# Props from movies you instantly recognize **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410 "2011-12-16T14:27:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/41 "2011-12-16T17:48:56Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > You cheated! > > 🙂 How? ETA: Never mind. I see the URL now. I didn’t use it, if that makes any difference. BR just happens to be one of my Top Five. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/42 "2011-12-16T17:49:00Z")
Here’s [one slightly harder](http://images4.fanpop.com/image/quiz/705000/705582_1317339378158_500_243.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/43 "2011-12-16T17:53:01Z")
How about “50 eggs”? ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/44 "2011-12-16T17:55:45Z")
Not the most popular movie, but there’s no mistaking [this](https://www.google.com/search?q=harold+and+maude+jaguar&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=M4XrTobtB8OJtwfilcWFAQ&biw=987&bih=665&sei=WYXrTqPVE4XNtge-qsnmDA#um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=harold+and+maude+jaguar+hearse&pbx=1&oq=harold+and+maude+jaguar+hearse&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=10210l11767l0l12040l7l7l0l6l6l0l169l169l0.1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=abe4b024fb207142&biw=987&bih=665) car. Unfortunately it was destroyed during filming. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/45 "2011-12-16T17:57:01Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > How about “50 eggs”? Cool Hand Luke? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/46 "2011-12-16T17:57:02Z")
Here’s another: [name the movie](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JDVmK5lWrnM/Tkw_4Nh1HdI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/bQvYPyCdytU/s1600/29.png) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/47 "2011-12-16T17:59:45Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Blade Runner? Hmmm…only a replicant would know that…😕 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/48 "2011-12-16T18:02:18Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > Cool Hand Luke? That’s it! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/49 "2011-12-16T18:02:51Z")
[Here’s an easy one](http://gordonandthewhale.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/RTEmagicC_hoverboard_mcfly.jpg.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/50 "2011-12-16T18:03:15Z")
I agree with **spoke** that to really count, it has to be something that you would recognize as “that’s X from movie Y” in any context. So even something as iconic as Dorothy’s ruby slippers might not jump out at you in certain contexts. So I nominate Darth Vader’s mask from Star Wars. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/51 "2011-12-16T18:03:45Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Dorothy’s ruby slippers. So far I think Munch has the most recognizable one. Def beats batmobile, as different generations mean different things by the word. . . ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/52 "2011-12-16T18:12:30Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > Here’s another: [name the movie](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JDVmK5lWrnM/Tkw_4Nh1HdI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/bQvYPyCdytU/s1600/29.png) MIB ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/53 "2011-12-16T18:14:56Z")
Well done **KneadToKnow** [Here’s an easy one](http://www.propstore.com/content/propstorecollection/shaw/PDVD_009.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/54 "2011-12-16T18:15:39Z")
There may be hundreds of movies using it, but name the first one that you can think of that features: 1. a dentist’s drill 2. a pair of pliers and a blowtorch 3. ground up ping pong balls as an explosive ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/55 "2011-12-16T18:16:39Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > Well done **KneadToKnow** > > [Here’s an easy one](http://www.propstore.com/content/propstorecollection/shaw/PDVD_009.jpg) Shawshank? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/56 "2011-12-16T18:20:30Z")
Yep, Shawshank. OK, [here’s a recent one](http://scribemeetsworld.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom/images/closing-image-how-to-write-a-script-outline-inception.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/57 "2011-12-16T18:23:46Z")
And [everybody knows this one](http://media.80stees.com/images/products/Hannibal-Lecter-Mask.jpg), surely. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/58 "2011-12-16T18:39:48Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > Yep, Shawshank. OK, [here’s a recent one](http://scribemeetsworld.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom/images/closing-image-how-to-write-a-script-outline-inception.jpg). _Inception_ > [@Spoke](#): > > And [everybody knows this one](http://media.80stees.com/images/products/Hannibal-Lecter-Mask.jpg), surely. _Silence of the Lambs_ Here’s [one](http://earth911.com/files/2007/04/plastic-bag.jpg/) a little bit more obscure (and I stress that I am not purporting this to be the actual prop from the film, but a representative). ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/59 "2011-12-16T18:53:45Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > There may be hundreds of movies using it, but name the first one that you can think of that features: > > 1. a dentist’s drill > 2. a pair of pliers and a blowtorch > 3. ground up ping pong balls as an explosive Marathon Man? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410/60 "2011-12-16T19:04:21Z")
I wonder what ever happened to [these](http://www.writeups.org/img/inset/Martian_Ship_Quatermass_h1.jpg) props? I’d recognize them anywhere, and they’d be great for scaring the hell out of Trick-or-Treat’ers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/props-from-movies-you-instantly-recognize/606410.md?page=4)