The Shining (1980)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
A struggling writer takes his wife and young son from Boulder up into the Colorado Rockies to caretake a vast mountain hotel through the winter, while a cook far away in Miami senses the boy is in danger.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Manager's office≈ 00:02:00Overlook Hotel (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
Jack drives up to the Overlook and is hired as winter caretaker despite a warning about a previous caretaker.
- 1Torrance apartment≈ 00:06:00Boulder, ColoradoStated on screen
At home Danny has a terrifying vision and a doctor examines him.
- 2Closing day tour≈ 00:15:00Overlook Hotel (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The family is shown around the hotel and the chef Hallorann tells Danny they share 'the shining'.
- 3Snowbound winter≈ 00:30:00Overlook Hotel (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
- 4Hallorann's apartment≈ 01:35:00Miami, FloridaStated on screen
- 5Stapleton airport≈ 01:45:00Denver, ColoradoStated on screen
- 6Lobby and kitchen≈ 01:55:00Overlook Hotel (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
- 7Hedge maze≈ 02:10:00Overlook Hotel (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 5,724 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 8
- Not shown: 2,844 km
- Plane: 2,777 km
- Car: 104 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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