Mick Garris' 'THE SHINING' Miniseries Getting The Blu Ray Treatment Thanks To SCREAM FACTORY
Unlike Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film, this version has Stephen King's full endorsement.
We loved the 90s Stephen King adaptations that were made into miniseries for ABC. Salem’s Lot, IT, and yes The Shining were all covered and they did the original stories justice.
The 1997 miniseries for The Shining adapted King’s novel far more faithfully than the 1980s Kubrick flick. Yes, some will say that Kubricks film is untouchable and we agree but when it comes to being on point with the source matireal, Mick Garris directed an amazing version for ABC. In case you’ve never seen this version, Scream Factory has you covered.
Scream Factory has announced an all-new two-disc special edition of the three-episode, 4.5 hour miniseries. Special features have yet to be announced, but Scream Factory rarely skimps on the extras, so horror fans can look forward to an impressive array of featurettes and commentaries. The miniseries stars Wings' Steven Weber as Jack Torrance, a struggling writer who accepts a job as winter caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel. While staying there in isolation with his wife, Wendy (Rebecca De Mornay) and son, Danny (Courtland Mead), he slowly succumbs to madness as the ghosts of the hotel drive him to murder and mayhem.
The film also stars Pat Hingle, Elliott Gould, and Miguel Ferrer, and features cameos by a number of horror luminaries, including Frank Darabont, Sam Raimi, Richard Matheson, Shawnee Smith, and King himself.
Although it has been outshone (no pun intended) by its cinematic predecessor, The Shining was well-received upon its original broadcast on ABC in the spring of 1997. However, it has not fared well in retrospect; the climax, which features the kind of CG one would expect to find in a 1997 miniseries, has aged particularly poorly.
The Shining Blu-ray will be released on March 12, 2024; it will retail for $35 USD, and can be pre-ordered on ShoutFactory.com.
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