Unproduced Night Skies Script | E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

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Sold Stock #127017 | Sold Sept 15 2020

E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - Los Angeles - 2020

Unproduced "Night Skies" Script

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This lot will be sold on Wednesday August 26th (day 1 of the auction.) Lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1 (lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A script for the unproduced film "Night Skies", the precursor to what became Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Written by John Sayles, Night Skies was developed as a directing vehicle for artist Ron Cobb, and a potential sequel to Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind. After several rewrites and the abandonment of pre-production designs by makeup artist Rick Baker, Night Skies eventually morphed into E.T. with Spielberg directing.

This 88-page typewritten script comes from Cobb without a cover page or label, and features printed annotations in the margins throughout. The script is held together with rusting metal Acco clasps and exhibits some warping from age, but it remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: 11 1/2" x 9" x 2" (29.25 cm x 23 cm x 5 cm)

Estimate: $600 - 800

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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