Episodes Episode #1.1 April 27, 1997 Episode #1.2 April 28, 1997 Episode #1.3 May 1, 1997 Directed by Mick Garris Written by Stephen King   Cast Rebecca De Mornay ... Winifred Torrance (3 episodes) Steven Weber ... John Torrance (3 episodes) Wil Horneff ... Tony (3 episodes) Courtland Mead ... Daniel Anthony Torrance (3 episodes) Cynthia Garris ... 217 Woman (3 episodes) Mickey Giacomazzi ... 2nd Waiter (3 episodes) (as Micky Giacomazzi) Melvin Van Peebles ... Richard Hallorann (2 episodes) John Durbin ... Horace Derwent (2 episodes) Pat Hingle ... Pete Watson Elliott Gould ... Stuart Ullman Tomas Herrera ... George Hatfield Tim Perovich ... Croquet Player Kenn Solomon ... Basketball Player Jan Van Sickle ... Al Shockley Peter Boyles ... AA Member Dan Bradley ... 2nd Bodyguard Lou Carlucci ... 1st Bodyguard Bertha Lynn ... TV Announcer J.P. Romano ... 1st Waiter David Sosna ... AA Gene David Zambrano ... AA Mitch Mick Garris ... AA Hartwell Stanley Anderson ... Delbert Grady Shawnee Smith ... Waitress Ron Allen ... TV Weatherman Rich Beall ... Airline Gate Agent (as Richard Beall) Joyce Bulifant ... Customer Lois Hicks ... Bookstore Lady Wendelin Harston ... Car Rental Clerk Stephen King ... Gage Creed Billie McBride ... Principal Sam Raimi ... Gas Station Howie Lisa Thornhill ... Rita Hayworth Lookalike Frank Darabont ... Special Appearance Christina Faust ... Screaming Female Ghost (as Christa Faust) Peter James ... Praying Ghost Roger Baker ... Rover the Dogman Richard Christian Matheson ... 1st Hitman Richard Peterson ... 2nd Hitman David J. Schow ... 1st Ghost in Playhouse P.G. Sturges ... 2nd Ghost in Playhouse (as Preston Sturges) Uncredited Cast Miguel Ferrer ... Mark James Torrance (voice) Michael O'Neill ... Dr. Daniel Edwards Christopher Loucks ... Graduation Attendee Produced by Mark Carliner   Alex Coppola   Elliot Friedgen   Laura Gibson   Stephen King   Original Music by Nicholas Pike Special Effects by John C. Carlucci ... special effects foreman Jeffrey Cupernell ... model maker Patrick M. Gerrety ... creature effects Christopher Allen Nelson ... special effects technician Edward T. Reiff Jr. ... special effects technician Lou Carlucci ... special effects Anthony S. Ciccarelli ... miniature special effects Visual Effects by James Bancroft ... digital artist: VIFX Rick Cortes ... digital compositor Brian C. Davis ... 3D digital artist: VIFX Tim Drnec ... motion control operator Giancarlo Ganziano ... visual effects Dan Kaufman ... digital effects supervisor Mark Leo Perry ... 3D technical director Carlyle O. Livingston II ... miniature effects crew chief: VIFX Alexandra Menapace ... motion control operator Michelle Murdocca ... executive producer of digital imaging David Yann Robert ... lead modeler Chris Ryan ... digital compositor Boyd Shermis ... visual effects supervisor Brad Spencer ... film scanning: VIFX Paul Taglianetti ... production coordinator: VIFX Ivan DeWolf ... visual effects Stunts Dan Bradley ... stunt coordinator Laura Dash ... stunt double

Additional Info Premiere: April 27, 1997 DVD Release: October 03, 2006 Blu-ray Release: March 12, 2024 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Alternate Titles Stephen King's The Shining Production Companies Lakeside Productions Warner Bros. Television Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1997) (United States) (TV) Scream Factory   (2024) (United States) (Blu-ray) Warner Home Video   (1997) (United States) (VHS) Filming Locations Arvada, Colorado, USA Denver, Colorado, USA Estes Park, Colorado, USA Miami, Florida, USA Stanley Hotel - 333 Wonderview Avenue, Estes Park, Colorado, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.1 / 10 Our Rating 5.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.6 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #3,714 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,710 Walker, Texas Ranger: Season 8 (1999) #3,711 Walker, Texas Ranger: Season 7 (1998) #3,712 The Purge: Season 1 (2018) #3,713 Mother's Day (2010) #3,714 The Shining (1997) #3,715 Baise-Moi (2000) #3,716 Woodstock (1970) #3,717 The Entity (1982) #3,718 The Twilight Zone: Season 1 (2019)