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Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999) - Movie Browser

The King of horror gets the A-list treatment—Hanks, Freeman, and Stanton all bow down.

literary legend flex90s nostalgia tripchatty hangout

Overview

A documentary looking at the life and work of Stephen King.

Content warning

the writer as celebritytrauma as creative fuelMaine as mythologyadaptation anxiety

Standout Aspects

Acting

King's unfiltered, giddy self-mythologizing

Production

Bizarre cutaways to King's actual creepy house

Best for:Solo·Background·Rewatch

Director

David Stewart

ReleasedSep 9, 1999

Runtime50m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Top Cast

Stephen King

Self

Tom Hanks

Self

Harry Dean Stanton

Self

Tim Robbins

Self

Morgan Freeman

Self

Frank Darabont

Self

Mick Garris

Self

Rob Reiner

Self

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