Entertainment Weekly
  • Home
  • TV
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Books
  • Pop Style
  • Oscars 2012
  • Star Wars Galaxy
  • Grammys 2012
  • Subscribe to EW
  • Blogs
    • PopWatch
    • Ken Tucker's TV
    • Inside TV
    • Inside Movies
    • The Music Mix
    • Shelf Life
    • News Briefs
Previous Next
  • The Shining, Jack Nicholson | 20. JACK TORRANCE WHY HIM: Driven mad by the isolation of a haunted hotel, Jack Nicholson's disturbed novelist in The Shining is an argument for…
Hunger Games Sweepstakes
  • Share
  • Tweet

20. JACK TORRANCE

WHY HIM: Driven mad by the isolation of a haunted hotel, Jack Nicholson's disturbed novelist in The Shining is an argument for the benefit of crowds.
MOST EVIL QUOTE: ''I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in. I'm gonna bash them right the f--- in!''
LEAST BADASS MOVE: Enjoys typing.
BIGGEST WEAKNESS: Poor at mazes.

Comments + | Add comment

Image Credit: Everett Collection

Add your comment

The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.

500 characters remaining
Previous Next

Photo 1 of 21

20 All-Time Vilest Villains in Pop Culture

Along with their heroic counterparts, the bad guys are the undisputed kings and queens of our favorite entertainments. Here, we rank the worst (which is to say, the best) of the wicked; then, click through for the greatest good guys and gals

Sep 10, 2009
Advertisement

Our Partners

People

  • Katy Perry Signs Off on Divorce with a Smile

The Daily Beast

  • Skrillex: Hottest DJ in the World

Huffington Post

  • George Clooney: I Don't Care About Awards

Movie Calendar

  1. January 3
    • Albatross Albatross
  2. January 4
    • Loosies
  3. January 6
    • The Devil Inside
    • Beneath the Darkness
  4. January 13
    • Contraband
    • Joyful Noise
    • Beauty and the Beast 3D
  5. January 20
    • Underworld: Awakening
    • Red Tails
    • Haywire Haywire
  6. January 27
    • One for the Money
    • The Grey
    • Man on a Ledge
  7. February 3
    • The Woman in Black
    • Big Miracle
  1. February 10
    • Safe House Safe House
    • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
    • Perfect Sense
    • The Vow
  2. February 17
    • The Secret World Of Arrietty
    • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
    • This Means War
  3. February 24
    • Act of Valor Act of Valor
    • Gone
    • Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
  4. March 2
    • Project X
    • Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
    • Jeff, Who Lives at Home
    • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
  1. March 9
    • John Carter John Carter
    • Silent House
    • The Bully Project
    • Footnote
    • Jiro Dreams of Sushi
  2. March 16
    • 21 Jump Street
    • Seeking Justice
    • Butter
    • Casa de Mi Padre
  3. March 23
    • The Hunger Games The Hunger Games
    • A Thousand Words
  4. March 30
    • Goon
    • Mirror Mirror
    • The Pirates! Band of Misfits
    • Snowtown
    • Wrath of the Titans
  1. April 4
    • Iron Sky
  2. April 6
    • American Reunion American Reunion
    • The Cold Light of Day
  3. April 13
    • The Three Stooges
    • The Cabin in the Woods The Cabin in the Woods
    • Bullet to the Head
  4. April 20
    • Chimpanzee
    • Escape From M.S. One
    • High School
    • House at the End of the Street
    • The Lucky One
    • Scary Movie 5
    • Think Like a Man
    • The Wettest County in the World
  5. April 27
    • The Five-Year Engagement
    • The Raven
    • Safe
  6. * Dates subject to change

Back to top ▲

Advertisement

More EW.com

  • TV

    'Vampire Diaries': Teases for tonight!
  • Movies

    George Lucas talks 'Menace' 3-D
  • Music

    Grammys: 'You Lost to WHO?!'
  • Books

    Joss Whedon talks 'Buffy' comic shock
  • Subscribe to EW

    EW on your tablet - FREE with your print subscription
About Us
  • Staff
  • Contributors
  • Site Map
  • Promotions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Ad Choices
  • Terms of Service
Entertainment Weekly Magazine
  • Subscribe
  • Tablet Edition
  • Give a Gift
  • Customer Service
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Archives
  • Hunger Games Sweepstakes
Advertising
  • Media Kit
  • Promotions
  • Ad Specs
Contact us
  • General inquiries
  • Jobs at Time Inc.
  • Internships
EW to go
  • Mobile site
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • EW on Twitter
  • EW on Facebook
  • Download the Must List app for iPhone & for iPad

In partnership with CNN

Copyright © 2012 Entertainment Weekly Inc. All rights reserved.