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This lot comes from the collection of Charles "Charley" Lippincott. Lippincott is considered among the foremost marketing and merchandising experts in the history of science-fiction. After an early start in traditional Hollywood publicity, his career exploded when college friend George Lucas hired him as Lucasfilm's VP of Advertising, Publicity, Promotion & Merchandising, a role he used to create arguably the most successful - and bombastic - marketing campaign ever for Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy. Lippincott subsequently masterminded the publicity strategies for such era-defining properties as Ridley Scott's Alien and Mike Hodges' Flash Gordon, both of which are represented in this auction. The popularity of these projects further propelled him into the top ranks of film executives, leading him to produce Danny Cannon's cult classic Judge Dredd, which is also heavily featured in this catalog. While Charley Lippincott passed away in 2020, his personal collection reflects a legacy of rare influence and lifelong fandom.
A Yul Brynner photo set with a promotional pop gun from the promotion of Michael Crichton's sci-fi thriller Westworld. Phil McBroom photographed Brynner in costume as the Gunslinger, and paper pop guns were used to promote the film.
The three photo pages each feature eight sequential black-and-white photographs of Brynner firing a revolver. The cardboard gun features the black-and-white image of a revolver against an orange background with the film's title and intentionally-misspelled tagline "Where Nothing Can Possibly Go Worng [sic] " and a piece of paper folded inside the front. It works by snapping one's wrist down so the paper pops out. The lot exhibits minimal wear from age. Dimensions (photo pages, each): 35.75 cm x 28 cm (14" x 11"); (pop gun): 23 cm x 12.75 cm x 0.75 cm (9" x 5" x¼")
Estimate: £200 - 300 Ω