Film and TV memorabilia

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Film fans will soon have a chance to own a piece of Hollywood history. The Profiles in History spring auction takes place in California on April 30 and May 1. Here are some of the thousands of lots on offer. The full body radio-controlled figure used in 'Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines' which stood in for Arnold Schwarzenegger in the final scenes of the film is estimated at $40,000 - $60,000


The costume worn by Robert Patrick in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, with chrome metal hook arms used to climb onto the boot of a squad car. Estimated at $6,000 - $8,000


he prop gun used by Harrison Ford in Blade Runner is estimated to fetch $100,000 - $150,000


Hugh Jackman's claws used in his role as Wolverine in X-Men: The Last Stand, estimated at $30,000 - $50,000


The astronaut costume worn by actor Charlton Heston and others from the movie Planet of the Apes. Heston's suit is estimated at $40,000 - $60,000


A Krite animatronic puppet used in Critters 3 and Critters 4. Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000


An accurate and detailed full-size 83" replica of the Maria Robotrix from Metropolis, estimated at $8,000 - $12,000


This original stop-motion animation puppet from the movie Mars Attacks is alued at between $8,000 - $10,000


An 18" tall stop-motion puppet of Rhett Butler from Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride. Estimate $8,000 - $10,000


A Battlestar Galactica stylised Cylon costume from the Beverly Hills Cop III. Estimate $1,000 - $2,000


Matthew Broderick's leather jacket from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, complete with tear on the lower back from filming the scene where Broderick runs through bushes to beat his parents home. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000


A Batman suit worn by Val Kilmer and a Riddler suit worn by Jim Carrey from the movie Batman Forever. The suits are each valued at between $40,000 - $60,000


The purple dress worn by Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in the scene where she walks the plank. Valued at $8,000 - $12,000


This beautiful black satin dress was worn by Rita Hayworth in Gilda while performing her legendary erotic dance number. Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000


Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff's signed swimsuits worn on Baywatch. Estimated $2,000 - $3,000 and $1,000 - $1,500 respectively


This ornate golden tan short dress was worn by Anne Francis as Altaira in Forbidden Planet, and is estimated at $20,000 - $30,000


Lon Chaney Sr's prosthetic teeth as used in London After Midnight. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000


The costume worn by Lee Meriwether as Catwoman on the classic TV show Batman is estimated to fetch $8,000 - $10,000


The belt and costume worn by Michael Jackson during the filming of the video for the song Bad. The outfit and belt are valued together at between $30,000 - $50,000


The ring worn by Bela Lugosi in House of Dracula and the House of Frankenstein. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

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I would love to have Tim Burton's Rhett Butler...anyone got an extra 10 grand?

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I'd go for the Mars Attacks alien, but there's no way it's worth so much - I'm banking on the hope that in 30-40 years time it will be have been all but forgotten and I can pick one up for pennies. That'll show em! haha

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i'd have to go for the battlestar galactica one, but only if it has the red light in the eye bit and makes the noise ( like in the intro of the a team! )

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King Kong's metal skeleton sold for £120,000
A metal skeleton used to make King Kong come to life in the 1933 film has been sold
Press Association
24 November 2009

A metal skeleton used to make King Kong come to life in the 1933 film was sold for more than £120,000 today. The armature was the base for a 22-inch model of the gorilla used in the movie's climax at the top of the Empire State building in New York. It was bought by an anonymous bidder for £121,250, including buyer's premium, at Christie's auction house in South Kensington, London.

The firm's head of popular memorabilia Neil Roberts said: "This King Kong armature was instrumental in filming one of the most recognisable sequences in cinema history, and as such it is an exceptional relic of film memorabilia. We are thrilled to have seen such excitement leading up to the auction and to have been able to exhibit the model to the public for the first time, and we are pleased to have realised a notable price which reflects its importance."

The armature, which has ball and socket joints, was covered in cotton and rubber to form muscles, a latex covering for skin and then rabbit fur. Technician Willis O'Brien then used stop-motion animation to bring the beast to life.

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Last Dalek from original Dr Who series for sale
The last remaining Dalek from the original Dr Who series is to be auctioned off, as part of a large wardrobe sale.
By Stephen Adams,
Arts Correspondent
telegraph.co.uk
04 Dec 2009

Only four of the pepper pot aliens from the 1963 run were ever made, the other three having already been sold. Bonhams is to auction more than 100 outfits and props from Dr Who, the first time the BBC has done so on such a scale since 1990.

Andrew Beech from the BBC said the Daleks could be dated by their different construction methods. He said: "The original Daleks were created by a company called Surecraft Models. The 'skirt panels' had round holes in them and the hemispheres were pushed through from the back. With the later models, the panels were left intact and the hemispheres glued on." He added: "I believe this is the last BBC original – the others have been sold off in previous auctions. They only made four for the 1963 series and a couple more the following year."

Despite the Daleks' fearsome reputation onscreen, off it the plywood and fibreglass mutants were frequently cannibalised due to tight production budgets. Mr Beech said: "Every time a new artistic director came in and ordered a redesign, they were re-patched and re-patched, until they got so bad they couldn't be patched up any longer." Only the lower half of this Dalek dates from 1963, he said.

Also to be sold are a number of Cybermen, Sea Devils and Tractators. They were all part of a touring Dr Who exhibition and are being sold because of the cost of conserving them. Sadly, for those hoping to buy a last minute Christmas present, the sale is not until February.

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Cybermen ftw!

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Ghostbusters car under the hammer
Ecto 1 replica goes to auction where it is expected to fetch £75,000.
Chris Knapman
2 Sep 2010

As far as movie-based replicas go, this Ghostbusters Cadillac takes some beating. It cost its owner, Chris Reynolds, £65,000 to turn a rusting 1959 Cadillac S&S ambulance into an Ecto 1 lookalike after he found the car in Maryland, USA in 1997. In a previous life it had spent 20 years being used as a vehicle in church parades, for which the 20ft long and 6.5 foot wide car had had its roof removed.

Upon seeing the vehicle Reynolds, a coachbuilder by trade, spotted a business opportunity to convert it to rent out for private hire and promotional events. "The car's ghostly presence is in stark contrast to the real life experience of bringing it back to life - and the cost of doing so! The car was about to be scrapped when I discovered it and the restoration has been a real labour of love, and hopefully it will find a worthy home," said Reynolds.

Powered by a 6.5-litre V8 engine, the 2.55 tonne car returns just 8mpg. While its exterior might resemble Ecto 1, the interior is kitted out in the style of a luxury limousine. The Cadillac is up for sale as part of the Historics at Brooklands auction on Saturday September 25 where it is expected to fetch in the region of £75,000-£85,000.

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Bonnie and Clyde's guns are up for auction
Aaron Smith
CNN
September 28, 2012

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The guns of Bonnie and Clyde -- the gangster love birds who were killed in a hail of gunfire nearly 80 years ago -- are hitting the auction block. RR Auction is coordinating the auction of a snub-nosed .38 revolver that was found taped to Bonnie Parker's inner thigh and the Colt .45 semiautomatic pistol that was in Clyde Barrow's waistband after they were ambushed and fatally shot by a police posse in Louisiana in 1934.

"These guns are well known in the marketplace, well known to Bonnie and Clyde collectors, well known to have belonged to Frank Hamer," said RR Auction vice president Bobby Livingston. Hamer was one of the officers who killed the gangster duo. The pistols are a small part of the arsenal that was found in Barrow and Parker's stolen car. Livingston said the posse officers were allowed to keep firearms and other possessions from the bullet-ridden vehicle, including the Colt that Barrow might have stolen from a federal armory in Texas.

Livingston said the starting bids are $75,000 and his auction house is hoping to bring in $150,000 for each of the guns, which can be authenticated through a provenance paper trail. The auction is on Sunday in Nashua, N.H. and there are other items from the car up for bid too -- including blood-stained silk stockings, a makeup kit, a gold pocket watch and a silver dollar that was later owned by Mafia boss Paul Castellano. Livingston said Castellano considered it his lucky coin, but gave it away before the night in 1985 when he was shot dead in front of Sparks Steak House in New York. The auctioneer is keeping the sellers' names confidential.

Parker and Barrow's death car items have fetched impressive bids in the past, including $85,000 for Barrow's bloodstained shirt. A submachine gun from one of their hideouts sold for $130,000 earlier this year, and a shotgun went for $80,000. Barrow and Parker were wanted for kidnapping, auto theft, robbery, burglary and 13 murders nationwide, including the killings of two police officers, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI was a fledgling agency at the time of the couple's nationwide crime spree, and tracked them down through its sole area of jurisdiction: interstate auto theft.

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