The little boy in "The Shining" is Danny Torrance, the son of Jack and Wendy Torrance. He possesses psychic abilities known as "the shining," which allows him to see visions and communicate with other individuals who also have the gift.
The main characters in "The Shining" by Stephen King are Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel; his wife, Wendy Torrance; and their five-year-old son, Danny Torrance, who possesses psychic abilities known as "the shining." Other significant characters include Dick Hallorann, the hotel cook who also shares Danny's gift.
In the movie "The Shining," the phrase "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is repeatedly typed on the papers that Shelley Duvall's character, Wendy, discovers. This chilling repetition suggests the deteriorating mental state of Jack Nicholson's character, Jack Torrance.
In the novel "The Shining" by Stephen King, Jack manages to escape the storage room by using a mallet to break the lock. He then proceeds to chase his wife and son, Wendy and Danny, throughout the hotel grounds.
The name of the character is Jack Torrence played by Jack Nicholas in the movie the Shining.
The Shining (1980).
The Shining movie line is "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"
Wendy, let me explain something to you. Whenever you come in here and interrupt me, you're breaking my concentration. You're distracting me. And it will then take me time to get back to where I was. You understand? (As he is ripping up his page) Great movie! The entire scene plays out as follows: Jack Torrance: Wendy, let me explain something to you. Whenever you come in here and interrupt me, you're breaking my concentration. You're distracting me. And it will then take me time to get back to where I was. You understand? Wendy Torrance: Yeah. Jack Torrance: Now, we're going to make a new rule. When you come in here and you hear me typing [Jack types] Jack Torrance: or whether you *don't* hear me typing, or whatever the *f##k* you hear me doing; when I'm in here, it means that I am working, *that* means don't come in. Now, do you think you can handle that? Wendy Torrance: Yeah. Jack Torrance: Good. Now why don't you start right now and get the f##k out of here? Hm?
There are different endings for the movie and the book. In the movie, Jack dies chasing after his son Danny in the maze and freezes to death. In the book, the boiler of the hotel explodes and he dies because he remains in the hotel as his wife, Wendy, and son, Danny, escape.
The Shining
1980's thriller about a hotel maintenance man who slowly goes crazy. Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrance Scatman Crothers as Dick Hallorann
Shelley Duvall played Jack Nicholson's wife in the movie "The Shining."