UNIVERSAL PROP SALE DRAWS FANS, SPECTATORS.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer UNIVERSAL CITY - From purple doghouses to six-foot-tall gumball machines A gumball machine is a toy or commercial device, a specific type of vending machine, which dispenses gumballs, usually for a small fee paid in coins. Originally one penny, the current standard cost of one gumball in the United States is one quarter. , a wild mix of movie props drew hundreds of curious movie fans and bargain shoppers to a sale at the Universal Studios back lot Saturday. The kooky to commonplace props from movies like ``Seabiscuit'' to ``The Cat in the Hat'' held a certain celebrity appeal to many and was enough to make some star-gazers giddy. ``Look,'' squealed Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. actress Dar Langlois, holding up a wooden stool stool (stldbomacl) feces. rice-water stools the watery diarrhea of cholera. silver stool used in ``Seabiscuit.'' ``(Tobey Maguire) was probably sitting on this,'' she said. ``Reading this book,'' she went on, placing a green bound book on the stool. ``And brushing his horse with this,'' she said, lifting the horse curry over her head. ``It can all be yours for $25 - a piece of movie history.'' The public got a rare chance to pick through more than 20,000 film props at Universal Studio Stage 28, where ``Phantom of the Opera'' was filmed. Today, all items will be discounted 50 percent. ``I was like a little kid in a candy store. It's all this cool stuff to have, but not anything practical,'' said T.C. Labby, 25. The San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. account executive, who was visiting Canoga Park friends, spent more than an hour perusing aisle after aisle of clothes, armored shields, tin buckets and green dining room sets. He finally settled on a brass doorbell used in ``Seabiscuit.'' ``It's not like you can get this stuff anywhere,'' said Tiara Nappi, owner of the Burbank-based ``It's a Wrap.'' Nappi, who normally partners with studios to sell clothes and accessories discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. from movie sets, directed the sale. Some customers came to catch a glimpse Verb 1. catch a glimpse - see something for a brief time catch sight, get a look see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he of the inside of a studio. Others hoped to buy items for resale on e-Bay. And some just wanted to see what props would look like. There were a few crowd favorites, including the 7-foot-tall female legs from ``The Cat in the Hat,'' replete re·plete adj. 1. Abundantly supplied; abounding: a stream replete with trout; an apartment replete with Empire furniture. 2. Filled to satiation; gorged. 3. with blue high heels high heels high npl → talons hauts, hauts talons high heels high npl → hochhackige Schuhe pl , priced at $325. ``That could go in the corner of my apartment,'' said Ryan Newcomb, a 24-year-old financial analyst who circled a stack of bare legs. He smirked. ``This is like a flea market See computer flea market. flea market yard sale of used items at low prices. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Inexpensiveness from hell.'' Rachel Uranga, (818) 713-3741 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The Universal Studios Back Lot Stage Sale continues today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Stage 28. Entrance is at Gate 3 and parking is provided at Building 2160 off Lankershim Boulevard. For more, call (818) 567-7366. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2) Actress Dar Langlois of Santa Monica pets a horse head used in the 2003 movie ``Seabiscuit.'' Universal Studios' sale of movie props continues today.Giant legs from ``The Cat in the Hat'' are among the more than 20,000 movie props offered for sale at the Universal Studios Back Lot Stage Sale this weekend. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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