Animatronic Ben the Rat Puppet | WILLARD (1971)

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Sold Stock #134358 | Sold Jul 27 2021

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - Los Angeles - 2021

Animatronic Ben the Rat Puppet

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This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, July 1st. The auction will begin at 9:00am PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on June 29th or June 30th.

An animatronic Ben the Rat puppet from Glen Morgan's horror remake Willard. Willard Stiles (Crispin Glover) learned to control the rats living in his home, but was defied by their evil rat leader, Ben.

This puppet was one of three animatronic and two non-animatronic Ben rats created for the film by special effects group The Character Shop. It features hand-implanted synthetic brown fur, a foam latex and silicone latex body, rubber skin molded around a flexible metal skeleton, and animatronic wiring connected via a rod under the chin. The puppet is in good overall condition with some signs of production use and age, including flaking foam and some bald patches. Dimensions: 24" x 12" x 5" (61 cm x 30.5 cm x 12.75 cm)

Contains electronics; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity