what was the movie the shining based on
The movie The Shining was based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, which was inspired by The Stanley Hotel in Colorado.ll interior scenes were shot at Elstree Studios as well, and do not depict the interior of the Timberline Lodge. Kubrick was asked not to depict room #217 (featured in the book) in The Shining, because future guests at the Lodge might be afraid to stay there. So a nonexistent room, #237, was substituted in the film.