On its website, the auction company Gotta Have Rock and Roll offers the product, along with several photos of the shoot and a guarantee certificate, at a value between 60 and 90 thousand dollars.
The product is dated June 8, 1989. In the description they say that it is in “very good” condition and that it is also offered together with a letter from NORANK Engineering.
That company was a pioneer in engineering effects for Hollywood in the 1970s, a time of innovation for film.
Its engineers worked on more than 120 movies including the first three parts of Star Wars, the Indiana Jones saga, The Shining, Flash Gordon, Superman, among others.
The other axes of “The Shining” that have already been auctioned
A month ago, another ax from the set was offered on an auction site, in this case a British one. They sell it for 45 thousand pounds, about 60 thousand dollars.
In this case, it’s a foam and plastic prop that was used in various wide shots when two or more characters were on screen.
According to the site Wale Sales, there is speculation that there are more similar axes out there. This is because Warner’s prop department had to create replicas and paint them just like an old axe.
Many of these items were then discarded and ended up in the hands of collectors who resold them.
The film The Shining received an unfavorable response at the time of its release in 1980, both by critics and audiences. It even generated a fight between the director and the author of the novel, Stephen King.
Over the years, the psychological horror film became a cult phenomenon, valued as such, and that forced a sequel, inspired, again, by a King novel. In the film version of Doctor Sleep, there was a more precise look at the creator of that universe.
Source: Ambito
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