The Shining
TV Show • 1997 • Drama
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The Shining is a three-part television miniseries based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, the series was first aired in 1997.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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(SPOILERS) Wendy stabs and slashes Jacks hand with a razor in self defense.
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Halloran gets clocked in the head with a mallet but it’s not graphic. (SPOILERS) He survives with minimal damage.
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In a flashback to when Jack was drinking before he got help, he breaks Danny's arm. We don't see it happen but we hear yelling and Danny is clutching his arm, later we see him in a cast
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A child is attacked by a malevolent ghost who appears as the corpse of a woman…. Although it’s not shown on screen, at some point she kisses him without consent (his parents find lipstick on his cheek and later Danny himself confirms that the ghost kissed him).
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Is someone buried alive?
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Jack and two ghosts.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Danny gets choked off screen by Lorraine Massey.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Danny’s arm.
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Danny is fine.
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Jack Torrance does die at the ending and Danny is his son.
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Does someone cheat?
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Yes In the ball room scene, Jack cheats on Wendy.
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In the first 10 mins, the groundskeeper is telling Jack about a guest who killed herself by slitting her wrists. The scene is played out and we see her removing a razor from the pack
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Is there a shower scene?
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Bathtub scene.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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A couple of LGBTQ folks appear briefly as ghosts in the ballroom scene. Thier deaths are not explained or reflected on in any way.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Not in this version. However, Grady does use “d*rkie” to refer to Halloran instead.
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Does the black guy die first?
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D**k Hallorann survives in the miniseries and book.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does a plane crash?
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There are planes but none crash.
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