Jack Nicholson's axe from The Shining to be auctioned
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 16:31 · Archive
The axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining is to be sold as part of Stanley Kubrick's personal archive.
The axe used by Jack Nicholson's character Jack Torrance in the 1980 horror film The Shining is to be sold for the first time. The weapon is used in the film's famous scene where Torrance hacks through a locked door, and is also the murder weapon in the killing of Scatman Crothers' character, Dick Hallorann.
The axe is one of hundreds of items from director Stanley Kubrick's personal archive being put up for auction. It carries a list price of between £30,000 and an undisclosed upper estimate.
How it is being reported
- Axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining to go on saleEvening Standard · 6 Oct, 16:04
- The Shining axe used by Jack Nicholson for sale as part Stanley Kubrick auctionThe Guardian · 6 Oct, 10:00
In this story: Jack Nicholson · Stanley Kubrick · Shelley Duvall · Scatman Crothers · The Shining
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