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Chock · 23 October 2009, 07:43 PM

Bear in mind that the 18 million figure is in Euros, that makes it about 23 million Dollars by my reckoning. Still peanuts for a major film these days though.

Prop bonfires are rare these days following the 'miracle' of ebay, in combination with canny film crew personnel. Most people are aware that such stuff can sell for quite a lot now. For example, since I liked the film so much, I bought some props from the set of the movie 'Aliens' a few years ago, and they would probably go for three times what I paid for them if I sold them now. Makes an interesting conversation piece when people ask what the hell that thing is and I tell them it's part of the Sulaco Colonial Marine ship from Aliens.

Back on the subject of the Red Baron movie, I noticed something today when looking through 'Under the Guns of the Red Baron'. The picture of the pilot who flew Sopwith Camel B5243 - Elmer Earnest Heath - who was Richthofen's 66th confirmed victory, also being the Baron's first victory over that aircraft type, looks suspiciously like the prototype for Joseph Fiennes' outfit in that movie. It sort of confirms my suspicions on the thinking behind what they were going for with the

Roy Brown character, that being an amalgam of three or four of his famous victories where the vanquished pilot survived, rather than a purely bogus fictionalised version of Brown alone. Doesn't make it any less far fetched of course, but I think there was more thought behind it than many might imagine.

Al

23 October 2009, 07:43 PM	#27 (permalink)
Chock Scout Pilot Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The grim north of England Posts: 405	Bear in mind that the 18 million figure is in Euros, that makes it about 23 million Dollars by my reckoning. Still peanuts for a major film these days though. Prop bonfires are rare these days following the 'miracle' of ebay, in combination with canny film crew personnel. Most people are aware that such stuff can sell for quite a lot now. For example, since I liked the film so much, I bought some props from the set of the movie 'Aliens' a few years ago, and they would probably go for three times what I paid for them if I sold them now. Makes an interesting conversation piece when people ask what the hell that thing is and I tell them it's part of the Sulaco Colonial Marine ship from Aliens. Back on the subject of the Red Baron movie, I noticed something today when looking through 'Under the Guns of the Red Baron'. The picture of the pilot who flew Sopwith Camel B5243 - Elmer Earnest Heath - who was Richthofen's 66th confirmed victory, also being the Baron's first victory over that aircraft type, looks suspiciously like the prototype for Joseph Fiennes' outfit in that movie. It sort of confirms my suspicions on the thinking behind what they were going for with the Roy Brown character, that being an amalgam of three or four of his famous victories where the vanquished pilot survived, rather than a purely bogus fictionalised version of Brown alone. Doesn't make it any less far fetched of course, but I think there was more thought behind it than many might imagine. Al __________________ Wiseman: When you removed the book from the cradle, did you speak the words? Ash: Yeah, basically. Wiseman: Did you speak the exact words? Ash: Look, maybe I didn't say every single little tiny syllable, no. But basically I said them, yeah.