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Mark Haslett
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| Posted: 12 July 2025 at 8:51pm | IP Logged | 1
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Joe Dante, famous director and film nut, had a lucky night on the old RKO lot a few years ago and the result is a pretty cool story and an auction that, I hope, keeps him in the black for a long time.
Long story short, Joe owns a very famous sled that is now up for auction. It has been his ever since he found it one night on the way home from a day of shooting "The Explorers."It's kind of the ultimate grail-hunting story.
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Edited by Mark Haslett on 12 July 2025 at 8:53pm
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 12 July 2025 at 9:33pm | IP Logged | 2
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Three sleds were used. One, of course, was burned.
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Mark Haslett
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| Posted: 12 July 2025 at 11:44pm | IP Logged | 3
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Joe got the remaining pine wood version.
There is a 4th which may have been created for an in-joke on a Universal
movie the folllowing year.
Spielberg owns one which may be this 4th one.
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Doug Centers
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Do any of the existing sleds have the metal rails left on them?
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Mark Haslett
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Doug: I don't think so. The article shows them pretty well. Looks like they all have wood rails.
UPDATE: The Heritage Auction for the original sled which Joe Dante pulled out of the trash. Sold for $14,750,000.
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David Miller
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Just $2.95 million for the buyer's premium.
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