Screen-used hero Grasshopper puppet with four replacement mouths from James and the Giant Peach...

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Screen-used hero Grasshopper puppet with four replacement mouths from James and the Giant Peach Screen-used hero Grasshopper puppet with four replacement mouths from James and the Giant Peach. (Walt Disney, 1996) Hero screen-used Grasshopper puppet of foam latex with internal aluminum and steel ball-and-socket armature and small magnifying glass monocle. The head is resin, completely airbrushed and detailed with tiny wire "hairs." Includes four (4) replacement expression mouths. A few tiny crack to the foam latex; otherwise, remarkable condition. It measures 15 in. tall. Mounted on a custom Plexiglass base with descriptive plaque. From the vivid imagination of writer, director, producer and illustrator Tim Burton, the following 99 lots (1352-1450) represent his groundbreaking vision from his first short film, Vincent, through the critically acclaimed films The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Corpse Bride.

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