Lot 235 COMPLETE THUGGEE GUARD COSTUME FROM INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
COMPLETE THUGGEE GUARD COSTUME FROM INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM - (Paramount, 1984) A complete Thuggee guard costume from the 1984 fi lm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The costume consists of a red robe, black drawstring pants, boots, leather belt with metal “Kali” belt buckle, leather sheath, turban head wrap, and fi berglass sword. The robe
and pants feature typescript Bermans and Nathans labels stating “Temple Guard”, “Raiders II”, for Raiders of the Lost Ark II, as the fi lm was known during production. After being used for the studio shoot in England and location fi lming in Sri Lanka, this costume was taken by Robert Watts and Frank Marshall to Florida, to be used for filming insert shots of alligators devouring the Thuggees who had fallen from the rope bridge. The costume
was fi lled with chicken necks and the gators were filmed taking bites out of it. This resulted in a number of tears in the robe, pants, and bite marks in the boots.The gators have torn off the sleeves around the elbows. Includes full documentation from the alligator handler who worked on the shoot and was given the costume by the producers.
and pants feature typescript Bermans and Nathans labels stating “Temple Guard”, “Raiders II”, for Raiders of the Lost Ark II, as the fi lm was known during production. After being used for the studio shoot in England and location fi lming in Sri Lanka, this costume was taken by Robert Watts and Frank Marshall to Florida, to be used for filming insert shots of alligators devouring the Thuggees who had fallen from the rope bridge. The costume
was fi lled with chicken necks and the gators were filmed taking bites out of it. This resulted in a number of tears in the robe, pants, and bite marks in the boots.The gators have torn off the sleeves around the elbows. Includes full documentation from the alligator handler who worked on the shoot and was given the costume by the producers.
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