Jabba the Hutt Production Face Casting | STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)

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Sold Stock #90499 | Sold Dec 11 2018

STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)

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Jabba the Hutt Production Face Casting

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A production casting of Jabba the Hutt’s face made for Richard Marquand’s Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The appliance was one of the first test skins produced for the vile gangster, but was deemed too thick and dense a casting to be usable on the puppet. The film-used Jabba puppet was destroyed after filming and this is the only production casting of the character’s face that exists.

The casting was used during production for ‘slime tests’ and was ultimately taken home by animatronics engineer John Coppinger, who sculpted the character for the film.

The eyes consist of vacuum-formed plastic covers over grey-coloured fibreglass inner eye forms. The Jabba skin resides on a bespoke fibreglass display form that was sculpted to support the foam in its proper position.

Jabba’s face casting has undergone sympathetic restoration to some areas of the foam which have hardened due to age. The back of the skin has some areas that are backed with fabric to aid the preservation of the appliance. The skin has also been treated by hand with protective sealant. The lot remains in good condition. Dimensions: 117 cm x 74 cm x 66 cm (46” x 29” x 26”)

£15,000 - 20,000

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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