![]() So when ABC approached King to do another TV miniseries based on his work following the success of 1994’s The Stand, the author expressed interest in The Shining. King has called it “a big, beautiful Cadillac with no engine inside it.” ![]() The 1980 film - masterful technical achievement though it is -is more of a clinical exercise in dread. King’s constant readers also grapple with the disconnect between the movie and its source material.įor his third published novel, the author penned a tragic, personal story about coming to terms with his alcoholism. The one exception is The Shining King has been famously vocal, to varying extents over the years, about his issues with Stanley Kubrick’s take on his 1977 novel. ![]() ![]() Not all Stephen King adaptations are created equal, but the author usually keeps his criticisms to himself. ![]()
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