TV and Movie Key Props

Astrobeej

New Member

• Jan 10, 2018

• #1

I've become completely obsessed with collecting and making replicas of keys seen in genre movies and TV shows. Here's my collection so far...



I'm nearly finished with the keys to Futurama's Planet Express ship. I'll add them here when they are done!

I've scoured this site and many others to start building a database of keys. You can see what I have so far here:
http://bjwest.com/Keys/KeyProps.xls (43K Excel spreadsheet)
I'd love to hear any additions you can think of!

 

FordPrefect

Well-Known Member

• Jan 10, 2018

• #2

Love the Blade Runner key mixed in. Great Collection.

 

Astrobeej

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• Jan 10, 2018

• #3

FordPrefect said:

Love the Blade Runner key mixed in. Great Collection.

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It's a start!

 

daedalus99

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• Jan 10, 2018

• #4

What a great list! There's even a few on there I hadn't thought of. And a few I've been meaning to add to my list but forgot about!

 

KID Q

Jr Member

• Jan 10, 2018

• #5

Great collection!

 

Remote People

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• Jan 10, 2018

• #6

Excellent thread and spreadsheet!

Here are three more to add: https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=275136

 

Mike J.

Master Member

• Jan 10, 2018

• #7

Hunt for Red October key? Awesome!

 

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egosheep

Sr Member

• Jan 10, 2018

• #8

How about this key from Dark(netflix)? Does it seem custom made, or look like something you've seen before?

 

Astrobeej

New Member

• Jan 10, 2018

• #9

Yeah, I see keys like that a lot on eBay. Not sure who makes them or what they go to. What did the key open on the show?



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I also see them with the crossbar opposite the barrel.

 

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egosheep

Sr Member

• Jan 10, 2018

• #10

Astrobeej said:

Yeah, I see keys like that a lot on eBay. Not sure who makes them or what they go to. What did the key open on the show?

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That's very cool! If you find something close to an exact match in your key searches, please let me know.

It's a key for this wooden box:



Which houses this:

Spoiler

 

Jintosh

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• Jan 10, 2018

• #11

"The Lost Room" key is there. Nice.

 

Astrobeej

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• Jan 10, 2018

• #12

Jintosh said:

"The Lost Room" key is there. Nice.

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Yup! One of yours! That's the one that started it all for me!

 

daedalus99

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• Jan 10, 2018

• #13

egosheep said:

That's very cool! If you find something close to an exact match in your key searches, please let me know.

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I'm fairly certain it's this key (Item # 4469 looks like the right bit):



It looks like the same kind of half-mortise lock you can see on the inside of the box.

There's this one that's close as well (about $15 cheaper, but brass plated):

 

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egosheep

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• Jan 10, 2018

• #14

daedalus99 said:

I'm fairly certain it's this key (Item # 4469 looks like the right bit):

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Hey, thank you so much! I will add this info to the Dark props thread.

 

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BobbyPumpkin

New Member

• Jan 11, 2018

• #15

Great collection. At first I thought the red and white keys were from Superman 3 but no! Where are they from?

I then realised you don't have the Superman 3 keys on your list, so that's my suggestion!

https://youtu.be/pnBVIhiUd_g

 

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Astrobeej

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• Jan 11, 2018

• #16

BobbyPumpkin said:

Great collection. At first I thought the red and white keys were from Superman 3 but no! Where are they from?
I then realised you don't have the Superman 3 keys on your list, so that's my suggestion!

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I think you mean the destruct/abort keys from The Andromeda Strain.


Thanks for the tip on the Superman keys! I'll add them to the list!
Beej

 

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BobbyPumpkin

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• Jan 11, 2018

• #17

Astrobeej said:

I think you mean the destruct/abort keys from The Andromeda Strain.
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Thanks for the tip on the Superman keys! I'll add them to the list!
Beej

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Excellent.
The Andromeda Strain. Oh lovely!

 

doppelganger

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• Jan 11, 2018

• #18

How about the clear plastic 2 piece key from City of Ember. can't see a TARDIS key there, a normal yale one and the one with the chip added.

 

Astrobeej

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• Jan 11, 2018

• #19

doppelganger said:

How about the clear plastic 2 piece key from City of Ember. can't see a TARDIS key there, a normal yale one and the one with the chip added.

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The Ember keys are in the spreadsheet, and there are three Tardis keys in the lower right box of the left shelf unit. I have Yale there, but not the chip version -- yet!

 

Patattack

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• Jan 11, 2018

• #20

I love this idea, and I have a collection of 10 or so pop-culture keys myself! Great collection so far!!

If you want to branch out into comics, there is a goldmine to be had in the series Locke & Key, which is all about Lovecraftian magic and keys with mysterious powers. Skelton Crew Studios has produced quite a few replicas, and they're gorgeous:
http://skeltoncrewstudio.bigcartel.com/category/locke-key

And if video games are an option, Bioshock Infinite had this cool design (which you can probably still find on eBay, they made a promo keychain of it):