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Props, merchandise and costumes from the cult
comedy show about a family of misfit monsters are all up for
grabs in a vast collection assembled by Hollywood producer Kevin
Burns, who died last year at the age of 65.
"It's an amazing assemblage. It took decades to put this
together," said Brian Chanes, senior entertainment consignment
director at Heritage Auctions, pointing out an electric chair
the character of Grandpa used to relax in and a latex prosthetic
that built up Herman Munster's forehead so he would resemble the
Frankenstein monster.
There are other horror and sci-fi props up for auction from
Freddy Krueger's mask used in the 1984 "Nightmare on Elm Street"
to Ewan McGregor's lightsaber from "Star Wars Episode II: Attack
of the Clones".
The two lots expected to fetch the highest bids are costumes and
a ray gun from the first "Star Trek" pilot episode and the
original script from the 1931 "Frankenstein" movie.
"In the 30 years I've been doing this, I've never seen one,"
said Chanes, referring to the script. "I do not know what it's
going to sell for. It's going to be exciting to see what happens
because it's extraordinarily rare."
Bidders can also get their hands on items like Wilson, the ball
companion of Tom Hanks in "Cast Away", a flightsuit from "Top
Gun" bearing the tag of Peter Mitchell Maverick, Tom Cruise's
character in the movie, and Robin Wright's red Princess
Buttercup dress from "The Princess Bride".
The auction will close in the first week of November.
(Reporting by Jack Ferry and Rollo Ross; Editing by Karishma
Singh)
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