The original ‘E.T.’ model from 1982 is being auctioned off

nme.com:

E.T. alien model used in the 1982 film is going up on auction – find out more below.Sotheby’s Auction House has confirmed that the original 1982 model crafted by Italian effects specialist Carlo Rambaldi is going up for auction later this month, along with a collection of his works and personal collections for other iconic films.The original, screen-used model of E.T.

used in the Steven Spielberg classic was designed and developed the year prior and stands just over three feet. It was most famously used in the beloved closet scene, where the alien attempts to disguise itself among several stuffed animals.The E.T.

model is expected to fetch between US$600,000 and a whopping $900,000 – the auction goes public on March 29 and closes on April 3.

It will be part of the There Are such Things: 20th Century Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy on Screen collection – check it out here.Also included in the collection are Rambaldi’s other designs and prosthetics, such as never-before-seen sketches for E.T., two screen-used sand worm models from David Lynch‘s Dune (which are estimated to auction for $15-20,000), a baby dinosaur animatronic from the 1993 Japanese film Rex: A Dinosaur’s Story, and other items from Blade Runner, Total Recall, Jurassic Park, Labyrinth and more.While E.T.