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Rick Baker Auctioning Off a Bunch of His (Amazing) Crap!
Let’s be clear – I jokingly say “crap” because, while I would proudly display all of the items being auctioned off, clearly Rick Baker has warehouses full of props that belong in a museum. Everything being auctioned off makes my mouth salivate like a rabid werewolf.
So, for those with expendable cash and plenty of space, a once in a lifetime opportunity awaits you…
Special make-up effects legend Rick Baker is auctioning off his creations on May 29, reports Makeup Mag. Prop Store will sell the items in a no-reserve auction starting at 11 a.m. PDT at the Hilton Universal City in Los Angeles; bids can be made in person, via telephone (+1 818-727-7829) or online. Follow the link to download the full Rick Baker: Monster Maker catalog.
Here are some of the items available:
-Full-Size Alien Edgar Bug Animatronic Character, Men in Black (estimated value: $30,000 – $40,000)
-Mikey (John Alexander) Costume Display, Men in Black (estimated value: $20,000 – $30,000)
-Oversized Worm Guy Animatronic Insert Puppet, Men in Black II (estimated value: $8,000 – $10,000)
-Servo Operated Mohawk Mogwai Puppet, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (estimated value: $6,000 – $8,000)
-Grinch (Jim Carrey) Santa Costume Display, How The Grinch Stole Christmas (estimated value: $6,000 – $8,000)
-Harry (Kevin Peter Hall) Head, Hands, Feet and Muscle Suit; Harry and the Hendersons (estimated value: $4,000 -$6,000)
-Hero Joe (John Alexander) R/C Animatronic Head, Mighty Joe Young (estimated value: $4,000 – $6,000)
-Michael Jackson Complete Head Lifecast, Michael Jackson: Moonwalker (estimated value: $1,000 – $1,500)
-Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) Old Age Test Bust with Shirt, Life (estimated value: $1,000 – $1,500)
-Incredible Melting Man Zombie Face and Hand Appliances, Michael Jackson: Thriller (estimated value: $400 – $600)
-Mid-Transformation Werewolf Back Mold, An American Werewolf in London (estimated value: $800 – $1,000)
The collection includes 417 lots from 50 productions spanning Baker’s career. Its estimated total value is $750,000, and pre-bidding started April 16. An online edition of the full-color catalog features additional images and videos.
I would do just about anything (but spend money) to get my hands on anything Michael Jackson related, as well as the An American Werewolf In London mold, or even the Bat Gremlin from Gremlins 2. Who knows what other surprises are in the catalog – go forth and start bidding!
If any of you guys win any of these auctions, send us a photo so we can share it with our readers.
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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