length version runs approx. 145 minutes and is the U.S. theatrical  version, available in the USA on VHS, DVD and laserdisc. All the other  versions, however, run just under two hours (115), omitting about half an  hour of footage. This is beacuse Kubrick cut some scenes from his film, which  he thought were unnecessary. British television network ITV screened the full  US version of The Shining during the late eighties. The following is a list  of all the scenes or parts of scenes not present in the other versions of The  Shining. 