Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi!

Some iconic props and costumes from classic SF movies are among the items included in Propstore’s annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia this November, with the items on offer expected to fetch in excess of £11 million ($12.6 million).

Over 1,500 rare lots will be sold during Propstore’s unique Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, which will be held over four days from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th November 2022 from 3:00pm GMT daily. Registration is now open at https://propstore.com/liveauction and online proxy bids can now submitted. The live auction will be held at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, London as well as online or via telephone for global bidding.

Top sci-fi items include:

SHORT CIRCUIT (1986) Full-Size Light-Up Johnny 5 Robot est. £120,000 – £160,000 ($136,083 – $181,444)
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989)/BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (1990) Marty McFly’s (Michael J. Fox) Hoverboard est. £60,000 – £100,000 ($68,041 – $113,402)
BLADE RUNNER (1982) Roy Batty’s (Rutger Hauer) Screen-matched Leather Coat est. £30,000 – £50,000 ($34,020 – $56,701)
ALIEN (1979) Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) Stunt/Stand-in Nostromo Jumpsuit est. £20,000 – £30,000 ($22,680 – $34,020)
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) Alien Costume Display est. £20,000 – £30,000 ($22,680 – $34,020)
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991) T-800’s (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Bullet-Riddled Jacket with Handwritten Linda Hamilton Letter of Authenticity est. £20,000 – £30,000 ($22,680 – $34,020)
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)  Discovery Pod Concept Model est. £15,000 – £25,000 ($17,010 – $28,350)
ALIEN (1979) Brett’s (Harry Dean Stanton) Nostromo Cap est. £10,000 – £15,000 ($11,340 – $17,010)
THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003)  Keanu Reeves’ Annotated Shooting Script est. £8,000 – £12,000 ($9,072 – $13,608)
ALIEN (1979) Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) Hatchet est. £5,000 – £7,000 ($5,670 – $7,938)
THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) Leeloo’s (Milla Jovovich) Orange Suspenders est. £4,000 – £6,000 ($4,536 – $6,804)
PROMETHEUS (2012) Dr. Elizabeth Shaw’s (Noomi Rapace) Stunt and Hero Axes est. £3,000 – £5,000 ($3,402 – $5,670)
CONTACT (1997) Dr. Ellie Arroway’s (Jodie Foster) Toy Compass with Prototype Compass and Chain est. £2,000 – £3,000 ($2,268 – $3,402)
DUNE (1984) Framed Hand-Painted Ron Miller Sandworm Concept Artwork est. £2,000 – £3,000 ($2,268 – $3,402)
MEN IN BLACK (1997) Agents Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay’s (Will Smith) FBI IDs est. £1,200 – £1,800 ($1,360 – $2,041)

Collectors of all budgets and franchises will have the chance to purchase a piece of sci-fi history with some of the least expensive items, including a hand-drawn storyboard of the dropship landing from Aliens (1986) est. £200-£300 ($226 – $340), Palmer Joss’ (Matthew McConaughey) “Losing Faith” book from Contact (1997) est. £400 – £600 ($453 – $680) and a set of four costume continuity polaroids and a costume sketch from Stargate (1994) est. £400 – £600 ($453 – $680).