An Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless after discovering the huge value of his ‘hugely important’ memorabilia from iconic sci-fi movie Blade Runner.
Sunday’s episode saw members of the public seek valuations for their prices possessions at Clissold Park in Stoke Newington, London.
One man brought along a huge collection of items from the Harris Ford starring 1982 movie, which had been collected by his father, and featured costumes and scripts.
He explained that his dad first began collecting posters but as his ‘passion grew’ he went ‘hardcore’ by seeking out bigger items from the film’s crew.
Expert Jon Baddeley was flabbergasted to see the extraordinary items, including director Ridley Scott’s own paper work from the production, and concluded ‘thousands of people’ would to see it in a museum.
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless after discovering the huge value of his ‘hugely important memorabilia from iconic sci-fi movie Blade Runner
One man brought along a huge collection of memorabilia from the Harris Ford (pictured) starring 1982 movie, which had been collected by his father, and featured costumes and scripts
The man also showed a prop gun which he said had been used by lead actor Harrison, who played Rick Deckard.
Expert Jon said: ‘It’s a hugely important collection, it’s a hugely important film and I think if it went to exhibition, there’s be many many thousands who’d want to come and look at these items’.
Valuing the collection he concluded : ‘What’s it worth? well somewhere between £200K to and £300K’.
‘Wow’ the man said shocked, as the crowd gasped before revealing his dream to house all the items in a museum.
The 1982 science fiction film, loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was set in a dystopian future Los Angeles in 2019.
Along with Ford, Blade Runner also starred Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah and Edward James Olmos, and was directed by Ridley Scott.
Initially, it underperformed in North American theaters and polarized critics; some praised its thematic complexity and visuals, while others critiqued it for having slow pacing and a lack of action.
He explained that his father first began collecting posters but as his ‘passion grew’ he went ‘hardcore’ by seeking out bigger items from the film’s crew
The man showed a prop gun which he said had been used by lead actor Harrison, who played Rick Deckard
Valuing the collection Jon Baddeley concluded : ‘What’s it worth? well somewhere between £200K to and £300K’
The 1982 science fiction film, loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was set in a dystopian future Los Angeles in 2019 (Rutger Hauer pictured in the movie)
Ford (R) stepped back into his role as Rick Deckard in the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049, that saw Ryan Goslin (L) take over the leading man duties as K
Despite the criticisms over the years, the film has endured to become a cult classic with fans.
In fact, Ford stepped back into his role as Rick Deckard in the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049, that saw Ryan Gosling take over the leading man duties as K.
It comes after another guest was lost for words during a previous episode which took place in Dundee.
Expert Mark Smith met one man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showcased his paperwork, medals and badges – which are often ‘faked all across the world’.
The man showed a black and white photograph of his father, called David Cargill, before being sent to France with the BEF.
Impressed by the collection on the table, Mark said: ‘You said to me this morning ‘my dad was a soldier’ then you started to get this stuff out and I got so excited because this man was in the SAS, this is fantastic.’
‘We have a Territorial medal here. He went to France and he starts off his war by coming off a beach, somewhere called Dunkirk because he has the Dunkirk medal as well. What did he join then?’
The guest replied: ‘He joined the Parachute Regiment, did his training and once he’d got his wings, he immediately volunteered for SAS and was accepted.’
It comes after another guest was lost for words during a previous episode which took place in Dundee
Expert Mark Smith met one man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showcased his paperwork, medals and badges – which are often ‘faked all across the world’
Mark continued: ‘Now, when you see these badges and things that you have here and you see SAS wings, usually they are fake. You have a Kings Crown Parachute Regiment badge.
‘Even they today are hard to find and usually they are copied as well. You then have two of the shoulder titles for the 1st SAS. Now, I’m not certain that I’ve ever seen those before, in the flesh to actually touch them but there they are.’
Putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200, with the full collection worth close to £8,000.
The guest was stunned by the valuation and said to Mark: ‘My father would be very surprised.’
