# Greatest Movie Props? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 6, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042 "2009-09-06T06:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/21 "2009-09-06T19:07:13Z")
suitcase from Pulp Fiction, \*including \*the glowing contents. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/22 "2009-09-06T19:08:15Z")
Bruce, the mechanical shark from Jaws. Come on, it’s a mechanical shark! How about a Yoda puppet from Empire? Fully animatronic, working. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/23 "2009-09-06T19:24:38Z")
Either Eomer or Theoden’s armour from Lord of the Rings. That or Freddie’s blade-glove. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/24 "2009-09-06T19:28:22Z")
Multiple incarnations of the Batmobile from the various movies. “Painless” - Jesse Ventura’s minigun from “Predator” ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/25 "2009-09-06T19:36:28Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Well, you could touch the tornado… it was a nylon stocking, as I recall. > > Hm. Judge Dredd’s gun was pretty awesome, but Aliens beats it. > > Best Prop. Well, K’s Car never existed in full mode, sadly, I don’t _think_. But the Wraith did and it looked nice… still… > > Batmobile. 1966. The [Wizard of Oz Tornado](http://www.stormtrack.org/library/fringe/oz.htm) was a wire reinforced muslin sock structure. Very clever even by today’s standards. I would add to the list of props the 3-axis lock used to open the door in the move “Forbidden Planet”. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/26 "2009-09-06T19:48:46Z")
> [@Claire\_Beauchamp](#): > > “Rosebud …” Does this still exist? I suspect not, if the Maltese Falcon is the highest bid item. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/27 "2009-09-06T19:52:43Z")
Of course, nobody mentioned the robot from Cherry 2000. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/28 "2009-09-06T20:16:37Z")
The cane from Citizen Kane ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/29 "2009-09-06T20:24:06Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > The cane from Citizen Kane You bastard, I was going to post this. Seven minutes late! ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/30 "2009-09-06T20:25:45Z")
Stonehenge in Spinal Tap. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/31 "2009-09-06T20:32:24Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Does this still exist? I suspect not, if the Maltese Falcon is the highest bid item. I thought I heard that Steven Spielberg bought the Rosebud sled at auction. The results of a Google search indicate that there were three sleds made for the movie, of which two burned. He paid $55,000 (plus the ten percent premium) for the sled. ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/32 "2009-09-06T20:42:50Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > Stonehenge in Spinal Tap. Anyone who wants to see this prop only has to go to Shank Hall in Milwaukee where it sits above the stage. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/33 "2009-09-06T21:21:19Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Not sure what you mean by “real-world non-effects component” but my vote would be the Wizard of Oz tornado. I am under the impression that props (property) consists of items that are handled by the actors; similar items that aren’t handled are set pieces and are the responsibility of the set dressing department. I consider the Wizard of Oz tornado an effect, not a prop. ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/34 "2009-09-06T21:37:44Z")
> [@in\_hiding](#): > > Deckard’s Gun from Blade Runner. Still the coolest gun I’ve ever seen in a movie. Second this ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/35 "2009-09-06T22:08:09Z")
> [@interface2x](#): > > You bastard, I was going to post this. Seven minutes late! \ Exxxxcellent. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/36 "2009-09-06T23:49:28Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > I am under the impression that props (property) consists of items that are handled by the actors; similar items that aren’t handled are set pieces and are the responsibility of the set dressing department. > I consider the Wizard of Oz tornado an effect, not a prop. noted. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/37 "2009-09-06T23:54:20Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Of course, nobody mentioned the robot from Cherry 2000. [The Vanessa fembot from Austin Powers is available.](http://www.robotster.org/entry/austin-powers-original-fembot-is-for-auction) ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/38 "2009-09-07T00:45:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Personally, if I could get a unique(ish) prop of my own, I’d like a Neverending Story book Not me. I want a REAL NeverEnding Story! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/39 "2009-09-07T02:26:17Z")
> [@](#): > > I keep thinking of Back to the Future’s DeLorean time machine and the Ghostbuster’s proton packs. The proton packs are a good pick. Last year, there was a traveling exhibit at the museum here of various movie costumes. Most of them were just good enough to look acceptable onscreen, but were about as convincing as stage makeup when seen up close. The proton packs, though, were full of detail far smaller than could possibly have shown up on the camera, and even from six inches away through a glass display still looked like something that was made to be functional. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/40 "2009-09-07T02:30:52Z")
I’d say that huge Oliphant in Lord of the Rings, which I believe is the largest prop ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042.md?page=3)