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The original mechanical model fromE.T. the Extra-Terrestrialhas snagged a staggering sum.
The highly desirable film item (for those with very deep pockets) was part of the recentJulien’s Auctions and TCM Presents: Icons and Idols Hollywoodauction, going for a final bid of$2,560,000, according to the auction house.
“Pre-dating modern CGI technology and effects, this one-of-a-kind cinematographic relic (constructed in 1981) features 85 points of movement and is regarded as an engineering masterpiece,” the lot description reads.
The June 1982Steven Spielberg-helmed film (starringHenry ThomasandDrew Barrymore) about an alien who befriends a boy while stuck on Earth, received critical acclaim and was the top box office movie of that year.
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During a October reunion with her costars Thomas, Robert MacNaughton andDee WallaceonThe Drew Barrymore Show, the host revealed thatshe thought her alien costar in E.T.(the model up for auction) was real when she starred in the Universal hit at 7 years old.
“I really loved him in such a profound way,” Barrymore said of the model. “I would go and take lunch to him.”
source: people.com
