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Movie Memorabilia
Money is no object. Any and every prop imaginable is available.
What are the top three movie props You would love to have?
Would it be Indy’s hat from Raiders of the Lost Ark? Or the shower curtain from Psycho? Snow globe from Citizen Kane? Zagnut bar from Seems Like Old Times?
My top 3:
From the greatest movie ever made and I have watched thousands of times would be Doc’s mind-reading helmet from Back To The Future.
“You want Me to buy a subscription to the Saturday Evening Post.”
Next, from the greatest movie ever made and I have watched a thousand times would be the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle from Stripes.
“C’mon. It’s Czechoslovakia. We zip in, We pick ’em up, We zip Right out again. We’re not going to Moscow. It’s Czechoslovakia. It’s like We’re going into Wisconsin.”
And My top movie prop is from the greatest movie ever made and I have watched thousands of times would be Otto from Airplane!
“Elaine… Don’t panic. On the beltline of the automatic pilot there’s a hollow tube. Now, that’s the manual inflation nozzle. Pull it out and blow on it.”
Top 3 movie props You just have to have. Go!
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Galadriel and Arwen’s jewelry from Lord of the Rings.
I think that’s more than 3 props.
The maschinemensch (robot) from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. Only the original will do.
The Tumbler from Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins.
A life-size replica (or one of the original) EVA pods from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I thought I read once that the 2001 monolith was destroyed, but you did say every prop is available in this hypothetical. That would be cool, but take up a lot of space.
Another cool prop from Raiders would be the Ark.
Sweet.
Fourth on My list was the burned up car from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
every prop
So I can give people the Bird:
Because it would look good in my backyard:
To find out what’s in it:
That’s an actual movie prop? Not shot on location?
I’m thinking front yard… You know… So, the neighbors will think Yer judging Them.
That one crossed my mind, for the same reason.
What’s the difference between a prop and a set? Would this fall into the later?
The climactic scenes were filmed on a soundstage AFAIK.
If I put it in the front yard, I’d have to move the “Attention Thieves: Please Carry ID So We Can Notify Next of Kin” sign.
I’m thinking anything used to make a movie.
For instance: the lightsaber. It wouldn’t be an actual operating lightsaber, it would be the prop the actors held in Their hands when making the movie. A keepsake You would have at Home.
1:1 scale Death Star.
The Bullit Mustang.
Jim Rockford’s Firebird.
Dirty Harry’s .44 Magnum
Technically, Indy’s hat is costume, not props. You don’t want to get into union trouble.
The obvious one that comes to mind is Luke’s lightsaber from Star Wars. The one that fell down the Cloud City ventilation shaft along with Luke’s severed hand.
And speaking of severed hands, the skeletal Terminator hand from Terminator 2: Judgment Day would be pretty cool to have on the shelf.
The B 36 from “Strategic Air Command.” I might not have room but Pima Air Museum is just down the road and has one already.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FJVxtTNjJk
“Six turning, four burning”
Alec Baldwin’s brass balls from Glengarry Glen Ross.
Jack Lemmon’s spaghetti-straining tennis racket from The Apartment.
Charlie Chaplin’s cane.
But how could you forget…
I’m no movie historian, but I’m guessing They used some kind of magical special effects and models to create the Death Star.
I’ve been lied to!
There is really only one answer to this question!
James Bond’s Aston Martin from Goldfinger.
I’d like to own Dorothy’s ruby slippers!
Eh… it’s alright, I guess. I heard it recently sold at auction for like… $3000 or somewhere around there.
And not the big, emerald curtain?
You could have so much more fun with that curtain hanging in living room when guests are over.
“Pay no attention….”
H.m.mm…. maybe I’ll reconsider . . .
Wouldn’t Glinda’s travel-bubble be more practical?
I, too, would like Dorothy’s ruby slippers but the emerald curtain is intriguing.
Also, the Hogwarts Sorting Hat. Only two for me. Maybe I’ll figure out a third.
Edited to add: I thought of my third. Herbie the Love Bug!
The Sword of Gryffindor.
Or, since I’m in Slytherin, the Locket that was a Horcrux.
One of the Spanish Air Force BF 109’s used in the 1968 “The Battle of Britain”
The actual Model 29 44 Mag used by Eastwood in Dirty Harry (currently in the NRA Museum)
Wyatt’s Capt American bike from Easy Rider (if price really is no barrier then I would need to build a time machine to get the bike before it was destroyed after the movie).