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172. Screen-Matched 48-Inch Capt. Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) Area

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
172. Screen-Matched 48-Inch Capt. Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) Area
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INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) - Screen-Matched 48-Inch Capt. Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) Area 51 Alien Attacker Model Miniature - A screen-matched 48-inch (122 cm) Capt. Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) Area 51 alien Attacker spaceship model miniature from Roland Emmerich's Independence Day. Hiller and Levinson commandeered an alien Attacker the American government was conducting experiments on in Area 51 to destroy the alien Mothership.

The highest-grossing film of 1996 and, at the time, the second-highest-grossing film ever made, Independence Day redefined the Hollywood blockbuster. It was nominated for two Academy Awards& reg;, winning one for Best Visual Effects, including its groundbreaking use of model miniatures.

Attacker models were constructed in two scales by production, with larger-scale, 48-inch models used in the crash sequence as well as on the Area 51 model miniature set. However, this is believed to be the only Attacker miniature with silver-color human repair panels on its biomechanical front mandibles built for the film. Detailing on its left pincer-like mandible and dome-like gun turret screen-match to the moment before Hiller and Levinson fired a nuclear warhead into the Mothership.

In addition to its mandibles, the Attacker features an intricate, high-tech, multifaceted biomechanical chassis constructed from various media, including fiberglass, resin, and plastic, around an internal aluminum armature designed to be mounted from various angles. The panels on the chassis are secured together with magnets, facilitating access to the armature. A metal suspension point is affixed near the turret for puppeting or fixing in place for VFX inserts.

The ship is painted in shades of metallic gray, green, and blue with bronze-color detailing, remnants of bluescreen paint on the turret and suspension point, and texturing elements applied throughout the exterior.

In addition to flaking and cracked paint throughout, the miniature exhibits several fractures and glue residue around reattached wing components and along the chassis. It remains fragile and should be handled with caution. Dimensions: 48" x 48" x 15" (122 cm x 122 cm x 38.25 cm)

Estimate: $10,000 - 20,000

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