Lot 44 - Sandworm Puppet | BEETLEJUICE (1988)

Sold Stock #170473 | Sold Mar 19 2024

BEETLEJUICE (1988)

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Lot #44 - Sandworm Puppet

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A sandworm puppet from Tim Burton's supernatural comedy Beetlejuice. Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) fed Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) to a sandworm on Saturn. The sandworm sequences were achieved using a combination of rod-controlled puppets and stop-motion animation created by visual effects artist Doug Beswick.

The lot is made of foam-filled latex skin finished in distinctive black-and-white stripes with an internal metal armature. It features red eyes and a green open mouth displaying striped teeth with an additional, smaller protruding white head decorated with purple markings. This version is missing its back fin. The puppet comes mounted on a wood and Styrofoam base painted to resemble the sandy landscape where the creature dwells. The latex skin exhibits cracking due to age, and the skin has crumbled away in places, exposing the foam underneath, notably in the upper black section of the body. Dimensions: 11.5" x 6.75" x 15.25" (29 cm x 17 cm x 39 cm)

Estimate: $8,000 - 16,000

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Item size: 15.25" × 6.75" × 11.5" (38.74cm × 17.15cm × 29.21cm)

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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