The Terminator robot is one of the most recognizable bundles of metal and circuitry known to the big screen. Few sci-fi movie props are more sought-after. Director James Cameron tapped Stan Winston Studio, his longtime collaborator, to design the T-800.
Made mostly of chrome-finished resin, movements are partially controlled by cable-controlled puppets. The eyes light up in red and are wired to a hidden switch.
The Fedora
The legendary Indiana Jones hat, recognized worldwide by practically anyone, was designed by Deborah Nadoolman Landis. She collaborated with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas to conceive the Indiana Jones look.
The hat that sold for over half a million dollars has an added value. The inner headband, made of rabbit felt, is signed by the actor.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) - T-800 Robot: $488.75K
The chrome endoskeleton T-800 robot from the opening shots of “Terminator 2” sold for almost $500,000 at a Calabasas auction house in 2007.
An anonymous bidder via telephone offered more than four times the bid estimates. The legendary sci-fi robot was set to bid at $100,000. The T-800 sold for $488,750 at the Profiles in History auction in December of 2007.
Blade Runner (1982) - Blaster Gun: $270K
Harrison Ford’s Blaster gun from “Blade Runner” was expected to fetch between $100-150,000. Its actual selling price of $270K almost doubled estimates.
The weapon was used by Ford in Ridley Scott’s epic cult classic sci-fi. Blade Runner employs the Blaster to take out “replicants,” futuristic humanoids intent on sabotaging humanity. The handgun was sold in 2012 at the Profiles in History auction. Private collector and television producer Dan Lanigan won the bid.
The Blaster
The Blaster is also known as the LAPD 2019 Blaster or the PKD. It was created by prop manager Terry Lewis with specifications by Ridley Scott. Lewis had it built by a gunsmith who assembled a hybrid gun from the Steyr Mannlicher Model rifle and the Carter Arms Bulldog revolver.
Renowned Hollywood gunsmith Branko Wolfheart is credited for engineering the realistic-looking prop that we know as Blade Runner Decker’s trusty Blaster.