Valencia - (AFP) - 1,800 symbolic pieces of the most important Hollywood films will be offered for sale in an auction organized by the specialized "Propstore" company next month in Los Angeles.
The most prominent of the pieces offered in the auction, which will be held between June 21 and 24, is a model of the "X-wing" fighter that was used in special effects for the first part of the "Star Wars" series in 1977, and its value is estimated at a price ranging between 500 thousand dollars and one million dollars.
"The 'X-wing' may be the key piece that 'Star Wars' fans could want, as not only is the 'X-wing' in everyone's memory, but it was also used in an actual scene from the movie," said Chuck Costas, Vice President of Probstore.
Thanks to modern technologies, he explained to AFP, "we were able to link it to the scene in which the Red Leader was shot," the commander of the detachment under the control of Luke Skywalker who is trying to destroy the fictional "Death Star" space station in the film.
This miniature model was bought by an amateur collector some twenty years ago, and has not been seen in public since.

"A lot of the pieces come from collectors, but also from the studios themselves, or maybe they belonged to people who shot the movies at the time," Costas added.
This is the case, for example, with the Indiana Jones notebook used by the accessories executives in "Indiana Jones and the Last Cruise," valued at between $60,000 and $80,000, or the wallet carried by Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction (estimate between $30,000 and $50,000).
And for fans of the sci-fi movie "Back to the Future", the auction includes a replica of the famous "DeLorean" time travel car. This vehicle, which was used to promote the movie only, will be sold at a price estimated by Propstore between $150,000 and $200,000.

The "Hoverboard" of the character "Marty McFly" in the same movie is also being sold, with an estimated price ranging between $80,000 and $120,000.
Among the funniest pieces in the auction is the rare robotic "Gizmo" doll that was used in the filming of "Gremlins 2", and its price is estimated between $80,000 and $120,000.
The auction also includes many parts and accessories belonging to famous Hollywood films, including the hammer used by Chris Hemsworth in the movie “Thor” (estimated price between one hundred thousand dollars and 150 thousand), and the suit worn by Dan Aykroyd in the second part of the “Ghostbusters” movies (between 25 $1,000 and 35,000), Michael Keaton's pair of shoes in Tim Burton's "Batman," Elvis Presley's outfit in "It Happened at the World's Fair" ($20,000-30,000) and Will Smith's shorts in "Ali" Which is estimated to be between 1,500 and 2,500 dollars only.
"What's great about our auctions is that we have over 1,800 lots, some selling for a few hundred dollars, others for hundreds of thousands of dollars, so there's always something from your favorite movie that fits your budget," said Chuck Costas.