Wednesday, July 11, 2007


LOS ANGELES, Jul. 11, 2007 (PR Newswire delivered by Newstex) -- An original screen-used 'General Lee' car from The Dukes of Hazzard TV Show (*$180,000-$220,000), the original 'Johnny-Five' robot from Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2 (*$100,000-$150,000), an original Chewbacca head from Star Wars (*$80,000-$100,000), Tony Soprano's Chevy Suburban from The Sopranos (*$30,000-$50,000), Tom Cruise 'Cole Trickle' stock car from Days of Thunder (*$40,000-$60,000) and Uncle Rico's van from Napoleon Dynamite (*$12,000-$15,000) are just a few of over 1000 iconic Hollywood items Profiles in History will offer during over two days-August 2 & 3. Worldwide bidding begins at 12:00 noon both days and bids can be placed either in person, via mail, phone, fax or the Internet via eBay Live Auctions ( http://www.ebayliveauctions.com). Additional auction item highlights include:

-- Anakin Skywalker's light saber from Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones (*$40,000-$60,000) -- Ewan McGregor 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' light saber from Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace (*$25,000-$35,000) -- Grail tablet from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (*$30,000-$40,000) -- Statue of Liberty head from Planet of the Apes (*$30,000-$40,000) -- Elvis Presley's karate gi (*$20,000-$25,000) -- Original KWKH / Louisiana Hayride Microphone used by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and other music legends (*$12,000-$15,000) -- Elvis Presley personal and concert-worn concho belt (*$8,000-$10,000) -- Elvis Presley's gold stage-worn sunglass (*$5,000-$7,000) -- Marilyn Monroe's prescription medication bottles and pillbox (*$2,000-$3,000 each) -- Original Stormtrooper helmet from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (*$20,000-$30,000) -- Vivien Leigh hat from Gone With The Wind (*$25,000-$30,000) -- Original Klingon Disruptor from Star Trek (*$20,000-$25,000) -- Hero laser gun from the Lost in Space TV show (*$20,000-$25,000 -- Excalibur broadsword from Camelot (*$20,000-$30,000) -- Screen-used 'E.T.' hands from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (*$8,000-$10,000) -- Walther PPK pistols used by Roger Moore as 'James Bond' (*$5,000-$10,000) -- Harrison Ford blazer from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (*$10,000-$12,000) -- Sean Connery suit from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (*$10,000-$12,000) -- William Shatner and DeForest Kelley Screen-worn costumes from Star Trek: The Motion Picture (*$4,000-$8,000 each) -- Freddy vs. Jason 'Freddy' costume and display (*$10,000-$12,000) -- Freddy vs. Jason 'Jason' costume and display (*$10,000-$12,000) -- George Clooney screen-used cowl from Batman & Robin (*$6,000-$8,000) -- Alicia Silverstone complete Batgirl costumer from 'Batman & Robin' (*$20,000-$30,000) -- Chris O'Donnell Robin torso costume and cape from Batman Forever (*$12,000-$15,000) -- Robert Englund screen-worn Freddy Krueger fedora from A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors (*$6,000-$8,000) -- Robin Williams full-size costume from Bicentennial Man (*$12,000-$15,000) -- Clark Gable's trousers from Gone With The Wind (*$2,500-$3,500) -- Original space-worn Russian cosmonaut space suit worn by Svetlana Savitskaya, the second woman in space (*$20,000-$30,000) -- Center Rocket from Disneyland's Tomorrowland 'Rocket Jets' (*$20,000-$30,000) -- Original screen-used 'Energizer Bunny' (*$6,000-$8,000) -- Gene Cernan's (the last astronaut to walk on the surface of the moon) Apollo space suit glove (*$4,000-$6,000) -- Harry Houdini's personal Mattatuck Handcuffs (*$7,000-$9,000) -- The Wizard of Oz original half-sheet poster (*$18,000-$20,000) -- Original concept artwork featuring 'Gandolf,' 'Frodo,' and 'Sam' used to create the 1978 animated film, The Lord of the Rings (*$12,000-$15,000)
Prior Hollywood auctions conducted by Profiles in History have included the sale of the original 'Cowardly Lion' costume from The Wizard of Oz for $805,000, the Command Chair and platform from the 'U.S.S. Enterprise' ($304,750), the original 'Robot' from Lost in Space ($264,500), Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from Star Wars ($195,500), the Black Beauty car from The Green Hornet ($192,000) George Reeves' Superman costume from The Adventures of Superman ($126,500) the H.R. Giger designed Alien creature suit from the film Alien ($126,500), Christopher Reeve's 'Superman' costume from Superman: The Movie. ($115,000) and The Wizard of Oz 'Winkie' Guard Costume ($115,000).

'I find people buy their memories,' says Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History, the nation's leading dealer of guaranteed-authentic original historical autographs and vintage Hollywood memorabilia. 'It's all about fantasy, taking us back to a time, perhaps an event with a long lost relative who took you as a kid to see Star Wars. The baby boomers have come into the spending part of their lives. They have had success and are spenders. They want 50's, 60's and 70's TV collectibles or memorabilia, as this era of TV was such a huge part of our lives.'

* Estimated auction value

For more information about Profiles in History and to download a complete catalog of items available for auction via mail, phone, fax, internet or live ( http://www.ebayliveauctions.com), please visit  http://www.profilesinhistory.com.
Press Contact: Marc Kruskol MJK Public Relations  marc@mjkpr.com or (818) 997-0534
SOURCE Profiles in History



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