Hi. I've got an appointment with Mr Ullman. My name is Jack Torrance. His office is the first door on the left. Thank you. Mr Ullman? I'm Jack Torrance. Oh! Well, come on in, Jack. Very nice to meet you. Very nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, Mr Ullman. This is my secretary, Susie. This is my secretary, Susie. Susie, how do you do? Have any trouble finding us? Have any trouble finding us? No problem. I made it in three and a half hours. That's a very good time. Sit down, Jack. Make yourself at home. Would you like some coffee? Would you like some coffee? If you're gonna have some, I will. Susie? Sure. Will you ask Bill Watson to join us? Will you ask Bill Watson to join us? Yes, I will. (TV ON) Mom? Yeah. Do you really want to go and live in that hotel for the winter? Sure I do. It'll be lots of fun. Yeah. I guess so. Anyway, there's hardly anybody to play with around here. Yeah, I know. It always takes a little time to make new friends. Yeah. I guess so. What about Tony? He's looking forward to the hotel, I bet. (SQUEAKY) Not really, Mrs Torrance. Now come on, Tony, don't be silly. I don't want to go there. How come you don't wanna go? I just don't. Well, let's just wait and see. We're all gonna have a real good time. Bill, I'd like you to meet Jack Torrance. How do you do? How do you do? Bill. How do you do? Pleasure to meet you. Grab a chair, Bill. Jack is, uh, going to take care of the Overlook for us this winter. I'd like to take him around the place as soon as we're through. I'd like to take him around the place as soon as we're through. Fine. I'd like to take him around the Jack is a schoolteacher. What line of work are you in now? > What line of work are you in now? > I'm a writer. Teaching's been more or less a way of making ends meet. Well, this ought to be quite a change for you. Well, this ought to be quite a change for you. Well, I'm looking for a change. Our people in Denver recommended Jack very highly, and for once, I agree with them. Let's see ` where were we? Yeah, about to explain that our season runs from May 15th to October 30th. Then we close down completely until the following May. Do you mind if I ask why you do that? It seems to me that the skiing up here would be fantastic. Oh, it sure would be. The problem is the enormous cost to keep the roads open. It's a 25-mile stretch of road. Gets about 20ft of snow during the winter, and there's no way to make it economically feasible to keep it clear. When the place was built in 1907, there was very little interest in winter sports. And this site was chosen for its seclusion and scenic beauty. Well, it's certainly got plenty of that. (CHUCKLES) Did they give you any idea in Denver about what the job entails? Only in a very general way. Well... The winters can be fantastically cruel. The basic idea is to cope with the costly damage and depreciation which can occur. This consists mainly of running the boiler, heating different parts of the hotel on a rotating basis, repairing damage and doing repairs so that the elements can't get a foothold. Well, that sounds fine to me. Physically, it's not a very demanding job. The only thing that can get a bit trying in the winter is a tremendous sense of isolation. Well, that just happens to be exactly what I'm looking for. I'm... I'm outlining a new writing project and five months of peace is just what I want. That's very good, Jack. Because... for some people, the solitude and... isolation... can of itself become a problem. Not for me. How will your wife and son take to it? They'll love it. They'll love it. Right. Well,... before I turn you over to Bill, there's one other thing I think we should talk about. I don't want to sound melodramatic but it has been known to give people second thoughts about the job. I'm intrigued. I don't suppose they told you in Denver about the tragedy we had in the winter in 1970? I don't believe they did. Well,... my predecessor in this job hired a man named Charles Grady as the winter caretaker. He came with his wife and two little girls, about eight and ten. He had a good employment record, good references. From what I've been told, he seemed like a completely normal individual. But at some point during the winter he must have suffered some kind of complete mental breakdown. He ran amok and... ..killed his family with an axe. Stacked them neatly in one of the rooms in the west wing and then he, um,... he put both barrels of a shotgun in his mouth. Police, er... They thought it was what the old-timers used to call cabin fever, kind of claustrophobic reaction which can occur when people are shut in together over a long period of time. Well... It is... quite a story. Yeah, it is. It's still hard for me to believe it actually happened here. But it did. And, er, I think you can appreciate why I wanted to tell you about it. I certainly can. And I also understand why your people in Denver left it for you to tell me. Well, obviously, some people can be put off by the idea of staying alone in a place where that happened. Well, you can rest assured, Mr Ullman. That's not gonna happen with me. And... as far as my wife is concerned, I'm sure she'll be absolutely fascinated when I tell her about it. She's a confirmed ghost-story and horror-film addict. Tony, do you think Dad will get the job? (SQUEAKING FOR TONY) He already did. He's gonna phone Wendy up in a few minutes to tell her. (PHONE RINGS) Hello. Hi, babe. Hi, babe. "Hi, hon. How's it going?" Great. I'm at the hotel, I have a lot to go through. I can't get home before nine or ten. Sounds like you got the job. Sounds like you got the job. Right. It's a beautiful place. You and Danny are gonna love it. Tony, why don't you want to go to the hotel? I don't know. You do, too, know. Come on, tell me. Don't want to. Please. No. Tony, tell me. Now, hold your eye still so I can see. That's good. Now the other one. Good boy. Now, Danny, when you were brushing your teeth, do you remember if you smelled anything funny, or saw any bright, flashing lights or anything at all strange? No. Do you remember when you were brushing your teeth? Do you remember when you were brushing your teeth? Yes. What's the next thing you remember after you were brushing your teeth? My mom saying, 'Wake up, wake up. Wake up, Danny. Wake up.' Now, Danny, can you remember what you were doing just before you started brushing your teeth? Talking to Tony. Is Tony one of your animals? No. He's a little boy that lives in my mouth. No. He's a little boy that lives in my mouth. Tony's his imaginary friend. Oh. If you were to open your mouth now, could I see Tony? No. Why not? Because he hides. Where does he go? To my stomach. Does Tony ever tell you to do things? I don't wanna talk about Tony any more. OK. That's fine. All right, Danny. I'm gonna ask you to do me a favour and stay quietly in bed for the rest of the day, OK? Do I have to? Do I have to? Yes. I'd like you to. We're gonna go in the other room for a few minutes and talk. I'll come back and check on you. OK. OK. Bye. Shall we go into the living room? Shall we go into the living room? Yes. Please. Please. Thank you. Mrs Torrance, I don't think you have anything to worry about. I'm quite sure there's nothing physically wrong with Danny. Yeah? Oh. He seems absolutely fine now, but you should have seen him. Oh, I know. Kids can scare you to death. But believe me, these episodes are not at all uncommon. And they look much worse than they are. But what was the matter with him? But what was the matter with him? Mrs Torrance, mostly, these episodes with kids are never explained. They're brought on by emotional factors and they rarely occur again. They're more akin to autohypnosis, a kind of self-induced trance. If it reoccurs ` which I doubt ` we can always think about having some tests done. No, thank you. Oh, I'm sure you're right. Have you been in Boulder long, Mrs Torrance? Only about three months. We're from Vermont. My husband was teaching school there. Did the appearance of Danny's imaginary friend...? Tony. Tony. Did Tony's first appearance happen to coincide with your arrival here? No. Um, let's see. I guess Danny started talking to Tony about the time we put him in nursery school. Did he adjust well to school? No. He didn't like it too much at first. And then he had an injury, so we kept him out for a while. Yeah. I guess that's about the time when I first noticed that he was talking to Tony. What sort of injury did he have? Uh, he dislocated his shoulder. How did he manage to do that? Well, it was just one of those things, you know. Purely an accident. My husband had been drinking, and he came home about three hours late. So he wasn't exactly in the greatest mood that night. And... Danny had scattered some of his school papers over the room, and my husband grabbed his arm, you know, to pull him away from 'em. It's just a sort of thing you do 100 times with a child, you know, in the park or in the streets. On this particular occasion, my husband just used too much strength and he injured Danny's arm. Anyway, something good did come out of it all, because he said, 'Wendy, I'm never gonna touch another drop. 'And if I do, you can leave me.' And he didn't, and he hasn't had any alcohol in five months. Boy... We must really be high up. The air feels so different. Mm-hm. Dad? Yes. I'm hungry. You should've eaten your breakfast. We'll get you something as soon as we get to the hotel, OK? OK, Mom. Hey, wasn't it around here that the Donner party got snowbound? I think that was further west in the Sierras. Oh. What was the Donner party? They were a party of settlers in covered-wagon times. They got snowbound one winter in the mountains. They had to resort to cannibalism in order to stay alive. You mean they ate each other up? They had to, in order to survive. Jack... Don't worry, Mom. I know all about cannibalism. I saw it on TV. See? It's OK. He saw it on the television. What time does the plane leave? What time does the plane leave? 8:30. That gives us time to go over everything. Bye, Mr Ullman. Bye, Mr Ullman. Bye. Good morning, Jack. You haven't waited long? No. In fact, we had time to grab a bite to eat. Glad you made it before they shut the kitchen. Is your family having a look around? Is your family having a look around? No. My son has discovered the games room. Has your luggage been brought in? Has your luggage been brought in? Right there. In view of all we have to do, let's see your apartment, then start. Phil, have the Torrances' things brought to their apartment. I'd better collect my family first. This is our Colorado lounge. Oh, it's beautiful! My God, this place is fantastic, isn't it, honey? It sure is. God, I've never seen anything like this before. Are all these Indian designs authentic? Yeah, I believe they're based mainly on Navajo and Apache motifs. Oh. Well, they're really gorgeous. As a matter of fact, this is the most gorgeous hotel I've ever seen. Oh, this old place has had an illustrious past. In its heyday, it was a stopping place for the jetset. Even before anybody knew what a jetset was. We had four presidents who stayed here. Lots of movie stars. Lots of movie stars. Royalty? Lots of movie stars. Royalty? All the best people. EERIE WHISTLING NOISE INTENSIFIES This is the staff wing of the hotel. None of the other bedrooms are heated during the winter. Goodbye, Mr Ullman. Goodbye, Mr Ullman. Goodbye, girls! And here are your quarters. Living room, bedroom, bathroom. And a small bedroom for your son. Perfect for a child. Yeah. Yes. The place is very nicely self-contained. Easy to keep. Cosy. Yes, very cosy for a family. And if you feel like spreading out, you have the rest of the hotel to move around in. Well, it's very, uh, homey. Yeah. This is our famous hedge maze. It's quite an attraction around here. The walls are 13ft high and the hedge is about as old as the hotel itself. It's a lot of fun, but I wouldn't wanna go in there unless I had an hour to spare to find my way out. (LAUGHS) When was the Overlook built? Er, construction started 1907. It was finished in 1909. The site is supposed to be located on an Indian burial ground and they had to repel Indian attacks as they were building it. That's our snowcat. Can you both drive a car? Can you both drive a car? Yes. Good. The snowcat operates like a car. It won't take you long to get the hang of it. We brought a decorator in from Chicago just last year and refurbished this part of the hotel. Oh. He sure did a beautiful job. Pink and gold are my favourite colours. Oh. Well, this is our gold ballroom. Oh. I'll say. We can accommodate up to 300 people here very comfortably. I bet we could have a good party in this room, huh, hon? You won't do well here unless you've brought your own supplies. We always remove all the booze from the premises when we shut down. That reduces the insurance. We don't drink. Well, then, you're in luck. Oh, Dick, come on over and say hello to Mr and Mrs Torrance. Dick Hallorann is our head chef. Dick Hallorann is our head chef. Mr Hallorann. I'm Jack. This is my wife, Winifred. Dick Hallorann is our head chef. The Torrances are gonna take care of the Overlook for us this winter. The Torrances are gonna take care of the Overlook for us this winter. Oh, that's just great. How do you folks like our hotel so far? How do you folks like our hotel so far? Oh, it's just wonderful. How do you folks like our hotel so far? Hi, Danny. I found him outside looking for you. I found him outside looking for you. Dan. Did you get tired of bombing the universe? I found him outside looking for you. Yeah. Dick, if you're ready, it'd be good if you show Mrs Torrance the kitchen while I continue on with Jack. It'd be a pleasure. Right this way, Mrs Torrance. It'd be a pleasure. Right this way, Mrs Torrance. Great. See you later, hon. It'd be a pleasure. Right this way, Mrs Torrance. Bye, darlin'. Mrs Torrance, your husband introduced you as Winifred. Now, are you a Wendy or a Freddie? I'm a Wendy. I'm a Wendy. Oh, Wendy. That's nice. That's the prettiest. I'm a Wendy. Yeah, this is it. How d'you like it? Is it big enough? Yeah. It's the biggest place I've ever seen. Yeah. This whole place is such an enormous maze, I'll have to leave a trail of bread crumbs every time I come in. It's big but it ain't nothing but a kitchen. A lot of the stuff you'll never have to touch. I wouldn't know what to do with it if I did. One thing's for sure. You don't have to worry about food. You could eat up here a whole year and never have the same menu twice. Now, right here is our walk-in freezer. Now this is where we keep all of our meat. You got 15 rib roasts, 30 ten-pound bags of hamburger, we got 12 turkeys, about 40 chickens, 50 sirloin steaks, two dozen of pork roasts and 20 legs of lamb. Do you like lamb, doc? Do you like lamb, doc? No. No? What's your favourite food? French fries and ketchup. I think we can manage that, too, doc. Come along, mind your step. Mr Hallorann... How do you know we call him doc? Beg your pardon? Doc. You called Danny "doc" twice just now. I did? I did? Yeah. We call him doc sometimes. Like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know that? But how did you know that? I probably heard you call him that. Maybe but I don't remember calling him that since we've been with you. Well, anyway, he looks like a doc. Nah! What's up, doc?! Now, this is the store room. Here, Mrs Torrance, is where we keep all the dried and canned goods. We got canned fruits and vegetables, canned fish and meats, hot and cold cereals,... EERIE WHISTLING INTENSIFIES ...Post Toasties, Corn Flakes, Sugar Puffs, Rice Krispies, oatmeal, cream of wheat. You got a dozen jugs of black molasses, we got 60 boxes of dried milk, 30 four-pound bags of sugar... (VOICE FADES OUT UNDER MENACING MUSIC) 'How'd you like some ice cream, doc?' ..sociables, rolls and seven kinds of what-have-you. We got dried peaches, dried apricots, dried raisins and dried prunes. Mrs Torrance, you gotta keep regular if you're gonna be happy! (LAUGHS) Hi. How you getting on? Hi. How you getting on? Just fine. Can we borrow Mrs Torrance? We're off to the basement. We won't keep her long. No problem. I was just getting to the ice cream. Do you like ice cream, doc? Yeah. I thought you did. You don't mind if I give Danny some ice cream? Not at all. We don't mind. Sound good to you, doc? Yeah. OK. You behave yourself. What kind of ice cream do you like, doc? Chocolate. Chocolate. Chocolate it shall be. Come on, son. It's amazing how much activity is going on. The guests and some staff left yesterday but the last day is always hectic. Everyone wants to be on their way early. By five o'clock tonight you'll never know anybody was ever here. Just like a ghost ship, huh? Yes. Do you know how I knew your name was doc? You know what I'm talking about, don't you? I can remember when I was a little boy. My grandmother and I could hold conversations entirely without ever opening our mouths. She called it "shining". And for a long time I thought it was just the two of us that had the shine to us. Just like you probably thought you was the only one. But there are other folks. Though mostly they don't know it or don't believe it. How long have you been able to do it? Why don't you wanna talk about it? I'm not supposed to. Who says you ain't supposed to? Tony. Who's Tony? Tony is a little boy that lives in my mouth. Is Tony the one that tells you things? Yes. How does he tell you things? It's like I go to sleep and he shows me things. But when I wake up, I can't remember everything. Does your mom and dad know about... Tony? Yes. Do they know he tells you things? No. Tony told me never to tell 'em. Has Tony ever told you anything about this place? About the Overlook Hotel? I don't know. Now think real hard, doc. Think. Maybe he showed me something. Try to think of what it was. Mr Hallorann, are you scared of this place? No. I'm not scared of nothing here. It's just that, you know, some places are like people. Some shine, and some don't. I guess you could say the Overlook Hotel here has something almost like 'shining'. Is there something bad here? Well... You know, doc, when something happens, it can leave a trace of itself behind. Say, like,... if someone burns toast... Well,... maybe things that happen leave other kinds of traces behind. Not things that anyone can notice. But things that people who shine can see. Just like they can see things that haven't happened yet, well, sometimes they can see things that happened a long time ago. I think a lot of things happened right here in this particular hotel over the years. And not all of them was good. What about room 237? Room 237? You're scared of room 237, ain't ya? No, I ain't. Mr Hallorann, what is in room 237? Nothin'. There ain't nothin' in room 237. But you ain't got no business going in there anyway. So stay out. You understand? Stay out. (BIRDS SQUAWKING, BONGO DRUMMING) Excuse me, where am I? You're lost in the procrastination place. Yeah, right. That makes sense. MAN: Slap yourself out of it. Whoo! * (DISTANT BIRD CALL) (TRICYCLE RUMBLES) (MUFFLED RUMBLING ON RUG) Good morning, hon. Your breakfast is ready. What time is it? It's about 11:30. 11:30? Jesus! I guess we've been staying up too late. I know. I made 'em just the way you like 'em. Sunny side up. Nice. It's really pretty outside. How about taking me for a walk after your breakfast? I suppose I ought to try to do some writing first. Any ideas yet? Lots of ideas. No good ones. Well, something will come. It's just a matter of settling back into the habit of writing every day. Yeah? That's all it is. It's really nice up here, isn't it? I love it. I really do. I've never been this happy or comfortable anywhere. Yeah. It's amazing how fast you get used to such a big place. I tell you, when we first came up here, I thought it was kind of scary. I fell in love with it right away. When I came up here for my interview, it was as though I'd been here before. I mean, we all have moments of deja vu, but this was ridiculous. It was almost as if I knew what was going to be around every corner. Ooh. (THUMP) (THUMP) (THUMP) (THUMP) (THUMPING OF BALL RESONATES) The loser has to keep America clean ` how's that? Alright! Alright! You're gonna lose! I'm gonna get you. You better run fast. Look out. I'm coming in close. You win. Let's take the rest of this walking, huh? OK. Give me your hand. Isn't it beautiful? Yeah. Dead end! Ooh, we made it! Isn't it beautiful? Yeah. It's so pretty. I bet you didn't think it was gonna be this good, did you? No. BIRD CALLS ...serving a life sentence for his conviction in a 1958 shooting. And the search continues in the mountains for that missing Aspen woman. Susan Robertson has been missing for 10 days. She disappeared while on a hunting trip with her husband. They have good weather right now, but they may have to call of the search because of a snowstorm. It's so beautiful in Denver today, it's hard to believe a snowstorm is close. MAN: I want to go out and lie in the sun. It is snowing west and it's moving towards Colorado. EERIE MUSIC (TYPING) Hi, hon. How's it going? Fine. Get a lot written today? Yes. Hey, weather forecast said it's gonna snow tonight. What do you want me to do about it? Come on, hon. Don't be so grouchy. I'm not... being grouchy. I just want to finish my work. OK. I understand. I'll come back later with a couple of sandwiches and maybe you'll let me read something. Wendy, let me explain something to you. When you come and interrupt, you're breaking my concentration. You're distracting me. And it will then take me time to get back to where I was! Understand? Yeah. Fine. We're gonna make a new rule. Whenever I'm in here and you hear me typing... (TYPES) ..or you don't hear me typing, whatever the fuck you hear me doing, when I'm here that means that I am working. That means don't come in. You think you can handle that? Yeah. Fine. Why don't you start right now and get the fuck out of here? OK. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) EERIE WHISTLING INTENSIFIES (TYPING) Oh, no. I knew it. This is KDK12 calling KDK1. "KDK12 to KDK1." This is KDK1. We're receiving you. Over. Hi. This is Wendy Torrance at the Overlook Hotel. Hi. How you folks getting on up there? Over. We're fine. But our telephones don't seem to be doing too well. Are the lines down by any chance? Over. Yes. Quite a few of them are down due to the storm. Over. "Any chance of them being repaired soon? Over." I wouldn't like to say. Most winters they stay down until spring. Over. Boy, this storm is really something, isn't it? Over. Oh, yes, it's one of the worst we've had for years. Is there anything else we can do for you? Over. I suppose not. Over. Well, if you have any problems, give us a call. And, Mrs Torrance... "It might be a good idea if you leave your radio on all the time. Over." OK. Will do that. It was real nice talking to you. Bye. Over and out. EERIE MUSIC (GIRLS, ECHOING) Hello, Danny. Come and play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. For ever. And ever. And ever. Tony... I'm scared. (TONY SQUEAKS) Remember what Mr Hallorann said. It's just like pictures in a book, Danny. It isn't real. Mom. Yeah? Can I go to my room and get my fire engine? Not right now. Daddy's asleep. I won't make any noise. Come on, doc. He only went to bed a few hours ago. Can't you wait till later? I won't make a sound. I promise I'll tip toe. Well, all right. But really don't make a sound. I won't, Mom. Make sure you come right back, cos I'm gonna make lunch soon. OK? OK? < OK, Mom. Can I go to my room and get my fire engine? Come here for a minute first. How's it going, doc? OK. Having a good time? Yes, Dad. Good. I want you to have a good time. I am, Dad. Dad... Yes? Do you feel bad? No. Just a little bit tired. Then why don't you go to sleep? I can't. I have too much to do. Dad... Yes? Do you like this hotel? Yes. I do. I love it. Don't you? I guess so. Good. I want you to like it here. I wish we could stay here for ever and ever... and ever. Dad... What? You would never hurt Mommy and me, would you? What do you mean? Did your mother ever say that to you? That I would hurt you? No, Dad. You sure? Yes, Dad. I love you, Danny. I love you more than anything else in the whole world. I would never do anything to hurt you. Never. You know that, don't you? Huh? Yes, Dad. Good. * Mom! Mom! Mom, are you in there? (SHOUT) > (SHOUT) > (GROANS) (GRUNTS) (SHOUTS) (SHOUTS) (SCREAMS) Jack! Jack! Jack! Jack! Honey! What happened? Honey? What's wrong? Jack! The most terrible nightmare I ever had... It was the most horrible dream I ever had. It's OK, it's OK now. Really. I dreamed that I killed you and Danny. But I didn't just kill you. I cut you up into little pieces. My God... I must be losing my mind. Everything's gonna be alright. Come on, let's get back up off the floor. Just sit down. It's OK. It's OK. Danny! Everything's OK! Just... go play in your room for a while. Your dad's just got a headache. Danny, mind what I say. Go play in your room! Hon, let me just get him out of here. I'll be right back. Danny... Why don't you mind me, huh? Danny... Oh, my God... Danny, what happened to your neck? Danny! What happened to your neck? Huh? You did this to him. Didn't you? You son of a bitch! You did this to him! Didn't you?! How could you?! How could you?! No. Me... (MUTTERS) God, I'd give anything for a drink. I'd give my goddamn soul for... ..just a glass of beer. Hi, Lloyd. Little slow tonight, isn't it? (LAUGHS) Yes, it is, Mr Torrance. What'll it be? I'm awfully glad you asked me that, Lloyd. Because I just happen to have two twenties and two tens right here in my wallet. I was afraid they were gonna be there until next April. So here's what. You slip me a bottle of bourbon, a little glass and some ice. You can do that, can't you, Lloyd? You're not too busy, are ya? No, sir. Not busy at all. Good man. You set 'em up and I'll knock 'em back, Lloyd. One by one. White man's burden, Lloyd, my man. White man's burden. Say, Lloyd, it seems I'm temporarily light. How's my credit in this joint anyway? Your credit's fine, Mr Torrance. That's swell. I like you, Lloyd. I always liked you. You were always the best of 'em. Best goddamn bartender from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine. To Portland, Oregon, for that matter. Thank you for saying so. Here's to five miserable months on the wagon and all the irreparable harm that it's caused me. How are things going, Mr Torrance? Things could be better, Lloyd. Things could be a whole lot better. I hope it's nothing serious. I hope it's nothing serious. No. Nothing serious. Just a little problem with the old sperm bank upstairs. Nothing I can't handle, though, Lloyd. Thanks. Women. Can't live with 'em; can't live without 'em. Words of wisdom, Lloyd ` words of wisdom. I never laid a hand on him, goddammit. I didn't. I wouldn't touch one hair on his goddamn little head. I love the little son of a bitch! I'd do anything for him. Any fuckin' thing for him. But that bitch... As long as I live, she'll never let me forget what happened. I did hurt him once, OK? It was an accident. Completely unintentional. Could've happened to anybody. And it was three goddamn years ago! That little fucker had thrown all my papers over the floor! All I tried to do was pull him up! It was a momentary loss of muscular coordination, know what I mean? A few extra foot-pounds of energy per second per second. (SCREAMS) Jack! Jack! Thank God you're here! Jack! There's someone else in the hotel with us. There's a crazy woman in one of the rooms. She tried to strangle Danny! Are you out of your fuckin' mind? No! It's the truth, really! I swear it! Danny told me! He went up into one of the bedrooms. The door was open and he saw this crazy woman in the bathtub. She tried to strangle him! Which room was it? * (TV THEME MUSIC) "From Channel Ten in Miami, this is News Watch with Glenn Rinker, Ann Bishop and the award-winning News Watch team." "Good evening. I'm Glenn Rinker." "While Miami swelters in a heat wave with temperatures in the upper 90s, the central and Rocky Mountain states are buried in snow." "In Colorado ten inches of snow have fallen tonight." "Travel in the Rockies is almost impossible. Airports have shut down, highways are blocked by snowdrifts, railroad tracks are frozen." "Officials in Colorado said three people have been killed by exposure to freezing winds." "The Governor is expected to declare a weather emergency." "The National Guard might be called out to clear roads." "Forecasters predict more snow and heavy winds tonight and tomorrow with temperatures well below zero." "South Florida has the opposite problem. The heat and humidity are supposed to climb. Local beaches should be jammed..." (TV FADES OUT UNDER THUMPING OF HEART) (HEART STILL THUMPING) (HEART STILL THUMPING) (WOMAN CACKLES) (CACKLING) (GROANS) (WOMAN STILL CACKLING) (PHONE RINGS) "We're sorry. Your call cannot be completed as dialled." "If you need assistance, please call the operator." (SNIFFS) (KNOCK AT DOOR) Jack! Yes, it's me. Thank God... Did you find anything? No. Nothing at all. I didn't see one goddamn thing. You went into the room Danny said? 237? 237? Yes, I did. And you didn't see anything at all? Absolutely nothing. How is he? He's still asleep. Good. I'm sure he'll be himself again in the morning. Well, are you sure it was the right room? I mean, maybe Danny made a mistake. He must have gone in that room. The door was open, the lights were on. I just don't understand. What about those bruises on his neck? Somebody did that to him. I think... ..he did it to himself. No,... that's not possible. Wendy... Once you rule out his version of what happened, there is no other explanation. Is there? It wouldn't be that different from the episode that he had before we came up here, would it? (WENDY SOBS) 'Jack, whatever the explanation is... ..I think we have to get Danny out of here.' Get him out of here? Yes. You mean, just... ..leave the hotel? Yes. It's so fuckin' typical of you to create a problem when I have a chance to accomplish something! When I'm into my work! I could really write my own ticket if I went back to Boulder, couldn't I(?) Shovelling out driveways, work in a carwash! Does that appeal to you? Jack... Wendy, I have let you fuck up my life so far but I am not gonna let you fuck this up. (VOICES ECHO) (FAINT SINGING) * "Good evening. Fire service." Hello. My name is Dick Hallorann. I'm head chef at the Overlook Hotel. "Evening. What can I do for you?" Sir, I've been trying to make an urgent phone call up there but the operator said the phone lines are down. A lot of lines around here are down due to the storm. Look, sir, I hate to put you to any trouble but there's a family up there by themselves with a kid. I'd sure appreciate it if you'd give them a call on your radio just to see if everything's OK. I'll be glad to do that, sir. Why don't you call back in 20 minutes? "Thank you very much. I'll do that." "Thank you very much. I'll do that." Alright, sir. (DANCE BAND PLAYS) Good evening, Mr Torrance. Good evening. Hi, Lloyd. Been away but now I'm back. Good evening, Mr Torrance. It's good to see you. It's good to see you. It's good to be back, Lloyd. What'll it be, sir? Hair of the dog that bit me. Bourbon on the rocks. That'll do her. No charge to you, Mr Torrance. No charge? Your money's no good here. Orders from the house. Orders from the house. Drink up, Mr Torrance. I'm the kind of man who likes to know who's buying their drinks, Lloyd. It's not a matter that concerns you, Mr Torrance. At least, not at this point. Anything you say, Lloyd. Anything you say. Dear, oh, dear, I'm so sorry, sir. Oh, dear, dear. I've made an awful mess of your jacket, sir. Oh, that's alright. I've got plenty of jackets. I'm afraid it's Advocaat. It tends to stain. Advocaat, is it? Yes. Look, I think the best thing is to come along to the gentleman's room and we'll get some water to it, sir. Looks as though you might have got a spot of it on yourself there, Jeevesy, old boy. That doesn't matter. You're the important one. Awfully nice of you to say. Of course, I intend to change my jacket this evening before the fish and goose soiree. Very wise, sir. Very wise. I'll just... hold this for you there, Jeevesy. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Now let's see if we can improve this with a little water, sir. I'll just set my bourbon and Advocaat down right there. Won't keep you a moment, sir. Won't keep you a moment, sir. Fine. What do they call you, Jeevesy? Grady, sir. Delbert Grady. Grady? Grady? Yes, sir. Delbert Grady? Delbert Grady? That's right, sir. Er... Mr Grady,... haven't I seen you somewhere before? Why, no, sir. I don't believe so. Aha. It's coming off now, sir. Mr Grady... Weren't you once the caretaker here? Why, no, sir. I don't believe so. You, er, married man, are you, Mr Grady? Yes, sir. I have a wife and two daughters, sir. And, er,... ..where are they now? Oh, they're somewhere around. I'm not quite sure at the moment, sir. Mr Grady... You were the caretaker here. I recognise you. I saw your picture in the newspapers. You, er... chopped your wife and daughters up into little bits. And... And you blew your brains out. That's strange, sir. I don't have any recollection of that at all. Mr Grady,... ..you were the caretaker here. I'm sorry to differ with you, sir. But you... ..are the caretaker. You have always been the caretaker. I should know, sir. I've always been here. Did you know, Mr Torrance, that your son is attempting to bring an outside party into this situation? Did you know that? No. He is, Mr Torrance. Who? A nigger. A nigger? A nigger cook. How? Your son... has a very great talent. I don't think you are aware how great it is. But he is attempting to use that very talent against your will. Well... He is a very wilful boy. Indeed he is, Mr Torrance. A very wilful boy. A rather... naughty boy, if I may be so bold, sir. It's his mother. She, er,... ..interferes. Perhaps... they need a good talking-to, if you don't mind my saying so. Perhaps... ..a bit more. My girls, sir, they didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of matches and tried to burn it down. But I... ..corrected them, sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty,... ..I... ..corrected her. * We have the snowcat. If the weather breaks, we might just be able to get down the mountain. Could call the forest rangers first and tell them that we're coming, so that they can start searching for us in case we didn't make it. If Jack won't come with us, we'll just have to tell him that we're going by ourselves. That's all there is to it. CROAKY VOICE: Redrum. > Redrum. Redrum. Danny? Danny? Redrum. Redrum. Redrum. Redrum. Danny, what's the matter, honey? Redrum. Danny, what's the matter, honey? Redrum. Danny? CROAKY VOICE: Danny's not here, Mrs Torrance. Come on. Wake up. You just had a bad dream. Everything's OK. Danny can't wake up, Mrs Torrance. Danny. Wake up. Come on. Right now. Wake up. Danny's gone away, Mrs Torrance. (RADIO) "KDK1 calling KDK12. Are you receiving me?" "This is KDK1 calling KDK12." "KDK1 calling KDK12." "Do you read me?" "This is KDK1 calling KDK12." "KDK1 calling KDK12. Are you receiving me?" "This is KDK1 calling KDK12." "KDK1 calling KDK12. Do you read me?" "This is KDK1 calling KDK12." "KDK1 calling KDK12." "Are you receiv-" (HEART THUMPING) (HEART THUMPING) 'Good evening. Fire Service.' Hello. Dick is Dick Hallorann again. I called a while ago about the folks at the Overlook Hotel. Oh yeah. We tried to contact them several times, but they didn't answer. Maybe their radio's turned off or in someplace they can't hear it. If you'd like me to, I'd be glad to try them again later on. Oh, that's very nice of you. I'll call you back later. Bye. Pardon me, Miss ` what time do we get to Denver? We're due to arrive at 8:20, sir. We're due to arrive at 8:20, sir. Thank you very much. (TYPES) PHONE RINGS Griffin's garage. Griffin's garage. Hello. Can I speak to Larry? Griffin's garage. Hello. Can I speak to Larry? Speaking. Griffin's garage. Hello. Can I speak to Larry? Hi Larry. This is Dick. Dick. How you doing? How's the weather down there? I'm not in Florida. I'm calling from Stapleton Airport. I'm not in Florida. I'm calling from Stapleton Airport. What are you doing down there? I just got in from Miami and I gotta get up to the Overlook today. What's the weather like up there? The snow ploughs are keeping things moving in town. The mountain roads are completely blocked. That means I'm gonna need a snowcat to get up there, Larry. Can you fix me up with one? What's the big deal about getting up there today? Especially in this weather. Larry, just between you and me, we got a very serious problem with the people who are taking care of it. They turned out to be completely unreliable assholes. Ullman phoned me last night, and I'm supposed to go up there and find out if they have to be replaced. How long is it gonna take you to get up here? How long is it gonna take you to get up here? Oh, about five hours. How long is it gonna I'm gonna rent a car here at the airport. OK, Dick. I'll take care of it. Oh, thanks a lot. I really appreciate that. Oh, thanks a lot. I really appreciate that. That's all right. Drive carefully. (RADIO) "K-H-O-W!" "Good morning. This is radio 63, K-H-O-W Denver." "Charlie, we have a bad day out there." "Snowing hard out there. Snowing hard in the Denver area." "Many mountain passes... Wolf Creek and Red Mountain passes are closed." "The chain law is in effect at the Eisenhower tunnel." "Only a few of the flights are still landing and with these storms I guess the entire airport will be closed within the hour." "The storm will continue during the day." "The Weather Service has declared a stockman and traveller's advisory for areas outlying Denver." 'ROADRUNNER' THEME PLAYS ON TV Honey. Listen to me for a minute, will ya, hon? I'm just gonna go and talk to daddy for a few minutes, and I'll be right back. Now, I want you to just stay here and watch your cartoons, OK? OK, hon? Yes, Mrs Torrance. All right. I'll be back in just about five minutes. I'm gonna lock the door behind me. * Jack! Jack! How do you like it? How do you like it? (SCREAMS) Jack! How do you like it? What are you doing down here? I... just... ..wanted... ..to talk to you. OK. Let's talk. What do you wanna talk about? I... I can't... really remember. You can't remember? No. I can't. (JACK DISTORTED) 'Maybe it was about Danny.' 'Maybe it was about him.' 'I think that we should discuss Danny.' 'I think... we should discuss what should be done about...' What should be done with him? I don't know. I don't think that's true. I think you have some definite ideas about what should be done with Danny and I'd like to know what they are. Well... I think maybe he should be taken to a doctor. You think maybe he should be taken to a doctor? Yes. When do you think maybe he should be taken to a doctor? As soon as possible. (MIMICS) As soon as possible? Jack... Please... You believe his health might be at stake. Yes. You are concerned about him. Yes! And are you concerned about me? Of course I am! Of course you are! Have you ever thought about my responsibilities? What are you talking about? Have you ever had a single moment's thought about my responsibilities? Have you thought for a moment about my responsibilities to my employers?! Has it ever occurred to you that I agreed to look after the Overlook Hotel until May 1st? Does it matter to you at all that the owners placed their trust in me and that I signed an agreement, a contract, in which I accepted that responsibility?! Do you have the slightest idea what a moral and ethical principle is? Do you?! Has it occurred to you what would happen to me if I failed to live up to my responsibilities?! Has it occurred to you?! Get away from me. Why? Why? I just wanna go back to my room. Why? Why? Well,... I'm very confused. I just... need a chance to think things over. You've had your whole fuckin' life to think things over! What good's a few minutes more gonna do you now? Stay away from me. Please! Don't hurt me! I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm not gonna hurt you. Stay away from me! Wendy... Stay away! Darling, light of my life,... I'm not gonna hurt you. You didn't let me finish my sentence. I said, I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in. I'm gonna bash 'em right the fuck in. Stay away from me! Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me! I'm not gonna hurt you! Stay away from me! Stay away! Please! Stop swinging the bat. Stay away from me! Put the bat down, Wendy. Put the bat down, Wendy. Stop it! Wendy, give me the bat. Please! Stay away! Please! Stay away! Give me the bat. Stop it! Stop it! Give me the bat. Stay away from me! Stay away from me! Stop swinging the bat. Give me the bat. Give me the bat. Stay away from me! Wendy! Give me the bat. Give me the bat! Goddamn! (GASPS) (GROANS) (GURGLES) Take me... (SLURRED) What you doing? Hey... Wait a minute. What are you doing? What are you doing? Ow! Hey! Wait a minute! (BANGING ON DOOR) What are you doing?! Open the door! Goddammit! Let me outta here! Open the goddamn door! Wendy, listen! Let me out of here and I'll forget the whole goddamn thing! It'll be just like nothing ever happened! Wendy... Baby... I think you hurt my head real bad. I'm dizzy. I need a doctor. Honey... Don't leave me in here. I'm gonna go now. I'm gonna try and... ..get Danny... get him to Sidewinder... ..in the snowcat today. I'll bring back a doctor. Wendy... I'm gonna go now. Wendy... Yes? You've got a big surprise comin' to you. (LAUGHS) You're not going anywhere. Go check out the snowcat and the radio and you'll see what I mean. (LAUGHS) Go check it out. Go check it out! Go check it out. (SNORES QUIETLY) (KNOCK ON DOOR) (KNOCKING) Wendy? It's Grady, Mr Torrance. Delbert Grady. Grady? Grady... Grady, er... Hello, Grady... Mr Torrance,... ..I see you can hardly have taken care of the... business... ..we discussed. No need to rub it in, Mr Grady. I'll deal with that situation as soon as I get out of here. Will you indeed, Mr Torrance? I wonder. I have my doubts. I and others have come to believe... ..that your heart is not in this. That you haven't the belly for it. Just give me one more chance to prove it, Mr Grady. That's all I ask. Your wife appears to be stronger than we imagined, Mr Torrance. Somewhat more... resourceful. She seems to have got the better of you. For the moment, Mr Grady. Only for the moment. I fear you will have to deal with this matter... ..in the harshest possible way, Mr Torrance. I fear... that is the only thing to do. There's nothing I look forward to with greater pleasure, Mr Grady. You give your word on that, do you, Mr Torrance? I give you my word. (DOOR UNLOCKS) * (TONY SQUEAKS) Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum... Redrum! REDRUM! REDRUM! REDRUM! (SCREAMS) REDRUM! REDRUM! REDRUM! Danny! Danny, stop it! REDRUM! REDRUM! REDRUM! Danny! (THUMP!) (SCREAMS) Wendy, I'm home! Come out, come out, wherever you are. (CLICK OF LOCKED DOOR) Danny, I can't get out. Run! Run and hide! Run! Quick! Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in! Not by the hair on your chinny-chin-chin? Then I'll huff... ..and I'll puff... ..and I'll blow your house in! No! (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) Jack! Please! NO! No! (SCREAMS) No! Please! Here's Johnny! Arrghh! (HUM OF APPROACHING ENGINE) (DOOR RATTLES) (WIND HOWLS) (MR HALLORANN) Hello! Anybody here? Hello! Anybody here? Hello! Anybody here? Hello! Hello! Anybody here? Arrghhhh! Arrghhh! ARRRGGHHHHHHHHHH! Danny! Danny, boy! Danny? Danny! Danny! Danny! (GHOSTLY VOICES ECHO) (RUMBLING) Danny! Danny! Danny! Danny! I'm coming! I'm coming, Dan! Danny! (GHOSTLY VOICES ECHO) (SCREAMS) Great party, isn't it? Danny! Danny! I'm coming! You can't get away! I'm right behind ya! (SCREAMS) Danny. (LAUGHS MANIACALLY) Danny! Danny! Danny! Danny! Mommy! Help me! Mommy! SLURRED: Danny. Wait... Wait... (ENGINE FAILS TO START) (ENGINE STARTS) (CRIES OUT) Wait... (SHOUTS) (SHOUTS) (GROANS) (FAINT MUSIC) # Midnight with the stars and you # Midnight and a parlez-vous # Your arms held a message tender # Saying I surrender # All my love to you # Midnight, dawn of sweet romance # I know all my whole life through # I'll be remembering you # Whatever else happens # Midnight with the stars and you...# IMS Subtitles JULIE SUTHERLAND Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Able 2021 MUSIC ENDS, AUDIENCE APPLAUDS INDISTINCT CHATTER