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Jun 23, 2016 - 7:27 AM
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RoryR
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This has been up on the web for nearly a year, but I only just became aware of it, two photos that are almost as shocking in their own way as the ruins of the Statute of Liberty were at the conclusion of the landmark original film. So, this was the final destiny of a beloved movie prop? Very sad indeed. Here's the link, but beware, you may not like what you find. They don't date the two photos revealed within, but from the white car in the background of one, I'd say late seventies most probably. http://www.goingfaster.com/icarus/billritchiefate.html (UPDATE: The location of Flagstaff, AZ given on the webpage has been indentified as actually Kanab, UT)
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Jun 23, 2016 - 9:24 AM
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RoryR
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Fascinating. I just assumed it was junked after the movies. I'm with you on preserving movie artifacts, but we have to be realistic about it. A prop is made to service a film and it's made to last only a few months. The studios can't possible incur the cost of storing all this stuff and keeping it in mint condition. Seems they've gotten smarter about it over the last decade, choosing to sell film and television props at auctions instead of trashing them. I've read that when one of the original Lawgiver statues was offered for sale by POTA's producer's wife, Natalie Trundy, Fox made offers for their "archive" -- whatever that is -- but got outbid by a private collector. I think that collector paid $15,000 for it, but that was too much for Fox. Now, I've read that private collector gets offers of $150,000 for it. However, I believe there's another original statue someplace and that the molds for it still exist and that copies have been made by an outfit called Apemania. But even the copies sell for big bucks.
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Jun 23, 2016 - 2:40 PM
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Solium
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Fascinating. I just assumed it was junked after the movies. I'm with you on preserving movie artifacts, but we have to be realistic about it. A prop is made to service a film and it's made to last only a few months. The studios can't possible incur the cost of storing all this stuff and keeping it in mint condition. Seems they've gotten smarter about it over the last decade, choosing to sell film and television props at auctions instead of trashing them. I've read that when one of the original Lawgiver statues was offered for sale by POTA's producer's wife, Natalie Trundy, Fox made offers for their "archive" -- whatever that is -- but got outbid by a private collector. I think that collector paid $15,000 for it, but that was too much for Fox. Now, I've read that private collector gets offers of $150,000 for it. However, I believe there's another original statue someplace and that the molds for it still exist and that copies have been made by an outfit called Apemania. But even the copies sell for big bucks. I love how cheap and short sighted billion dollar companies are! They probably spend $15,000 on stupid things like over priced dinners and parties without giving it a second thought.
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