Movie props up for auction usually fall into two categories: ceremonial tokens film history (including, but not limited to, Darth Vader’s screen-used lightsaber last year it came to about $4 million) and slightly more silly pieces of ephemera to display in a sort of “if you know, you know” fashion for die-hard fans of a particular movie or TV show. The latter classification applies to this wonderfully strange treasure Tim BurtonIt is 1988 Beetlejuicean attractive prize for collectors of the “weird and unusual”.
Here is the “shrimp hand” of your dreams! Propstore, which is auctioning the piece as part of an upcoming memorabilia sale, is not saying whether it is. the a hand emerging from a shrimp cocktail bowl and holding the face of Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz. But if you earn it for yourself, you can claim it. It is estimated to cost between $1,200 and $2,400, considering its value as a timeless conversation piece.
“One of cinema’s most beloved comedic horror sequences, the scene remains one of the most quotable moments from the film, which has only grown in cultural stature since its release nearly 40 years ago,” reads a Propstore press release.
This is true: we barely remember Everything that happened in 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuicebut the dance party that Day-O had in the original film is forever burned into our memories.
The shrimp hand is just one of “more than 700 pieces of Hollywood memorabilia” to be sold through Planet Hollywood, the showbiz-themed restaurant chain that Propstore has amassed a large collection to display at its locations.
Other items in the auction include Christopher Reeve Superman III It is estimated that the costume reminiscent of that period will sell for 20,000-40,000 dollars. the worst Superman movieand the Bat Cuffs used by Val Kilmer’s Batman in 1995 Batman Forever ($3000-6000).
You can view the full catalog and learn how to bid (auction runs until July 2) Propstore site.
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