an emergency. . .
. . .but with those crosswinds blowing off the Paiute Mountains. . .
. . .San Marco Mountains to the south, don't count on it.
You wouldn't wanna end up like the Donners, would you?
-No, I don't. -Now, don't scare the lady, okay?
Maybe it's good to be scared sometimes. A little.
Now, you know the winters in Vermont, but it's different up here.
Compared to Vermont, this place is the dark side of the moon, buddy.
I got time to show you the dining room.
You're gonna like it, I think. Right this way.
My gram called it "shining on. " The Bible calls it "having visions. "
And the scientists call it "precognition. "
But it all comes to the same thing, no matter what you call it.
-Seeing the future. -One possible future.
Because those things you shine on, they don't always come to pass.
That's how it is for me, anyway.
Now, you listen to me.
I've had some bad dreams here myself and some bad feelings.
And maybe a half a dozen times I've seen things.
Not real things, but not nice either.
-What were they, Dick? -I don't need to go into details, boy.
Once it had to do with those hedge animals.
I saw something in one of the rooms.
I want you to promise me that you'll never go in there.
That you'll just steer right clear.
-Which room? -Never mind.
21 7. 21 7, isn't it?
Maybe and maybe not. Just promise me you won't go in.
I promise.