Quote:I remember that "Shining" made for TV movie.  I think it was a mini-series starring that guy from "Wings."  Doesn't touch Kubrick though.  I read the book and saw the movie and can say that Kubrick's version is awesome.  Hard to make a movie as good/creepy as a book and he did it. Amazingly, The Shawshank Redemption, also King, was also a movie that was as good (or maybe better) than the book (short story).

 

My father was a voracious reader but he wasn't into the horror genre and simply couldn't understand all the hoopla over Stephen King and couldn't bring himself to read that stuff.  I bought him a copy of Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption and explained it wasn't King's usual literary fare but was an excellent representation of his writing brilliance.  He absolutely loved it.  The movie came out shortly afterwards and he loved that too.  He gained a deep respect for Stephen King after that and I actually got him to read a few of his horror books.  

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