Some of you might have seen a headline about a Heritage Auction this weekend. Greg Jein, a model designer who created miniatures, died in 2022. They auctioned some of his collectables on Saturday and Sunday.
There were a few cool items that went for a little bit of cash. Like the X-Wing filming miniature for $3.1 million. And other cheaper things like the Storm Trooper costume for $645,000. Or the Starfleet Galileo miniature for $200,000.
These people are nuts. $106,000 for a Batarang? $175,000 for a phaser?
Here’s the story at CNN: Long-lost ‘Star Wars’ X-wing model fetches over $3.1 million at auction | CNN.
But the really interesting thing in that story is the last line.
“A batch of original production scripts meanwhile sold for $27,500.”
That was… us. The Historical Society. I spent the weekend texting with Ryan and Beverly, and we got some pretty cool stuff. Karl Urban and Simon Pegg’s uniforms from 2009 Star Trek. Linda Park (Ensign Sato) from Enterprise. Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamens) from Discovery. Salem the cat from Sabrina.
And those scripts.
Original Production Shooting Scripts from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi with Early File Copy Script for Star Wars (TCF, 1977-83). Vintage collection of (3) scripts including: (1) Production shooting script for Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, 157 pages as paginated (174 total pages including inserted revision pages), Fifth Draft, dated February 20, 1979 with multi-colored revision pages (some as late as 8/24/79), each page bearing the red inkstamped “SW” with serial production security code to prevent/discourage copies getting out prior to the film’s release. One page bears the handwritten name “Bunny” (Bunny Alsup, producer Gary Kurtz’s assistant). Bound in vintage blue heavy card stock binder. Missing front title page (script begins with page 1) and exhibiting age, with some torn punches and handling.
(1) Production shooting script for Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, 107 pages as paginated (115 total pages including inserted revision pages), undated, with revisions dated January 4, 1982 through February 25, 1982. Each page bears the red inkstamped “ROJ” with serial production security code to prevent/discourage copies getting out prior to the film’s release. The script exhibits hand-annotations, arrows and underlines, written in an unknown hand, relating to visual effects sequences including, “View out window?” written above establishing shot “Int. Imperial Shuttle” and “Matte Painting” written above establishing shot “Int. Death Star – Main Docking Bay”, and “Add Shot – Shuttle In Space?” written above establishing shot “Int. Stolen Imperial Shuttle – Cockpit”. One page bears the handwritten name of visual effects art director Joe Johnston. Bound in vintage black heavy card stock binder. Missing front title page (script begins with page 1) and exhibiting age, with some torn punches and handling.
(1) Early File Copy Script for Star Wars entitled The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the “Journal of the Whills” (Saga I) Star Wars, 252 pages, Fourth Draft, January 1, 1976, bound in vintage black heavy stock card stock binder. Exhibiting age, toning with some torn punches and handling. Included are (2) 4″ x 9″ tickets for a preview showing of The Empire Strikes Back at Lakeside Cinema on Tuesday, May 20, 1980. Exhibiting age and handling. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions. From the Collection of Greg Jein.
We got a Luke Starkiller script!!
Exhausting, nerve wracking, and ridiculously fun weekend.
I’m sure this isn’t the only thing you’ve done since October. We would love an update on the amazing life of Tim Boyer, please. 🙂