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Lot #429: STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) - Stuart Ziff Collection: Sarlacc Tooth

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Lot #429: STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) - Stuart Ziff Collection: Sarlacc Tooth
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STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) - Stuart Ziff Collection: Sarlacc Tooth - A sarlacc tooth from Richard Marquand's Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Jabba the Hutt sentenced Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and his friends to die by being cast into the Great Pit of Carkoon, where the sarlacc digested its victims over 1,000 years.

This foam tooth comes from the collection of chief articulation engineer Stuart Ziff. Constructed by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) for the sarlacc's cavernous fanged mouth, it is applied with a thin urethane skin and painted in shades of red and brown. The foam is rigid due to age, and some of the urethane and paint exhibits cracking, exposing the unpainted beneath. Dimensions: 6" x 1" x 1" (15.25 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm)

This lot comes from the collection of effects pioneer Stuart Ziff. Upon moving to Edlund's Entertainment Effects Group (later renamed Boss Film Studios) in 1983, Ziff headed the 50-person "Ghost Shop" responsible for the groundbreaking demonic special effects in Ivan Reitman's comedy classic Ghostbusters. Numerous ghosts and spectral phenomena created for the picture, including the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man's costume, immediately landed in the American pop culture lexicon, where they've remained for nearly four decades. Propstore is proud to offer never-beforeseen production materials from Stuart Ziff's pioneering work on Ghostbusters, alongside other one-of-a-kind memorabilia from his 40-plus-year career as a Hollywood pioneer.

Estimate: $2,500 - 5,000

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