Directed by Mick Garris Written by Stephen King   Cast Rebecca De Mornay ... Winifred Torrance Steven Weber ... John Torrance Melvin Van Peebles ... Richard Hallorann Wil Horneff ... Tony Pat Hingle ... Pete Watson Elliott Gould ... Stuart Ullman Courtland Mead ... Daniel Anthony Torrance Cynthia Garris ... 217 Woman Mickey Giacomazzi ... 2nd Waiter (as Micky Giacomazzi) Tomas Herrera ... George Hatfield Tim Perovich ... Croquet Player Kenn Solomon ... Basketball Player Jan Van Sickle ... Al Shockley 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 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 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) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 5.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.6 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #3,714 / 20,736 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking