E.T. was sold… for $2.6 million!
A replica of E.T. at Madame Tussauds in London.
At Julien's Auctions Icons and Idols event, the mechatronic mock-up of E.T. the extra-terrestrial sold for $2.6 million.
Whoever acquired the model for this classic film, released in 1982, is not only a fan of 'E.T., but also a very wealthy individual.
Sold for $2,560,000. The original, first mechatronic E.T. from the production of the iconic film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Sold in Julien's Auctions and TCM present "Icons and Idols: Hollywood" Saturday and Sunday in Beverly Hills and online at https://t.co/tzS6JKLi4p. pic.twitter.com/0BUH8VjC7a
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Note that this model which was used for this Steven Spielberg film was created by Carlo Rambaldi, the father of E.T.!
< p>The target before the sale was between 2.5 and 3 million dollars.
In addition to this model, the BMX bike that actor Robert Cardoza used during the shooting also found takers at a cost of only $125,000.
To return to this model designed by Rambaldi, it remains unique in its kind (due to its 85 different points of movement), since since years, computer-generated images have been used excessively by Hollywood productions.
Remember that the film received nine Oscar nominations, winning five trophies in total. The film was re-released in theaters last summer to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its release.
