There are some stars that can be easily identified by their first name: Marilyn, Greta, Madonna. However, there is only one Jack, really. This is a portrait of the legendary Jack Nicholson in his role as Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of “The Shining”, by Steven King

There are lots of great stories about Jack over the years and his performances. This character has to be one of his most recognizable and oft-quoted portrayals in his long and storied career. Jack’s performance, as usual, raised the expectations of every horror movie to follow after this film was released. 

I have created an alternative movie poster for this illustration to share on my profile at PosterSpy, but I really like the simple portrait without the titling and credit blocks of the poster. 

These portraits were created using Adobe Illustrator, Corel Painter, and Adobe Photoshop.

Illustration inspired by the original 1968 classic, “The Planet of the Apes” starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter.

I remember seeing this movie, and subsequent sequels, as a kid and being enamored and horrified by the premise. Later on in my youth there was also a television series which was one of the first primetime shows I was hooked on. 

The remakes have been fun but none of them have captured the feel of this original film and the incredibly melodramatic acting of the great Charlton Heston.