What Are Your All-Time Favorite Movie Props?
Filed under: Comic/Superhero/Geek, Lists
USA Today's pop culture queen Whitney Matheson posed this question to her readers yesterday, and to say she got a lot of great responses would be an understatement. (And by "great," I mean some were clever and some were just funny.) This gist is basically this: If you could own any movie props, what would they be? Whit's pal Scott (not me) came up with a smartly nerdy choice: "The captain's chair from Wrath of Khan, because, apparently, they used the same set for both Kirk and Khan, so that chair was sat in by both Shatner and Ricardo Montalban." Can't really argue with that logic.Ms. Matheson's picks included the Indiana Jones fedora, the Lloyd Dobler overcoat, Navin Johnson's paddle-ball game, and "The Orb" from Woody Allen's Sleeper. (Dang, what a gal!) Some of the more amusing responses from the Pop Candy readers were:
- The Glowing Suitcase.
- One of Patrick Bateman's Business Cards.
- The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
- Ralphie's Dad's Leg Lamp.
- Otto the Auto-Pilot.
- The Glaive.
- Wonder Boy.
- The One Ring.
- The Boomstick.
- Some Dapper Dan.
- The Lament Configuration.
- A Golden Ticket.
- The Rock Hammer.
- The Time Map.
- Rosebud.
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8-29-2007 @ 10:45AM
MB said...
I'd love Heather's suicide note, but I'm pretty happy with my score of Raven's eyelash curlers from Cecil B. Demented. :)
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8-29-2007 @ 10:54AM
The Mighty Bifkin said...
gotta be the OUTATIME license plate from Back to the Future. That or the "Oh-La-La" magazine from the second film :)
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8-29-2007 @ 11:25AM
Swallow said...
Holly Golightly's little black dress and Wilson the ball from Castaway
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8-29-2007 @ 11:48AM
Pat Miller said...
Dr Jones Grail Diary from "Last Crusade" or Indy's notebook from "Raiders"
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8-29-2007 @ 12:05PM
Rich Drees said...
The Oscillation Overthruster from BUCKAROO BANZAI would look rather nice on the shelf above my computer.
Although one of those Daily Planet prop newspapers that always seem to pop up on ebay whenever I'm broke would look nice framed on the wall, too...
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8-29-2007 @ 12:05PM
Rich Drees said...
The Oscillation Overthruster from BUCKAROO BANZAI would look rather nice on the shelf above my computer.
Although one of those Daily Planet prop newspapers that always seem to pop up on ebay whenever I'm broke would look nice framed on the wall, too...
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8-29-2007 @ 12:06PM
Doug said...
What about the terminator exoskeleton
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8-29-2007 @ 12:16PM
Gina said...
I wouldn't mind having Gene Kelly's umbrella from "Singin' in the Rain." Or even better, his tap shoes.
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8-29-2007 @ 12:32PM
Will said...
Darth Maul's double lightsaber
a Voight Kampff test machine
The Arc of the covenant
the Glen Gary leads
topkapi
Ripley's Loader
A Tucker
the six-fingered man's glove
Jack Sparrows compass
The Golden Gun
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8-29-2007 @ 12:47PM
Rick said...
I actually have this one: Ronny Cammareri's (Nick Cage's) WOODEN HAND from "Moonstruck."
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10-01-2007 @ 12:06PM
mindy said...
i need pootie tang's "cleepa!" license plate
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8-29-2007 @ 12:42PM
David Cornelius said...
Two words: Maltese Falcon.
(And Bifkin: how about the sports almanac? Complete with dust jacket!)
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8-29-2007 @ 2:05PM
Deborah said...
Well, ruby slippers and a Maltese Falcon are obvious.
The thing I covet the most is Ginger Rogers' feathered gown from the "Cheek to Cheek" number in TOP HAT.
Without question, an Aston Martin DB5. And Oddjob's hat.
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8-29-2007 @ 3:03PM
Hairy Knuckles said...
2 Items:
1. The "Leg Lamp" from A Christmas Story.
2. The dog in a full body cast from There's Something About Mary.
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8-29-2007 @ 8:26PM
Tom said...
One of the Seven Daggers of Meggido, the only weapons that can kill the AntiChrist in the Omen trilogy.
I mean, you just never know when the spawn of Satan will show up uninvited, right?
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8-29-2007 @ 6:38PM
Wayne said...
One of the Polaroid photos from "Memento".
William Wallace's sword from "Braveheart".
Any light saber hilt from any of the six "Star Wars" films.
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8-30-2007 @ 12:01AM
Greg said...
Bloody Cricket bat
"IF YOU PLAN TO SHOPLIFT LET US KNOW" sign
Zissou cap
The Bride's sword
Jar of Testicles (...from Grindhouse, of course)
Zed's chopper
Hannibal Lecter's mask
The Fight Club soap
HAL 9000
The Gladiator mask
The Guy Fawkes mask
The Dread Pirate Roberts mask
Gort's mask (or helmet or whatever it is)
The yellow VW Bus (complete with unstoppable horn)
There! I think that would do it for me.
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9-05-2007 @ 1:22AM
Brant said...
Jules Winnfield's wallet.
Pee Wee's bike.
The Rocketeer's rocket pack.
Jason Bourne's red bag.
Tyler Durden's yellow glove.
Cougar's wings.
Chester Copperpot's treasure map.
Stanley Spadowski's mop.
The Dude's bowling ball.
Gwildor's cosmic key.
Did I cover all the bases?
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9-23-2007 @ 3:52PM
John said...
The Wolfie lamp from the movie The Mask.
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