Original ET The Extra-Terrestrial model could fetch nearly $1M at auction

The Manila Times

Original ET The Extra-Terrestrial model could fetch nearly $1M at auction  An original model of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is the showstopper at Sotheby’s 'There Are Such Things: 20th Century Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy on Screen' auction. The model of the gentle alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 hit is estimated to reach nearly $1 million. The model was designed and built by special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi, the visionary 'monster-maker' behind E.T., Dune, Alien, King Kong and other films. It is one of only three E.T.s used during the making of the 1982 classic. Standing at just over 3 feet (91.44 cm) tall, the model starred in the film’s iconic 'closet scene,' in which E.T. disguises himself among stuffed animals.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #ExtraTerrestrial #sotheby

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00:00This ET model was created by Carlo Rimbaldi, who was the person known for bringing to life

00:27the monsters in films throughout the 80s, so ET, Dune, Sandworms of Dune, Puck from

00:36Close Encounters, King Kong, etc.

00:39He really designed both the outside of these characters and the mechanical, the insides,

00:48the animatronics.

00:49So he made them look right, but he also made them move right.

01:16Rimbaldi was brought in to recreate this character and make it lovable, make it someone

01:23that you could feel empathy for.

01:27And in working on the eyes, he wanted to come up with a design that could be universally

01:36captivating to people, and so he was really struggling with, how am I going to do this,

01:40how am I going to do this?

01:41So one day he looked at his daughter's cat, which had these beautiful eyes, beautiful

01:48big blue eyes, and he realized, oh my god, anybody who looks at this cat loves this cat

01:53because of these big eyes.

01:54And so he designed ET's eyes from that cat, and it did the job.

02:11The estimate on this is 600,000 to 900,000.

02:29There has been one other ET model that has sold.

02:33It was an animatronic, where the skin, if you will allow us to call it that, was no

02:40longer present.

02:41That sold for $2.5 million.

02:44So this is the first ET to come to market that looks like ET, where you could look right

02:50at it and recognize it.

03:05This was always stationary.

03:06It was screen used.

03:08This is one of the key ET models in the film.

03:11This featured in the closet scene when Elliot first comes in and sees ET, and ET is kind

03:18of frozen in terror.

03:19And then we've got an incredible little skull that also has a crystal ball in it that was

03:27something that he used.

03:28When you open it up, you see that incredible detail inside the skull.

03:43The theme for this sale is horror, sci-fi, and fantasy on the screen.

03:49So we could be talking about props, posters, original artwork, archives, all relating to

03:56the creation of film in those categories.

04:21There's a whole collection of early universal horror posters.

04:25These are some of the rarest early posters you can find, you know, Dracula, the Wolf Man, et cetera.

04:56And that's it for now.

04:57Thanks for watching.

04:58I'll see you next time.

04:59Bye.

05:00Bye.

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