Movie Memoribilia: $500K for a Valentine’s Card. $1M for Scrap Metal
Film critic Richard Crouse on the auction that is about to put Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, Rocky’s boots, the Wicked Witch’s hat, and John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics up for sale, and why the stories behind these objects are worth more than the objects themselves.
The Stuff That Actually Existed
Heritage Auctions’ Entertainment Signature Auction runs July 13th through 17th, and the prices tell you everything about what people will pay for a piece of something real. The lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back, cobbled together from scrap metal and old camera parts by a designer with no budget, is expected to sell in seven figures. The John Lennon Valentine’s card starts at half a million. Richard on what makes something genuinely cool versus just expensive, and why the three-dollar King Kong on his desk beats most of it.
Robin Hood Ordered a Last Round
Hugh Jackman’s Death of Robin Hood opens with its title character announcing he was never a hero, just a murderous brigand who wants to die. Richard on whether the film earns its grim premise, why the redemption arc lands harder in Logan than it does here, and what medieval England was actually drinking while Robin Hood was busy not being a hero. Two cocktails included.
Topics: movie memorabilia, Heritage Auctions, Death of Robin Hood, Hugh Jackman, Robin Hood cocktail
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Originally aired on 2026-06-18
