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| Hotel manager | |
| Classification: | Occupation |
| Associated franchises: | All franchises |
| Associated films: | Stanley Kubrick's The Shining Stephen King's The Shining |
| Associated programs: | Fear the Walking Dead |
| Character examples: | Elena Reyes; Stuart Ullman |
A hotel manager is someone in charge of the management of a hotel. In the 1980 horror film The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick, the character of Stuart Ullman was the manager of the Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. The character was re-imagined in the 1997 TV miniseries of The Shining, where he was played by Elliott Gould. This version of Ullman, which more closely resembles his literary counterpart, was described as an "officious little prick", who had grave concerns about hiring Jack Torrance as the caretaker due to his alcoholism.
Another hotel manager featured in a Stephen King project is Gerald Olin (played by Samuel L. Jackson), who was the manager of the Hotel Dolphin in New York City and featured in the story and feature film adaptation, 1408. A man who took his position very seriously, Olin was well aware of the hotel's dubious history; in particular, the events surrounding the haunted Room 1408. After a string of deaths spanning more than sixty years, Olin had the room sealed up and it remained vacant for over two decades. A writer named Mike Enslin approached Olin hoping to write a piece about the haunted history of the room. Olin was more than willing to share any information he had, but he refused to allow Enslin to sleep in the room. He offered Mike an upgrade to the penthouse suite, access to documents regarding the deaths in 1408, and an $800 bottle of cognac if Enslin would abandon his plan to stay in the room. Enslin accepted the documents and the cognac but insisted on staying in the room, frustrating Olin. The manager gave him the key and suitably warned him that "...it's an evil fucking room". To his credit, everything Gerald warned Enslin about came true, and Mike barely escaped the room with his life.
Characters[]
| Name | Source |
|---|---|
| Elena Reyes | Fear the Walking Dead |
| Gerald Olin | 1408 |
| Stuart Ullman | The Shining |
Appearances[]
Films[]
- 1408 - Gerald Olin
- Shining, The - Stuart Ullman
- Stephen King's The Shining - Stuart Ullman
Television[]
- Fear the Walking Dead: Do Not Disturb - Elena Reyes
- Fear the Walking Dead: Pablo & Jessica - Elena Reyes
- Fear the Walking Dead: Pillar of Salt - Elena Reyes
- Fear the Walking Dead: Date of Death - Elena Reyes
- Fear the Walking Dead: Wrath - Elena Reyes
- Fear the Walking Dead: North - Elena Reyes
- Fear the Walking Dead: The New Frontier - Elena Reyes
Comics[]
Novels[]
- Shining, The (novel) - Stuart Ullman
Short stories[]
- 1408 (short story) - Gerald Olin