If you’re made of money, Bonhams is having a big science fiction movie memorabilia auction today, featuring lots of props and original movie posters.
I’m sure the original Darth Vader costume from The Empire Strikes Back will get a huge amount of attention, but for me the most exciting items are several props from Forbidden Planet, including the original saucer spaceship:
Plus the Krell door lock:
Sadly, I’m not made of money. But if you are, you might barely have time to register…
Today I heard that some people are participating in “Monster Monday,” where they talk about some of the their favorite monsters.
So here’s a quick glimpse of one of my favorite monsters in one of my favorite movies, the attack of the Monster from the Id in Forbidden Planet.
The sound of the monster attacking is one of tracks I play out my windows on Halloween…
Anne Francis dead at 80. So that’s both leads for Forbidden Planet gone in the past year. I may have to have a memorial viewing. (Fortunately Richard Anderson (AKA Oscar Goldman) is still alive.)
By the way, that Amazon link is for the Ultimate Collector’s Edition boxed set at a paltry $17.99, which is about half what I paid for it two years ago, and I think it includes everything in the two-disc 50th anniversary edition, plus the metal box AND the Robby the Robot action figure. At that price I may have to stock up for birthday and Christmas gifts…