suitcase from Pulp Fiction, *including *the glowing contents.
Bruce, the mechanical shark from Jaws. Come on, it’s a mechanical shark!
How about a Yoda puppet from Empire? Fully animatronic, working.
Either Eomer or Theoden’s armour from Lord of the Rings. That or Freddie’s blade-glove.
Multiple incarnations of the Batmobile from the various movies.
“Painless” - Jesse Ventura’s minigun from “Predator”
The Wizard of Oz Tornado 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”.
Does this still exist? I suspect not, if the Maltese Falcon is the highest bid item.
Of course, nobody mentioned the robot from Cherry 2000.
The cane from Citizen Kane
You bastard, I was going to post this. Seven minutes late!
Stonehenge in Spinal Tap.
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.
Anyone who wants to see this prop only has to go to Shank Hall in Milwaukee where it sits above the stage.
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.
Second this
<diabolical laughter> Exxxxcellent.
noted.
Not me. I want a REAL NeverEnding Story!
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.
I’d say that huge Oliphant in Lord of the Rings, which I believe is the largest prop ever.