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A light-up police officer costume from Luc Besson's sci-fi adventure The Fifth Element. Police officers featured throughout the film as they hunted the alien escapee Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) and her protector Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) and policed the rough streets of The Federated Territories' capital, New York City.
The circle emblem on the chest armour screen-matches to the officer in the passenger seat of the vehicle that crashed into a McDonald's truck while the police chased Korben and Leeloo.
Exhibiting a futuristic appearance, the costume comprises a functional fibreglass helmet (labelled "45, Chris") with visors that raise up, revealing the eyes, when a button on the back is activated; a ribbed balaclava; a long-sleeved underlayer top with a zip running down the front; a padded cotton ribbed overvest with attached sleeves and shoulder armour components (labelled "Costume 6"); black foam shoulder padding with a fastening strip on one side; a plastic chest armour piece which displays a light-up marbled circle panel; a pair of black Lycra shorts with elasticated braces (size 3); two full-length ribbed leg pads; a plastic codpiece; a pair of black leather gloves with metal spike detailing (size L); and black distressed leather boots with detachable metal toe plates.
Two transparent blue visors adorn the front of the helmet, to which various white "Police" decals are adhered. Attached to the helmet is an animatronic cable that would have enabled the visors to move up and down. The plastic components of the costume have been finished in a faux-bronze colour. A battery pack with various cables is situated on the back of the overvest and connects to a cable within the chest armour. Internal electronics are fitted behind the circle panel on the chest armour and a red light is located on the left shoulder, both powered by a 12-volt DC power supply.
Accompanying the costume is a dense rubber riot shield, a rubber truncheon and a blue-and-faux-silver stunt gun. The shield features protruding rubber spikes and a yellow "Police" emblem on the front. Engraved text adorns both sides of the gun and a magnet is adhered to the underside, allowing the weapon to be attached to the costume's left shoulder.
The animatronic cable on the helmet no longer functions, and some of the decals have begun to peel away on the right side. Signs of production use are present on the lot, as well as minor paint wear and dirt marks on the overvest, the rubber grill on the top of the shield has become damaged and the faux-bronze armour pieces have been intentionally distressed to create a worn appearance.
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Estimate: £10,000 - 20,000 †Δ
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