GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH - Screen-Matched Animatronic Brain Gremlin Puppet with Articulating Mouth

GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH - Screen-Matched Animatronic Brain Gremlin Puppet with Articulating Mouth A screen-matched animatronic Brain gremlin puppet with an articulating mouth from Joe Dante's horror comedy sequel. Brain donned human clothes and learned to speak after consuming Dr. Catheter's (Christopher Lee) brain hormone. The detailed paintwork on the ears of this puppet match to close-up shots of the Brain gremlin. Created by Rick Baker's Cinovation Studios, this half-body puppet was designed for SFX inserts of Brain talking (with Tony Randall's voice) and later singing. It is constructed of foam latex hand-painted brown with black spots and blue veins, molded around polyfoam, inset with resin nails and red and yellow acrylic eyes, and dressed with thick gold-color metal glasses, a herringbone wool blazer, and a blue fabric blend turtleneck. The puppet screen matches several close-up shots in the film based on the hand-applied paintwork on the ears. The puppet is also noteworthy in that it was packed with extensive mechanical elements to give the greatest range of articulation possible, since Brain did more speaking and required more mouth movements than any other character in the film. Some of the footage was shot in slow motion in order to make the greater range of articulation possible. The piece is mounted on its original base, and wires and cables for the articulation are labeled "A," "B", and "C." The base is decorated with hand-drawn marker illustrations, likely done by Brain's puppeteering team. Following production, this lot underwent sympathetic stabilization work. Initially obtained directly from Baker, it exhibits visible signs of production use and age, including splitting foam on the tongue and back of the head and stained and scuffed wood. Its current functionality is untested, and it should be handled with caution. Dimensions: 48" x 34" x 26" (122 cm x 86.5 cm x 66 cm) Contains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's Guide. Special shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's Guide. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000 This lot will be auctioned on Tuesday, June 21st. The auction will begin at 8:00am PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Wednesday, June 22nd; Thursday, June 23rd; or Friday, June 24th.