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No, Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Isn’t a Musical
When is a prop more iconic than the movie itself?
There are films that have gone down in history for their masterful storytelling, era-defining performances, or the revolutionary ideas of the director.
But aside from all that, are there films where the props have become such classics that they are sometimes as famous and iconic as, or even more than, the film itself?
The DeLorean from Back to the Future comes to mind, or the lightsabers and the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars, but think of Wilson, the volleyball from Cast Away a simple sports equipment that literally became a co-star and made audiences everywhere cry over an inanimate object.
Or consider the Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz, undoubtedly the most famous shoes in cinema history, instantly recognizable worldwide.
The films I mentioned are already huge classics in their own right, even without their iconic props. Instead, help me find some props that are actually much more famous than the movies they come from.
What is the ultimate movie prop that completely stole the show?