The Shining: Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King and a legendary scene
Jack Nicholson’s “Here’s Johnny!” made the axe in The Shining one of cinema’s most recognisable props. This article traces the scene back to Stephen King’s novel and his stay at the Stanley Hotel, follows Kubrick’s production at Elstree and King’s objections to it, looks at the Bonhams sale of Kubrick’s archive, and explains why the film needed foam stunt axes.
