rotting latex is such a uniquely creepy visual aesthetic that could be utilized well for a horror movie

I feel for the person that opened that unclaimed bag with hoggle in it.

ET is such a cute character that seeing the prop now feels like the meme "that's gore of my comfort character"

Seeing the Keaton batsuits falling apart breaks my heart. Same for the OG Myers mask

As for Hoggle, he’s actually had a second restoration done and looks WAY better! I still wouldn’t say as perfect as how he was originally but absolutely does him more justice than the first person did.

I love the story of the shark from Jaws and, even though it's not one of the sharks that was used on screen, it's from the same mold and he's been restored and it's now on display for years to come

Knowing that the original jason voorhees part 3 mask doesn't exist anymore is really sad

I’m actually a big fan of how unsettling that Freddy bust looks tbh. Has some genuine burnt flesh appearance to it imo.

I wasn't paying attention and at 1:38 that fart scared the crap outta me

Letting the 89 Batman suit fall apart is just a crime against bat fans.

16:50 The restoration was redone, and Hoggle looks a LOT better now.

BTW: Unclaimed Baggage is a store that resells the contents of unclaimed baggage from airlines, but they do have a small museum of curiosities found in discarded suitcases and baggage, which is how Hoggle was found.

Yikes! Honestly, that TMNT3 rotting turtle character animatronic looks terrifying! Looks even more terrifying than that rotten animatronic of Hoggle...

Please do a part 2. I am pretty much obsessed with practical effects and the preservation of props 🙏🙏

10:56 ET looks like he's been through an autopsy in Area 51after his ship crashed.

The 55 foot titanic Model from Raise the titanic was left to rot for  years  after it was last used to portray Titanic's Sister ship HMHS Britannic for a poorly shot German miniseries and possibly partially blown up for the end of he legend of 1900, now it's been gutted and is being slowly restored.

I'd seen the Hoggle photos but had no idea s restoration attempt was made after they were taken.  I agree it's far from perfect but it still makes me so happy to know after all this time that such an iconic puppet wasn't just left like that. It really did pain me knowing he was in such bad shape.

Nothing Lasts Forever

5:17 Leather doesn't crumble away or do that in less than 50 years... clearly a fake leather was used or another cheap material. Hell, I can still load up tools in my pops leather toolbags from the same period.

Nick Castle actually had the hero mask above his fireplace. This actually makes more sense why it looked so dirty. The smoker box version doesnt make sense. I think Deborah had the stunt mask that was used for the blood tears scene.

I remember seeing a video where Greg Nicotero said that Jaws prop was made by the Universal prop department at the request of the studio to capitalize on the movie being a hit. Universal thought Jaws was going to be a flop and put the screen used sharks on the backlot where they succumbed to the elements. When they realized the movie was a blockbuster, Universal wanted something representing it in the park. The prop department created the fiberglass shark out of the movie molds and it hung in the park for a number of years. When Universal was done with it, it went to a junkyard where it was put up on a stand and left in the elements for around 30 years. Several years ago, the junkyard closed and the owner’s son donated it to the Academy Museum and that’s when Nicotero got involved and did the restoration with his crew.