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Lot #632: THE BLOB (1988) - Stuart Ziff Collection: Pair of Model Miniature Figures

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 2,400.00 USD
Lot #632: THE BLOB (1988) - Stuart Ziff Collection: Pair of Model Miniature Figures
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THE BLOB (1988) - Stuart Ziff Collection: Pair of Model Miniature Figures - Two model miniature figures from Chuck Russell's sci-fi horror film The Blob. Model miniatures were created for when the Blob swung citizens off the ends of its tentacles.

This lot comes from the collection of additional creature effects designer and creator Stuart Ziff. It consists of one foam and latex miniature citizen dressed in polyester clothing and affixed to a small wooden board; and one miniature citizen with a foam head molded around an articulated metal armature with polyester clothing and a plaster finish. Both are intentionally distressed by production to look damaged with cracking and splitting in the foam and plaster, fragility around the joints, and missing hands and feet. Dimensions: 13" x 8" x 6" (33 cm x 20.5 cm x 15.25 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: $1,200 - 2,400

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