Episodes Episode #1.1 April 27, 1997 Episode #1.2 April 28, 1997 Episode #1.3 May 01, 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 M. 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

Additional Info Premiere: April 27, 1997 DVD Release: October 03, 2006 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Alternate Titles Stephen King's The Shining Production Companies Lakeside Productions Warner Bros. Television Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1997) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.1 / 10 Our Rating 5.4 / 10 Reviewers -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #3,211 / 13,217 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Page Views Today 1 This Week 1 This Month 4 This Year 18 All Time 330