Props lost or destroyed
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robstyle
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problem with calling sets or such "iconic" is nobody really knows what will be iconic when designing, building, filming or disposing/storing the stuff when the production wraps. People go onto the next job and a up to a year later a film is released or a tv show premiers. A working industry person can only hold onto so much stuff, same with a studio or shop. People can cry a river over Star Wars sets or a ship but the cold hard fact is its job was done and the space was needed for the next job. Its a small task just to keep basic flats on a working sound stage much less specialized ones.
ChaseKiefer
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I couldn't agree more.
Thinking about lost props, what did Michael Jackson have?
Have any props that have been stolen ever turn up?
Thinking about lost props, what did Michael Jackson have?
Have any props that have been stolen ever turn up?
poormansjb
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Alot of loose, lower-end pieces (bits that were essentially set-dressing at Neverland) were auctioned-off not that long ago and if those were any indication, then mostly what he had were replicas and items suggestive of props, but very little in terms of actual screen-used material.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but judging by the number of custom-made mannequins, he must have been a very lonely man, desperate for company, even if it was inanimate.
poormansjb
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Agreed, though I am amazed sometimes at just what studios do opt to keep, I suppose imagining they're going to want the stuff for a sequel or whatever. It would be interesting to know their rationale, if there is any ...
To that end, though the material wasn't destroyed, basically everything from the last Trek film was sold-off, well after the movie had proved to be successful. Does that mean they'd already decided against a sequel or they plan to redesign everything again or ... ?
tobydog
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Some of the Wizard of oz costumes and props were destroyed in a fire (including 1 of Dorothy's gingham dresses ) at the land of oz theme park.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Oz_(theme_park)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Oz_(theme_park)
Zevlar Rayco
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I believe I read somewhere that the only 1:1 complete colonial viper from the original BSG was destroyed in a lot fire. the had the viper partially stored inside a set on the lot that mysteriously caught fire.
http://retardzone.com/2008/10/08/the-ultimate-battlestar-galactica-viper-link/
2/3 down the page.
http://retardzone.com/2008/10/08/the-ultimate-battlestar-galactica-viper-link/
2/3 down the page.
JayPHX
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Here's a video of some of the previously mentioned Star Wars & Indiana Jones props melting away in Florida
Disney's-MGM Studios (Backlot Tour) - YouTube
Disney's-MGM Studios (Backlot Tour) - YouTube
The fourth (used at Universal Studios) is in a junkyard in CA.
The two Orca's are destroyed. One sunk at Universal and the other rotted away at the original filming location.
greatwazoo42
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Most of the old Doctor Who Tardis Consoles. Some of the original sonic screwdrivers.
drthomasholmes
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Rob Bottin incinerated all the stuff from "The Thing". His thoughts were that it all served it's purpose, and the image on screen was the whole point of their existence.
greatwazoo42
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If I remember correctly it was Martin Bower who built the season 14 wooden console for Doctor Who. When they went back to the white console (after repairing it) he simply tossed the wooden one "on the rubbish tip" and has been kicking himself for not hanging onto it ever since.
CB2001
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That and the fact that some of the stuff he used to create them nearly killed him may have also had something to do with it.
Filandrius
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Seconded. A fan actually managed to buy a screen-used semi-hero pack, and it was stolen when he shipped it home. Here's a link to the whole gut-wrenching story:
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