The Elf suit sold for £175,000 ($A321,000) – almost 10 times the presale estimate. Fox’s hoverboard from the second Back to the Future flick.
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Tweet from House is also selling another 1100 pieces of movie memorabilia this week, including the outfit worn by Will Ferrell in the 2003 film Elf and Michael J. One of the three volleyballs used in the film was sold in an auction for 18,400 (USD). It also has a “dark brown-and-red ‘face’ on the front,” and “the top is torn open, and an array of tobacco stalks are inserted to replicate the appearance of hair”. Kaplan made a valiant attempt at getting usable sound on the island, but the nearby surf made it impossible since many of the scenes needed to be very quiet. Back when the film was release to critical acclaim in 2000, the. Prop Store said its Wilson ball was “heavily distressed with paint applied to create a worn, dirtied appearance”. There probably hasn't been a more beloved piece of sports equipment than Wilson the Volleyball from the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away.
It was one of many made for the movie, with another reportedly selling only last week for a comparative bargain. Prop Store, the British auction house that sold it on Wednesday (British time), said the ball was originally made to look dirty – and then spent plenty of time in the water during filming. Tweet from was nominated for an Oscar for his performance, but the coveted statue went instead to Russell Crowe for Gladiator.
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