Turner Classic Movies and Julien’s Auctions are giving fans the chance to own the original model for Steven Spielberg’s iconic film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that E.T and other movie items will go on the auction block as part of an event billed as “Icons & Idols: Hollywood.” The auctions will take place December 17-18 in Beverly Hills and online at JuliensLive.com.
The E.T. Hero “No. 1” model that Spielberg brought to life in his 1982 classic will be the main attraction of the event and is estimated to bring in $2-3 million. Built in 1981 and designed by Carlo Rambaldi, it features 85 points of movement and is regarded as an engineering masterpiece. Rambaldi, alongside Dennis Muren and Kenneth Smith, won the Best Visual Effects Oscar that year for their work on the film. In 1994, the E. T. was added to the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, which deemed it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
“We could not be more honored than to work with the family of Carlo Rambaldi, caretakers of one of the most incredible pop culture figures in the history of Hollywood, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien’s, said in a statement (via THR). “Rambaldi was a pioneer in the field, and his artistry brought unreal characters to life in a way that has never been replicated with modern-day visual effects.”
Along with E. T. there will be some other iconic Hollywood memorabilia including three dresses worn by Marilyn Monroe, the Oscar trophy presented to Phantom of the Opera cinematographer W. Howard Greene in 1944, Charlton Heston’s original staff from The Ten Commandments, the Everlast boxing gloves and shorts worn by Robert De Niro in Raging Bull, and an original Nimbus 2000 broom belonging to Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Sprinkled in will be other props from Titanic, Rocky, The Phantom Menace, Alien, and Captain America: The First Avenger.
If you want to participate, registration is required to bid in this online auction and can be done at the exhibition or online before the sale at Julien’s website.
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