Hero Props vs. Fake Props

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Imagine walking into your living room, and alongside your couch is a prop from one of your favorite childhood movies. Sure, it was costly but this is a piece of pop culture history, and it's right here in your home. Now imagine you found out that prop was a fake. I talk with prop collectors Tiana Armstrong, Wesley Cannon, prop appraiser Laura Woolley, prop maker Ross MacDonald, and museum curator Jacob MacMurray about the dark web of swindlers and forgers who prey on sci-fi fantasy fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds.
0:02.3	I show about how we create them and why we suspend or disbelieve.
0:05.8	I'm Eric Mollinsky.
0:07.8	Tiana Armstrong co-runs a company called Hero Prop.
0:11.6	They buy and sell props to collectors so that she can afford the props that she wants
0:15.5	for herself.
0:17.0	Her personal collection includes props from alien, Gremlins, jaws, and a lot of Star Wars
0:23.4	stuff.
0:24.4	I've got an Obi-Wan lightsaber.
0:27.8	I think one of my fav pieces is my jaw wall.
0:30.6	I've got a jaw wall from episode two.
0:33.4	Then I have Tonton from Empire Strikes Back.
0:38.2	Tonton is just absolutely amazing.
0:41.5	When you think about it, I can walk up and I can touch him.
0:46.2	When I think about both Han, Solo, and Luke being right here with that Tonton, it gives
0:52.7	me chills.
0:54.7	Okay.
0:55.7	You can't see me but the minute you said Tonton, my mouth dropped open and it's been
0:59.6	open from that point on.
1:02.5	Yeah.
1:04.5	So where is the Tonton exactly?
1:07.0	What else is it?
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