# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**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 9, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/61 "2009-09-09T05:00:47Z")
I don’t know, man…I mean the Dude’s rug got peed on by the Chinaman. Wouldn’t it be the 2nd and therefore Maude’s rug? Unless, you’re talking about the original rug, because, yeah, it did tie the room together. Some other good ones from this movie, imho, would be the toe, little Larry’s homework, the Autobahn record, and Jackie Trehorn’s sketch pad. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/62 "2009-09-09T07:44:36Z")
How about the puzzle box from “Hellraiser?” ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/63 "2009-09-09T10:59:25Z")
Steve McQueens 68 Mustang from “Bullitt”. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/64 "2009-09-09T11:06:46Z")
Speaking of Wheelchairs: A Dalek. Davros’ chair. … or just the blue police call box. Or, you know what would really tie a room together? A center console from the TARDIS. Preferably with a raising and lowering bit. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/65 "2009-09-09T12:05:20Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > The Orb from Sleeper I’d prefer the Orgasmatron, especially if fully functional. ---
**Author:** ![Umbriel2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4af34b/32.png) [@Umbriel2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbriel2)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/66 "2009-09-09T13:54:18Z")
The _Ghostbusters_ Proton Packs are impressive, but I’d be kind of partial to Egon’s scanner – the one with the little wings that raise when it detects something. I think that’d be an excellent shell to put a PDA in. ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/67 "2009-09-09T16:25:42Z")
The Shark from _Jaws_. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/68 "2009-09-09T16:28:19Z")
The Zorg ZF-1 ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/69 "2009-09-09T16:29:41Z")
> [@Chez\_Guevara](#): > > I’d prefer the Orgasmatron, especially if fully functional. Or maybe The Excessive Machine from\* Barbarella\*. But only if Jane herself does not qualify as a prop. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/70 "2009-09-09T16:35:02Z")
You may find this trivia quiz interesting - given a description of the prop, name the movie: [http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/trivia/trotsky/supers/props.html](http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/trivia/trotsky/supers/props.html) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/71 "2009-09-09T18:44:38Z")
The **Bluesmobile**! If not one of the actual cars, I’ll take the 4-foot replica used in the “back-flip” scene. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/72 "2009-09-09T18:49:49Z")
> [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](#): > > This one’s easy - The Dude’s rug from _The Big Lebowski_. Great choice, but I might prefer one of the bowling balls. Or Walter’s crowbar. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/73 "2009-09-09T20:38:23Z")
I once thought a great high-end collection would be a bunch of swords that have played the part of Excalibur in various films and TV shows. Individually, none of them would be that impressive, but as a group they’d be very cool. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042/74 "2009-09-10T01:53:11Z")
For cheesy B-movie greatness, I nominate [The Tingler](http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=718413658). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-props/509042.md?page=3)