By Jeff Spry
Why is it so wet-looking? He looks like a professional wrestler covered in baby oil. We can’t answer that question, but if you’re willing to stump up a million dollars, you can own this incredibly glossy piece of sci-fi history.
It might be slightly scary, but this rare remnant of Hollywood’s illustrious past was actually used in the filming of director Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi fantasy, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” and could fetch nearly one million dollars when Sotheby’s auction bidding finally closes on the historic lot next month.
An authentic shooting model of the beloved character has surfaced from the personal collection of Academy Award-winning special effects and makeup effects master Carlo Rambaldi, whose work has graced the screen for decades in blockbuster films such as “King Kong,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Alien,” “Dune,” “The NeverEnding Story,” and “Silver Bullet.” Rambaldi sadly passed away in 2012 in Italy at the age of 86 after conjuring up a lifetime of cinematic magic.
Sotheby’s is offering this one-of-a-kind E.T. prop estimated to bring $600,000-900,000 as part of the special lot titled “There Are Such Things: 20th Century Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy on Screen.” Bidding opens on March 21 and continues through April 3.
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