Anthony
Daniels
poses
with
C-3PO
at
a
Japanese
Star
Wars:
The
Rise
of
Skywalker
fan
event
on
December
11,
2019.
Photo:
Christopher
Jue/Getty
Images
for
Disney
(Getty
Images)
There
are
Star
Wars
collections—and
then
there
are
collections
from
people
who
are
Star
Wars.
A
very
rare
trove
of
franchise
memorabilia
is
now
up
for
sale
at
Los
Angeles
auction
house
called
Propstore,
and
it’s
direct
from
the
collection
of
Anthony
Daniels,
who
played
C-3PO
for
over
40
years.
Speaking
to
the
Hollywood
Reporter,
Daniels
admitted
he
felt
some
hesitation
about
parting
with
certain
items,
especially
C-3PO’s
gleaming
head.
“I
have
lived
with
these
items
for
50
years
some
of
them,
and
I
have
very
mixed
feelings
[about
letting
them
go],”
he
told
the
trade.
Ultimately,
though,
the
urge
to
purge—and
to
share
his
legacy
with
Star
Wars
fans
far
and
wide—won
out.
“I
had
all
this
stuff,
almost
all
of
it
was
in
cupboards,
drawers,
and
in
attics.
Nobody
was
looking
at
it,
nobody
was
treasuring
it,
if
you
will.
And
it
was
too
good
to
throw
away.”
And
apparently,
this
is
his
entire
collection,
aside
from
two
items:
“a
statue
from
Lucasfilm
congratulating
him
for
40
years
of
service”
and
“an
18-inch
C-3PO
statue
made
out
of
Legos.”
We’ve
looked
through
the
Propstore
catalog
and
selected
10
items
to
highlight,
both
for
their
Star
Wars
value
and
sheer
nostalgia
power—and
a
few
head-scratchers
that
stood
out.
If
you’re
interested
in
bidding,
all
the
details
and
many
more
lots
can
be
found
on
Propstore’s
website.
Most
are
on
the
block
through
March
12-14;
on
every
slide,
we’ve
linked
to
the
individual
pages
for
each
item.
“This
is
the
only
complete
C-3PO
head
from
Return
of
the
Jedi
currently
in
a
private
collection
and
it
is
offered
directly
from
Anthony
Daniels,”
according
to
the
auction
site.
“The
costume
head
is
made
of
very
thin
fibreglass
to
be
as
close-fitting
and
lightweight
as
possible,
and
it
comprised
of
three
major
components:
a
backplate,
faceplate
(with
installed
eyes),
and
a
neck-ring
which
are
fixed
together
with
two
neck-bolts
and
the
forehead
antennae.”
It’s
estimated
to
fetch
up
to
$1,000,000,
though
it’s
probably
better
termed
“priceless”—
you
can
follow
the
auction
here.
Not
every
character
emerged
from
The
Empire
Strikes
Back
with
both
hands
intact,
but
a
certain
protocol
droid
did.
These
are
estimated
to
go
for
up
to
$60,000;
follow
along
here.
The
cover
art
alone
would
be
groovy
to
own,
but
with
this
lot
you’ll
get
“Anthony
Daniels’
personal
hand-annotated
fourth
draft
script,”
credited
to
George
Lucas
and
dated
January
1,
1976.
“The
title
page
features
the
title
‘Star
Wars’
and
a
second
title
page
features
the
longer
title
‘The
Adventures
of
Luke
Starkiller
as
taken
from
the
“Journal
of
the
Whills’”
(head
to
the
auction
site
to
eyeball
that
bit
of
future
pub
trivia).
The
estimate
for
this
very
cool
item
is
$10,000-$20,000.
For
$3,000
and
probably
more
(follow
along
here),
you
can
own
actual
fragments
of
the
ship
that
made
the
Kessel
Run
in
less
than
12
parsecs.
There
are
several
pieces
of
paper
with
Ewokese
dialogue
written
on
them
available
in
this
sale;
this
is
one
of
the
more
elaborate
examples.
According
to
the
auction
house,
“the
page
has
the
speech
written
out
by
Academy
Award-winning
sound
designer
Ben
Burtt
in
black
ink,
with
several
annotations
by
Anthony
Daniels
in
blue
ink.
Some
of
Burtt’s
writing
has
been
crossed
out.
Dialogue
was
written
for
Daniels
during
the
process
of
recording
ADR
(automated
dialogue
replacement).”
It’s
estimated
to
snag
$1,000-$2,000;
follow
along
here.
“A
roll
of
gold
3M
Scotch
tape
used
to
repair
C-3PO’s
(Anthony
Daniels)
costumes
from
the
Star
Wars
franchise,
though
it
is
unknown
whether
this
roll
was
used
for
the
original
or
prequel
trilogies,”
according
to
the
auction
site.
Duct
tape
really
can
fix
everything!
Would
you
pay
$200-$400
for
this?
Watch
along
here
and
see
if
someone
does.
Daniels
explained
this
one
in
that
THR
interview:
“it
was
given
to
him
on
the
last
day
of
shooting
2019’s
The
Last
Jedi
by
Lucasfilm
president
Kathleen
Kennedy,”
something
that
made
him
chuckle
ruefully,
remembering
his
conversation
with
Mark
Hamill
about
the
farewell
gift
they
both
received.
“[Hamill]
said,
‘I’ve
been
in
all
these
movies
and
what
I
am
getting
as
a
leaving
present?
A
cookie.’
And
I
kinda
laughed,”
Danels
said.
“And
then
the
same
thing
happened
to
me.
I
got
a
cookie.”
For
$50-$100,
this
aging
pastry
can
be
yours;
follow
along
here.
This
vintage
treasure
might
be
the
niftiest
thing
in
the
auction,
and
Propstore
somehow
thinks
it
will
only
go
for
$100-$200.
Droid
up
your
lightswitch
here!
This
lot
feels
like
the
best
thrift-store
haul
ever,
with
the
added
enticement
that
everything
is
in
good
condition
and
it
comes
straight
off
C-3PO’s
personal
record
shelf.
Four
hundred
bucks
is
the
top
estimate
(follow
here),
and
for
that
you’ll
get:
“Christmas
in
the
Stars,
Star
Wars
Christmas
vinyl
record
album;
a
Star
Wars
book
and
record
adaptation
of
George
Lucas’
Star
Wars:
A
New
Hope;
and
three
7"
vinyl
records
of
The
Star
Wars
Intergalactic
Droid
Choir
and
Chorale,
featuring
the
song
‘What
Can
You
Get
A
Wookiee
For
Christmas
(When
He
Already
Owns
A
Comb?)’
and
‘R2-D2
We
Wish
You
A
Merry
Christmas.’”
It
feels
like
$200-$400
(follow
here)
is
lowballing
this
“sealed
vintage
See-Threepio
(C-3PO)
Collector’s
Case
from
the
promotion
of
Richard
Marquand’s
Star
Wars:
Return
of
the
Jedi.”
Even
without
the
40
action
figures,
which
are
obviously
not
included,
this
is
probably
worth
at
least
twice
that
to
nostalgic
fans.
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