All work and no play makes Jack a dumb boy … but at least he ’s stylish . In a 60 - year vocation full of memorable performances , Jack Nicholson ’s role inThe Shiningas Jack Torrance — the husband , Fatherhood , and block writer who win over his family to move to an empty ski repair for the winter so that he can at last end writing the groovy American novel , then slowly descends into madness — remains one of his most iconic , and terrific , case . Now , via Italian vendue houseAste Bolaffi , director Stanley Kubrick ’s former supporter and longtime friend Emilio D’Alessandro is giving fans of the brilliantly nuanced psychological dramatic play the chance to own a piece of the movie ’s history , let in the burgundycorduroy jacketthat Nicholson put on throughout the movie .
According to the detail ’s listing , the jacket was chosen by Oscar - winning costume designer Milena Canonero " after Jack Nicholson insisted it should be worn by his character , Jack Torrance , and a small number of it were made for the shooting of the film . " It ’s a perfect accoutrement for a mixture of activities , including scoot the breeze with a cocktail - serve ghost or chasing your family through a hedge maze in the middle of a snowstorm . Just be ready to devote a pretty penny for it : the bidding starts at € 10,000 , or just northwards of $ 12,000 .
The jacket is one of many pieces of original Kubrick memorabilia go up for sale : prop fromA Clockwork Orange , Barry Lyndon , Eyes wide-cut Shut , andFull Metal Jacketare among the other point up for grabs ( for the right price ) , as is a uncommon cut ofThe Shiningfeaturing a never - released scene . " These cuts , given by Kubrick to D’Alessandro , are peculiarly rarefied because the music director notoriously burned all the leftovers at the conclusion of the redaction , " according tothe listing .
you may pasture the entire auction sale catalog , here .
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