Everyone has favorite films, because the magic of the movie does not leave anyone indifferent. Some are interested in so much that they want to have a piece of that magic in the form of props from the shooting sites. Unfortunately, only the richest things can acquire such things, and this is not surprising, since they wanted a lot, and the legendary props can be counted on the fingers. Next you are waiting for 16 elements of the props from the shooting sites of famous films, which were sold simply for crazy money.
"Alien" (1979) - the larva of someone else's
A strange creature, which escaped from a breast of one of the crew members in the film "Alien", was actually made of plaster, plastic and epoxy resin. This model film director Ridley Scott made it yourself. In 2004, Lichinka was sold for $ 43,000 to the British musician named Chris de Burg.
"Blade Running" (1982) - Rick Decarian Pistol
The props, which was used by Harrison Ford, was sold in 2009 for $ 270,000. The actors of the film did not know that the gun was going to sell, and tried to get a piece of money from the sale to sacrifice them to charity, but this did not happen.
"Forbidden Planet" (1956) - Robbin Robot
The robot appeared in the science fiction film of 1956 "Forbidden Planet" and won a huge popularity among science fiction lovers. Robbie was sold for $ 5.3 million.
"Itchy seventh year" - white dress Marilyn Monroe
The dress made Marilyn Monroe Icon is the most expensive dress in the movie from ever sold. In 2011, it left the auction for 4.6 million dollars and was bought by the actress Debbie Reynolds.
"Tiffany breakfast" (1961) - Text Audrey Hepburn
After the death of Audrey Hepburn, many of her things left the auction. Its original text with notes, interesting information and inscriptions was sold in 2018 for 811,615 dollars.
"Star Wars" (1977) - Light Sword Skywalker
During the filming of the first film, the team did not have a sufficient budget to make a separate light sword made specifically for the film. Therefore, they made a sword, using the details of the camera. Throughout the first film, three different handles of the light sword were used. One was sold for $ 240,000 in 2008, the second - for $ 450,000 in 2017. The third was presented by the Ripley's Believe IT or Not!, Where any bizarre items are exhibited.
King Cong (1933) - the original model of King Cong
The model has only 56 cm in height and was covered with a rabbit fur. Over the years, the fur has gone, only plastic and wire frame remained. In 2009, the fact that it remained was sold to a collector for about 200,000 dollars.
"The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (2003) - Aragorn's sword
Several elements of the film props were sold for large amounts of money, including the sword of Frodo, a sting, for $ 161,000 and the magical staff of Gandalph for $ 325,000. However, Aragorn's sword, known as Anduril, was sold for a colossal 437,000 dollars!
"Wizard from OZ" (1939) - Ruby shoes Dorothy
There were only three couples of famous Ruby shoes. One pair belongs to the Smithsonian Institute and is estimated at 1 million dollars. The second pair was exposed to auction for $ 2 million, but never was sold. The third pair (which was used the least) went for $ 666,000.
Goldfinger (1964) and "Ball Lightning" (1965) - Aston Martin DB5 James Bond
For films about James Bond, several Aston Martin custom models were made. One car belonged to a resident of Florida, but the car was stolen in 1997 and did not find it. Another car was sold for 4.6 million dollars in 2010.
"2001: Space Odyssey" (1968) - Translining Spherical Space Shuttle Aries 1B
Stanley Kubrick ordered to destroy all the miniature models from the film, but Aries 1b survived. For over 40 years, he was kept in the House of Drawing Teacher in England. Ultimately, it was sold for 344,000 dollars of the Academy of Cinema and Sciences, which put it in the Los Angeles Museum.
"My lovely lady" (1964) - Dress Audrey Hepburn
Despite the fact that this dress was not typical for racing, it was loved by many viewers. He was developed by Cecil Biton, who received the Oscar premium for the best design of costumes. In 2014, the dress was sold for $ 3.7 million.
Broccolin (1978) - Sandy Leather Pants
When Sarah Blakeley, the founder of Spanx, producing underwear for women and leggings, learned that the pants were put up for sale, she bought them at auction for $ 162,000.
Casablanca (1942) - Piano Sam
Behind this little Piano Sam Cool sang AS Time GOES BY song. In 2014, this piano was sold for $ 3.4 million.
"Star Wars" - Helm of Darth Vader
At the first auction, the price of the famous helmet was limited by the amount of $ 400,000, but later the helmet was oversold on a private auction for $ 898,420.
"Ghostbusters" (1984) - Proton Blaster
In 2012, the proton blaster who wore Harold Ramis in the first and second films was sold for 160,000 dollars.
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