In the opera, Jack is heavier. Looney Tunes Villains | Ramona Norville, Carrie Miss Minchin | Ice Cream Truck | Stone Generals (Gato & Mono) | Bubba Hendershot | Gerald Burlingame | With a sinister grin on his face, he lustfully embraces the woman as she seduces him and they start kissing, blatantly cheating on his wife, before discovering that the beautiful woman is actually the ghost of a hideously deformed old lady. "Jack" attacked his family with a rogue mallet instead of his iconic ax and was destroyed alongside the hotel itself, which Danny, Wendy and Halloran (the cook who worked in the hotel, who also wielded the Shining) managed to destroy it by detonating the heating system. Gremlins | He Who Walks Behind the Rows, Christine He has wavy dark blonde hair. Prudence Prufrock | Todd Bowden, Bag of Bones Bat Gremlin | Esther Coleman | Milo Pressman, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer It was clearly stated that the unfortunate Jack underwent an awful metamorphosis and was no longer human. N' Goo Tuana | Pure Ones | Mr. Igoe | Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Ferguson | He is also about 5 years older than in the book. George, Ralph and Lizzie | ... She called it "shining." Principal Deedle | Samuel Norton | Quan Chi | Pegasus J. Crawford | Moonlight Man | Dusty | John Rainbird, Gerald's Game Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe Villains, https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Torrance?oldid=4000075, The scene where Jack broke down the door and yelled: ". Noah the Elder | Jack Torrance | In the miniseries, he was portrayed by Steven Weber. MurderChild abuse and endangermentAdulteryVandalismDomestic abuse. It is also revealed early on in the film that he broke Danny's arm when he was younger, and Jack acts as though it never happened. In the miniseries, Jack is taller (abt. Susan McCallister | (Belch Huggins | Nathan Grantham | Quitter's Inc. Shang Tsung | Poppy | Scarecrow (Batman vs. TMNT) | Lorraine Massey | Jack appears in the novel Doctor Sleep, in which his son Danny (now known as Dan) discovers that he has a half-sister named Lucy, and a niece named Abra who has similar abilities to him, only more powerful. Wall Street Three | Freeze | Renee Hallow | Claire Wyden | Alias Trashcan Man | Attempted familicideMurderChild abuse and endangermentAdulteryVandalismDomestic abuse Nolan Sorrento | Brain Gremlin | Sisters, Roadwork At the end of the story, when Jack was completely controlled by the demonic entity, the narration no longer called him "Jack," but as "the creature" or "the monster." NygmaTech (Frogmen) | In the novel, Jack is immediately horrified and tries to find out who did his to his son. Karl | The LEGO Movie Villains | Angelique Bouchard | Marik Ishtar | Lewis Prothero | Lord Coward | However, Danny also has some psychic ability, which he uses to try to protect Jack. Kurt Barlow | Mathias Vogel | Lenny | Christine | The ghost of the former bartender often appeared to Jack, and explained that he murdered his family upon the hotel's request and served as the spokesperson between Jack and the hotel, which/who tried to hire Jack as well and make him do the same. Mayor Phlegmming | Arthur Slugworth | Monstars | Mr. Chairman | IT | Hotel Caretaker | Barsad | Donna and Mary Lila Grace Thibodeau | Two-Face (Batman vs. TMNT) | Future Mordecai | Joe Chill | Rush Hour Villains | I'm not gonna hurt ya. Julie Lawry | Take care of The Overlook Hotel until the first of May (failed/formerly).Finish his book (failed/formerly).Kill his wife, Wendy and his son Danny (failed). Jonas Miller | Stan Beals | Clara Dalrymple | Meowrice | Eddy's Brother | Witches (Grand High Witch, Susan Irvine, Nicola Cuttle, Pamela, Lois Leffour, Mildred, Elizabeth, Henrietta, Jacqueline & Beatrice) | Sheriff Collie Entragian | Ellie Creed (2019 film only) | Catwoman | Goals The evil spirits, which inhabit the hotel, drive him crazy and force him to attempt to murder his family with a roque mallet. Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty Images. Max Devore | Charles "Chip" Shreck | Spice | The role of Jack Torrance in The Shining miniseries was originally offered to two other actors — Gary Sinise and Tim Daly. 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John Shooter, Sleepwalkers Jack’s diagnosis relies heavily on these occurrences and will ultimately determine if it is a mental disorder or pure evil. Eligible for Free Shipping. $6.00 shipping. Rachel Lang | Yet, the demonic possession was further implied by all the ghosts that haunted the hotel — especially the ghosts of two young girls, who frequently appeared to Danny as well. Thrax's Henchmen | Sylvester | Wendy then immediately tells him about the woman in Room 237. Carmine Falcone | Agent Smith | Adam Sutler | She is caught off guard and falls when the man in the green mask opens the door, which gives Jack time to catch up with her and strike her again. Wile E. Coyote | Lee Harvey Oswald | Cartoon Network Villains | He then kills himself to prevent the spirits from repossessing him, and allows the hotel to explode. Mr. Max | Léon Rom | Moloch | Sleepwalkers, The Body Mortal Kombat Villains | John Daniel Edward "Jack" Torrance was the protagonist and antagonist in the Stephen King novel The Shining, the 1980 film adaptation by Stanley Kubrick, the 1997 miniseries by Mick Garris, and the 2016 opera by the Minnesota Opera Company. Vic Criss) | Jay Gatsby | Poison Ivy (Lego) | Dr. Charles Nichols | Joker (Batman vs. TMNT) | Pink Diamond | Animated Features The Shining revolves around the life of Jack Torrance, a recovering alcoholic seeking to find solace to focus on his writing. Captain Hollister | Priya Singh, Shorts Tom and Jerry Villains | The Grinch | Wendigo | After Jack attempts to murder Wendy, she locks him in the pantry for her and her son's safety. The demon that had control of the Overlook Hotel was the overarching antagonist because had it not been for the demon, Jack would not have turned evil in the first place. Phantasm | This implies that this was not the first or last time that Jack injured Danny. Mouse King | Goro | Ruffshodd | Dick Dastardly (2020) | When Dick Holloran arrives to help, Jack murders him with the axe. Powerpuff Girls Villains | Spiders (Consuela & Tank) | Paws | Tom | Ruth Gogan | Crate Beast | Buzz Bronski | In the 1980 film, Jack is almost a threat and unsympathetic character right from the very start. Wild Wild West Villains | Church | Orin Scrivello | Freeze (Batman vs. TMNT) | The Principal | The Biology Teacher | Roger Hagstrom, Take care of The Overlook Hotel until the first of May, Jack Torrance with his son Danny in Dr. Sleep (2019), Years after the events of the first film Jack is reincarnated as a ghost, The Shining (1980) - Here's Johnny! Grant Frost | Jack Morris | The final difference is that Jack had a redemption arc in the book, where he momentarily gains control over himself, hugs Danny and tells his son that he loves him and gives him, Wendy and Dick time to escape. Xerxes | Pokemon Villains | Rose the Hat | Yosemite Sam | Slade (Teen Titans Go!) Mr. Mole | Max Shreck | Baraka | Roggete, Big Driver Brainwashed Murderer, AuthorCaretaker of the Overlook HotelBartender (in Doctor Sleep), Physical strengthSkilled axemanSpeed (all after he was possessed). Jim Rennie | Background. Carl Grissom | It is believed that Jack starts wearing his iconic red jacket once he reaches the climax of his insanity. Mrs. Cade | Daisy Buchanan | He is quickly let out though by the spirits, and gleefully attempts to kill his wife and son with an axe. Arthur Leigh Allen | Tom Buchanan | He insults her and calls her crazy, before she makes herself serious. Jack was a writer who accepted the job of winter caretaker for the Overlook Hotel, despite being informed of the building's grisly past and reputation as a cursed place (which he shrugged off as a superstition) and he took his wife Wendy and son Danny with him to the hotel, and thought that the solitude of the place would help inspire him in his writing as well. Karai | George | Leo | Bob the Goon | Alan Jonah | James Franco and Chris Bauer alternate playing the role of Jack Torrance in the Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights 2017 theme The Shining, although there are several actors who play the role, all wearing a matching face mask. $20.00 $ 20. The Shining Jack Nicholson Stanley Kubrick Stephen King Horror Movie - Original Minimalist Art Poster Print. Gremlins Villains | Nadine Cross | John "Ace" Merrill | There, they have a friendly conversation, before Jack recognizes him as Charles/Delbert Grady, the previous caretaker, and reminds him of what he did. Sara Tidwell | Tom Rogan, Maximum Overdrive He jumps out four more times before he is seen frozen at the end of the maze. Talia al Ghul | Vending Machine, Mr. Mercedes All these tales, like The Shining, contain lots of anxiety about the processes of reading and writing, as well as the impact of stories on the collective imagination. Motaro | Joe Cramp | Gary Barkovitch, The Mangler Victoria Vinciguerra | Exploring the work of the first black female film director to direct a $100-million film, Elite dancers from across the globe create a modern-day Swan Lake from their own bathtubs, Short drama in which an ageing director comes face to face with her younger self while shooting her final film, The Oscar-nominated actress gives a singing masterclass. Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images. Ditto | In the film, Jack is 5 foot 11. Robot Chicken Villains | Film Pigeon Toady | A History of Violence "Dear … TMNT Villains | Jack is initially seen typing at his typewriter before getting up, grabbing his ax, and jumping out at the viewer, swinging his ax, as they turn the corner. Lorraine Massey, The Stand Rodan | Andrei Sator | However, Jack soon descended into madness that was never fully explained; depending on the view of the audience he could have either suffered an intense mental breakdown or he was possessed by the spirits of the Overlook Hotel from the beginning. Frederick Sykes | When he gets back, he lies to his wife about not seeing anyone in the room, in order to cover up his tracks, claiming that Danny injured himself. 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