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Look closely at a shark built from the original molds, a puppet with cables in its face, or a spaceship small enough to light on a soundstage. These photos show the physical objects that gave movie creatures and miniature worlds their shape, from production workshops to museum displays. The captions identify replicas and later versions where they appear.

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Bruce, the Shark From Jaws
Bruce, the Shark From Jaws: This shark was cast from the original Jaws mold for a display at Universal Studios. Hanging…
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The Working Parts of E.T.
The Working Parts of E.T.: The metal framework of Carlo Rambaldi’s E.T. is exposed in this photograph. The original filming…
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The Full-Size T. Rex From Jurassic Park
The Full-Size T. Rex From Jurassic Park: Stan Winston works beside the full-size T. rex animatronic on the set of Jurassic…
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The Nostromo Filming Model From Alien
The Nostromo Filming Model From Alien: The Nostromo was built at several sizes. This 11-foot model gave the filmmakers a…
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Gizmo’s Animatronic Face in Gremlins 2
Gizmo’s Animatronic Face in Gremlins 2: The crew made this Gizmo puppet at twice the usual scale for Gremlins 2. The extra…
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The Millennium Falcon Filming Model
The Millennium Falcon Filming Model: Up close, the Millennium Falcon’s hull is a patchwork of panels, vents, and exposed…
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Stuart Freeborn and the Yoda Puppet
Stuart Freeborn and the Yoda Puppet: Stuart Freeborn holds a Yoda head in this production photograph from The Empire…
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The Mother Ship From Close Encounters
The Mother Ship From Close Encounters: Tanks, tubes, and towers crowd the rim of the Mother Ship from Close Encounters of…
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Hogwarts Castle at 1:24 Scale
Hogwarts Castle at 1:24 Scale: Towers and bridges rise from a rocky base in the Hogwarts filming model. The 1:24 scale gave…
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The T-800 Endoskeleton From Terminator 2
The T-800 Endoskeleton From Terminator 2: Stan Winston adjusts a full-size animatronic T-800 on the Terminator 2 set. Its…
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The Rod Puppet Behind Chip Hazard
The Rod Puppet Behind Chip Hazard: The Small Soldiers crew rehearses with the Chip Hazard puppet. The rods let the…
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The Miniature White House in Independence Day
The Miniature White House in Independence Day: The effects team built the White House as a physical model for Independence…
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H. R. Giger’s Xenomorph Head From Alien
H. R. Giger’s Xenomorph Head From Alien: The creature head in the Academy Museum shows the smooth dome and ridged jaw that…
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The Spider Head From The Thing
The Spider Head From The Thing: Rob Bottin’s team made this static spider-head prop during production of The Thing. The…
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The Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle From 2001
The Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle From 2001: The compact, rounded Aries-1B in 2001: A Space Odyssey takes on the scale of a lunar…
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A Skeksis Head Cast From The Dark Crystal
A Skeksis Head Cast From The Dark Crystal: The Creature Shop made this fiberglass reference cast of SkekSil’s head during…
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The Spinner Filming Model From Blade Runner
The Spinner Filming Model From Blade Runner: A production photograph shows the Spinner model in profile, with the support…
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Buckbeak, the Life-Size Hippogriff
Buckbeak, the Life-Size Hippogriff: This life-size Buckbeak stands in the Forbidden Forest display at Warner Bros. Studio…
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Wētā’s Minas Tirith Model
Wētā’s Minas Tirith Model: The walls of Minas Tirith are a physical miniature built by Wētā Workshop for The Lord of the…
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The Hoggle Puppet From Labyrinth
The Hoggle Puppet From Labyrinth: The restored Hoggle puppet is photographed at the Unclaimed Baggage Center. For…
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A Full-Size Terror Dog From Ghostbusters
A Full-Size Terror Dog From Ghostbusters: Director Ivan Reitman crouches beside a full-size Terror Dog on the Ghostbusters…

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