# What movie prop would you like to own (and not sell for a profit) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [March 3, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155 "2026-03-03T08:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/101 "2026-03-04T06:50:24Z")
I wouldn’t have space in my apartment for the life-sized version of the Time Machine, but I’d be more than happy to own the working model that propelled Rod Taylor’s cigar into the future! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/102 "2026-03-04T07:09:10Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. > [@Kron](#): > > Beat me to it. You can have the Natorum Demonto, 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/103 "2026-03-04T07:14:07Z")
The letters of transit are an inspired choice. Somebody already claimed the rarer avis, and a medical tricorder that didn’t work would just be too painful, so I going to choose one of the submarine sandwich style guns from **Galaxy Quest**. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/104 "2026-03-04T15:10:47Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > 20 inches tall! Now I want the 18" high Stonehenge. That would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/105 "2026-03-04T15:16:58Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > the 18" high Stonehenge It’s too late to change my request? ---
**Author:** ![Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hook)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/106 "2026-03-04T15:23:34Z")
Beat me to it. Second choice is Priscilla from the movie of the same name. Bit hard to store though. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/107 "2026-03-04T15:39:56Z")
Can I have the firehouse from _Ghostbusters_? ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/108 "2026-03-04T15:41:12Z")
I was going to say the Ferrari from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, but it’s just a replica. > **[Ferris Buellers Faux Ferrari A Replica with Real History](https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/articles/ferris-buellers-faux-ferrari-a-replica-with-real-history)** > > Discover the fascinating story of the Modena Spyder California, the faux Ferrari from Ferris Bueller's Day Off on display at Henry Ford Museum. Learn more! It’s still worth it, though. [Ferris Bueller's Day Off Ferrari sells for $337K with no engine](https://ew.com/movies/ferris-buellers-day-off-ferrari-sold-at-auction/#:%5C~:text=Dan%20Snierson%20is%20a%20former,He%20left%20EW%20in%202023) . ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/109 "2026-03-04T15:46:25Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > > > The Dude’s cardigan from “The Big Lebowski”. > > Good choice- comfortable, snazzy, practical- and NOT cheap. My pick. There are of course countless replicas for purchase. Somehow, the Coen brothers or their wardrobe designer seem to have forgotten to protect the design. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/110 "2026-03-04T15:56:55Z")
No movie sets, just props. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/111 "2026-03-04T16:09:49Z")
I’d love to have Camelot from **… Holy Grail** , but it’s only a model. Yes, I know where the door is. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/112 "2026-03-04T16:57:07Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > The gold telephone from The Godfather II. Is that so you can see how heavy (or not) it really is? ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/113 "2026-03-04T17:03:08Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > > [@Ellecram](#): > > > > The gold telephone from The Godfather II. > > Is that so you can see how heavy (or not) it really is? Partly! It can’t be real gold. Just an iconic bit of Godfather memorabilia I’ve always admired. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/114 "2026-03-04T17:16:25Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Sam’s piano from _Casablanca_. It’s a little big, though, so I’ll be happy to settle for the Maltese Falcon, from _The Maltese Falcon_, of course. I saw the piano at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/115 "2026-03-04T17:35:08Z")
I tend to think of sets as fake rooms built on a soundstage. The Ghostbusters firehouse did (and I think still does) exist as a real building. As for other props, the oscillation overthruster would be kinda cool, even if only a few people would recognize it. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/116 "2026-03-04T20:12:20Z")
Oh, that reminds me. How about a flux capacitor? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/117 "2026-03-04T20:19:05Z")
How about the **African Queen** , or the steamship from **Fitzcarraldo**? Tough to display in a trophy room… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/118 "2026-03-04T20:20:22Z")
You’ve got a place to store them, of course? 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/119 "2026-03-04T20:22:16Z")
Jayne’s Hat or The Marquis de Carabas’ Coat ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/120 "2026-03-04T20:32:29Z")
An episode of **Lost in Space (TOS)** had the Robot being the leader of an army of little Robots. I want a little Robot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155.md?page=7)