British Comedy Guide

All work and no play

SISSY SPACEK AND DANNY COWER IN THE BEDROOM OF THE OVERLOOK HOTEL, IT'S THE FAMOUS AXE IN DOOR SCENE

A HOLE IS AXED IN THE DOOR BY JACK NICOLSON

HE STICKS HIS MAD STARY FACE THROUGH IT

JACK
"We'll all be millionaires by Christmas!"

SCENE2
WE SEE THE BOOK HE HAS BEEN TYPING OVER AND OVE AGAIN

"All work and no play makes Jake a Dell Boy."

Made me laugh, good one.

Pedantic point - wasn't it Shelley Duvall as the female lead?

Some suggestions if I may...

INT. OVERLOOK HOTEL, BEDROOM - DAY

A TERRIFIED SHELLEY DUVALL AND HER BOY COWER IN THE CORNER AS JACK NICHOLSON DEMOLISHES THE DOOR WITH AN AXE. JACK THRUSTS HIS FACE THROUGH THE HOLE...

JACK:
Rodney, you plonker!

CUT TO:

INT. OVERLOOK HOTEL, STUDY - DAY

WE SEE THE TYPEWRITER AND THE SENTENCE JACK HAS BEEN TYPING OVER AND OVER AGAIN...

'All work and no play makes Jack a Del Boy.'

I like :)

Love it! Laughing out loud

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