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 John Durbin ... Horace Derwent Stanley Anderson ... Delbert Grady Courtland Mead ... Daniel Anthony Torrance Shawnee Smith ... Waitress Ron Allen ... TV Weatherman Rich Beall ... Airline Gate Agent (as Richard Beall) Joyce Bulifant ... Customer Cynthia Garris ... 217 Woman Mickey Giacomazzi ... 2nd Waiter (as Micky Giacomazzi) 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 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 Lou Carlucci ... special effects Anthony S. Ciccarelli ... miniature special effects 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 Ivan DeWolf ... visual effects 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: May 01, 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 #3,715 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking