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I'm quite sure there's nothing

physically wrong with Danny.

He seems absolutely fine now.

But you should've seen him.

I know.

Kids can scare you to death.

But believe me, these episodes

are not at all uncommon.

And they look much worse

than they are.

But what was the matter with him?

Most of the time, these episodes

with kids are never explained.

They're brought on by emotional

factors and rarely occur again.

They're more akin

to autohypnosis...

...a kind of self-induced trance.

If it reoccurs, which I doubt...

...we can always think about

having some tests done.

No. Thank you.

I'm sure you're right.

Have you been in Boulder long?

Only about three months.

We're from Vermont. My husband

was teaching school there.

Did the appearance

of Danny's imaginary friend....

Tony.

Did Tony's first appearance happen

to coincide with your arrival here?

Let's see....

I guess Danny started

talking to Tony...

...about the time we put him

in nursery school.

Did he adjust well to school?

He didn't like it too much

at first.

Then he had an injury, so we kept

him out for a while and....

I guess that's about when I first

noticed he was talking to Tony.

What sort of injury did he have?

He dislocated his shoulder.

How did he manage to do that?

It was just one of

those things, you know.

Purely an accident.

My husband had been drinking...

...and he came home

about three hours late.

So he wasn't exactly

in the greatest mood that night.

And Danny had scattered some of his

school papers all over the room...

...and my husband grabbed his arm

to pull him away from them.

It's just the sort of thing you do

...you know, in a park

or in the street.

But on this particular occasion...

...my husband just used

too much strength...

...and he injured Danny's arm.

Anyway, something good did come out

of it all because he said...

..."Wendy, I'm never going to

touch another drop.

And if I do, you can leave me."

And he didn't.

He hasn't had any

alcohol in 5 months.

We must really be high up.

The air feels so different.

Dad?

I'm hungry.

You should've eaten your breakfast.

We'll get you something

as soon as we get to the hotel.

Okay, Mom.

Wasn't it around here that

the Donner party got snowbound?

I think that was farther west,

in the Sierras.

What was the Donner party?

They were a party of settlers

in covered wagon times.

They got snowbound one winter

in the mountains.

They had to resort to cannibalism

in order to stay alive.

You mean they ate each other up?

They had to in order to survive.

Jack.

Don't worry, Mom.

I know all about cannibalism.

I saw it on TV.

See, it's okay.

He saw it all on the television.

-What time does the plane leave?

-8:
30.

That gives us plenty of time

to go over everything.

-Goodbye, Mr. Ullman.

-Bye.

Good morning. I hope you

haven't been waiting too long.

No problem. We had time

to grab a bite to eat.

Good. Glad you made it

before they shut down the kitchen.

Is your family

having a look around?

No, my son's

discovered the games room.

-Has your luggage been brought in?

-Right there.

In view of all we have

to cover today...

...l suggest we have a quick look

at your apartment and get started.

Have the Torrances' things

brought to their apartment.

I'd better collect my family first.

This is our Colorado Lounge.

It's beautiful.

My God!

This place is fantastic,

isn't it, hon?

It sure is.

I've never seen anything

like this before.

Are all these

Indian designs authentic?

I believe they're based...

...mainly on Navajo and Apache motifs.

They're really gorgeous.

As a matter of fact...

...this is probably the most

gorgeous hotel I've ever seen.

This old place has had

an illustrious past.

In its heyday, it was a stopping

place for the jet setters...

...even before anybody knew

what a jet set was.

We had four presidents

who stayed here.

Lots of movie stars.

Royalty?

All the best people.

This is the staff wing

of the hotel.

None of the other bedrooms

are heated during the winter.

-Goodbye, Mr. Ullman.

-Goodbye, girls.

And here are your quarters.

Living room, bedroom, bathroom.

And a small bedroom for your son.

Perfect for a child.

Well, then. Place is

very nicely self-contained.

Easy to keep.

Cozy.

Yes, very cozy for a family.

If you feel like spreading out...

...you have the rest of the hotel

to move around in.

Well, it's very...

...homey.

This is our famous hedge maze.

It's quite an attraction here.

The walls are 13 feet high...

...and the hedge is as old

as the hotel itself.

A lot of fun, but I wouldn't

want to go in there...

...unless I had an hour

to spare to find my way out.

When was the Overlook built?

Construction started in 1907.

It was finished in 1909.

The site's supposed to be

on an Indian burial ground.

They actually had to repel...

...a few Indian attacks as they

were building it.

That's our Snowcat.

Can you both drive a car?

That's fine. Basically the Snowcat

operates very much like a car.

It won't take you long

to get the hang of it.

As a matter of fact, we brought

a decorator in from Chicago...

...just last year to refurbish

this part of the hotel.

He sure did a beautiful job.

Pink and gold

are my favorite colors.

This is our Gold Ballroom.

I'll say!

We can accommodate up to

Boy, we could really have

a good party in this room.

I'm afraid you won't do too well

here unless you brought supplies.

We remove the booze from

the premises when we shut down.

That reduces the insurance

we normally have to carry.

We don't drink.

Then you're in luck.

Dick, come on over and say hello

to Mr. and Mrs. Torrance.

This is Dick Hallorann,

our head chef.

Mr. Hallorann, I'm Jack.

This is my wife, Winifred.

Glad to meet you.

The Torrances will take care

of the Overlook this winter.

That's just great. How do you

folks like our hotel so far?

It's just wonderful.

Hi, Danny!

I found him outside

looking for you.

Did you get tired

of bombing the universe?

Come on over here.

Thank you, Susie.

I think it'd be good if you could

show Mrs. Torrance the kitchen...

...while I continue on with Jack.

It would be a pleasure.

Right this way.

Great. See you later, hon.

Bye, darling.

Mrs. Torrance, your husband

introduced you as Winifred.

Now, are you a "Winnie,"

or a "Freddie"?

I'm a Wendy.

Wendy. That's nice.

That's the prettiest.

This is the kitchen, huh?

This is it.

How do you like it, Danny?

Is it big enough for you?

It's the biggest place I ever seen.

This whole place

is such an enormous maze.

I'll have to leave a trail of

breadcrumbs every time I come in.

Don't let it get you down.

It's big, but it ain't

nothing but a kitchen.

A lot of this stuff

you'll never have to touch.

I wouldn't know

what to do with it if I did.

One thing for sure, you don't

have to worry about food.

You folks could eat here for a year

and never have the same menu twice.

Right here is

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