Harry Potter Actors Who Stole Props From Set

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Hey, TheThings fans! Welcome back to another video. Behind the scenes of the Harry Potter films was basically a prop wonderland. With magical trinkets like wands, time-turners, and flying cars laying around, it’s no surprise the HP cast has their fair share of stories involving swiping props from set.
However, taking home a Harry Potter prop wasn’t the easiest of tasks, not even for the chosen one or as the real world knows him, Daniel Radcliffe. Today, we’re taking you through each cast member's experience with their stealing shenanigans and letting you in on the secret of which props actually left the studio gates.
While some actors were successful in their endeavor - one of your favorite Weasley’s even walked away with the flying car from Chamber of Secrets - others were left embarrassed after getting caught before making a clean getaway.
The Harry Potter filmmakers had strict rules when it came to the wardrobe and prop departments because the worth of the props were through the roof and were actually property of Warner Brothers. But that didn’t stop the cast from trying and sometimes succeeding to the point of selling a prop for twenty-five thousand dollars!
There’s no denying that the filmmakers had every right to want and control their props as much as possible, however hearing about these cast stories only adds to how unique the Harry Potter cast's time on set really was. What Harry Potter prop would you have wanted to walk away with? Let us know below. Thanks for watching!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Hogwarts Letters (Alan Rickman)
01:09 Snape’s Costume (Alan Rickman)
01:32 Harry’s Glasses (Daniel Radcliffe)
02:06 Harry’s Prosthetics ( Daniel Radcliffe)
02:31 School Memories (Emma Watson)
02:51 Privet Drive Sign & Deluminator (Rupert Grint)
03:21 Dragon Egg (Rupert Grint)
03:47 Foot Molds & Fawkes Feathers (Evanna Lynch)
04:14 Fake Teeth & Ears (Matthew Lewis)
04:43 The Daily Prophet (Jason Isaacs)
05:25 Neville’s Costume (Matthew Lewis)
06:00 Triwizard Maze (Matthew Lewis)
06:22 Letters & Stunt Costumes (Zoe Wanamaker)
06:42 Wizard Wands (Ciarán Hinds)
06:57 George’s Ear (Oliver Phelps)
07:23 Outro
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@TheThings 2 жыл бұрын

Which prop would you have taken? 🤫 🤐

@casodanger8726 2 жыл бұрын

A galleon

@sophie-tz4oo 2 жыл бұрын

Wand and cloak

@stanroseasifshesyourlast5523 2 жыл бұрын

A wand and BOOKS !!!!!!

@aditi-wn8uz 2 жыл бұрын

time traveler, yule ball dress, daily prophet and wand, maurader map too

@lordvenjix3757 2 жыл бұрын

Wand and Cloak

@rainbowprincess1341 2 жыл бұрын

Normal actors: Steal wands and costumes Rupert: Steals door plate numbers and whole cars

@gamingwithsiona2149 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@yealmao 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Venislovas 2 жыл бұрын

GTA!

@jellybean2114 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@johnilarde8440 2 жыл бұрын

GTA: Harry Potter

@TheOneSweetheart 2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine Alan Rickman walking around his house in Snape's cloak/frock...

@TheButterflyGirl-du7bd 2 жыл бұрын

HA HA HA

@lady_lexi_ 2 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Alan Rickman, I’m sure that would have been a legendary sight!

@tshepogededzha2790 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂But he deserved the cloak

@daniellemusella1594 2 жыл бұрын

@@tshepogededzha2790 I heard that he washed and ironed his FULL COSTUME every night at home, making sure that it was absolutely perfect for the next day's shooting. (11/17/2021)

@multifandom__mattheoriddle1438 2 жыл бұрын

He definitely deserved the cloak

@lordvenjix3757 2 жыл бұрын

Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and others couldn't walk away empty-handed after spending a large span of their childhood on the sets of different Harry Potter films.

@lxiypt 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@neeleshsrivastava6928 2 жыл бұрын

@@lxiypt Ikr

@areyoustillliving 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@chocochipkookiewithtaeplea1042 2 жыл бұрын

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@diemseynhaeve6815 2 жыл бұрын

Thats why they got them as gifts

@Sunflower_12_ 2 жыл бұрын

They didn’t steal anything, they let each actor take one thing from the set to keep after the film’s ended. Also because so many actors basically gave up their whole childhood for the Harry Potter series

@diemseynhaeve6815 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@virajranjan5197 2 жыл бұрын

That makes sense.

@royaleflower-kitty 2 жыл бұрын

Yea

@Sunny-ie5bv 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but there's some that your not supposed to take Daniel got the glasses at the end Emma got the time turner Rupert got the flying car

@Sunny-ie5bv 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a car I forgot

@aashisrivastava514 2 жыл бұрын

$25,000 for a Hogwarts letter used in the film seems like a fair price 😂

@shopantics7325 2 жыл бұрын

Rick Harrison would have offered 1k for it knowing it was work 25k 🤣

@FtanmoOfEtheirys Жыл бұрын

So 7 years of tuition is worth 25000, ill take it xD

@maggieschenk1426 2 жыл бұрын

i wouldn't be surprised if all the actors have a huge box full of props they stole

@CocoPops4ever 2 жыл бұрын

Omg the things liked ur comment

@maggieschenk1426 2 жыл бұрын

@@CocoPops4ever OMG

@diemseynhaeve6815 2 жыл бұрын

They got it as a gift after the filming

@celebritysquawk8142 2 жыл бұрын

I'd have my 3 car garage full of props if I was a childhood star!

@beyourself_007 2 жыл бұрын

They stole nothing

@kashvi0415 2 жыл бұрын

The flying car was not in the philosopher's stone! It was in the chamber of secrets!

@laurenc1226 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too!

@hackman669 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the actor who played Ron got the car!

@bethlinton5439 2 жыл бұрын

Ye!

@whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.... 2 жыл бұрын

they really did a mistake

@byronpeters6454 2 жыл бұрын

Yea I was thinking that

@shishi1806 2 жыл бұрын

Rupert: I stole a whole car 😉

@lamoinette23 2 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@sarah_miraculous7324 2 жыл бұрын

“ I don’t think I dare tell you the answer to that” Alan is an icon, Stan him

@daniellemusella1594 2 жыл бұрын

@Sarah_miraculous No joke, I read that in his voice. (11/17/2021)

@crazyharrypotterfan2326 2 жыл бұрын

Always

@HouseofSpells 2 жыл бұрын

I would have stolen EVERYTHING. Even a tiny stone from the set. But probably I would have taken the resurrection stone :3

@Omega_thehusky 2 жыл бұрын

i get the glasses right but im a bit surprised Daniel Radcliffe didnt take that lol i was expecting that the snitch a few other things lol

@kristinemihailova5604 Жыл бұрын

So you taking da cast wit you and dat kina brutal LOL

@lordvenjix3757 2 жыл бұрын

Actors spend a lot of time on set and it could be pretty natural for them to get attached to their character’s belongings. So Sneakily or openly, many actors in Hollywood has taken home some of the most iconic props of their films.

@abaqus5946 2 жыл бұрын

To this day they still haven't figured who stole the invisibility cloak.

@daniellemusella1594 2 жыл бұрын

@abaqus I'm guessing it was Daniel, Rupert, or Alan. (11/17/2021)

@MadisonSofia-qu1qz Жыл бұрын

Rupert probably used ot to sneak the car off the set

@oaklove4840 2 жыл бұрын

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” - Dumbedore

@rubythebes8757 2 жыл бұрын

after so many years and so much work these actors had put to the films, they didn't steal the props; actually they were theirs to take!

@reflex8840 2 жыл бұрын

They didn’t steal them they got to keep the characters things for example: Daniel Radcliffe got to keep Harry’s wand and the glasses and the cloak Rupert Grint got to keep Ron’s wand and the cloak Hermione got to keep her wand her time turner and her cloak All the other students got to keep their wands and cloaks All the professors and adults got to keep their wands

@potocatepetl 2 жыл бұрын

Heah... some of them "got" way more than just one thing....

@crazyharrypotterfan2326 2 жыл бұрын

Most of then weren’t allowed to keep their wands because they were put in the studio tour in London

@DebiSunset Жыл бұрын

@@crazyharrypotterfan2326 you think there was only one of each?

@chloekwan5701 Жыл бұрын

How did he get the car then?

@jowolf2187 Жыл бұрын

Radcliffe broke something like a hundred or so of his wand, I think when filming ended they just didn't care anymore.

@roseweasley3843 2 жыл бұрын

The props are so real that you can't resist not taking them.

@GDPlainA 2 жыл бұрын

"I didnt steal anything" dont...lie...to meeeeeeee

@raziyasmrity8735 2 жыл бұрын

flying car is not from Philosopher's Stone it is from Chamber of Secrets

@LoonyLovegood-ii6bt 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same thing

@sanrasuzumaki942 2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say that.

@expertcreators1364 2 жыл бұрын

yeah I was also gonna say that

@izzie4351 2 жыл бұрын

how do you mess up that bad lol

@BlxckOutBoyzProd 2 жыл бұрын

Sorcerer's stone is actually what the movie is called yall are dumb

@bethhobbs4087 Жыл бұрын

Alan being a clepto is just very funny to me

@ventinosongtranslations 2 жыл бұрын

If you listen to what Emma stole it can make up the Deathly Hallows symbol. Triangle: Hermione’s cloak. Line: Her wand. Circle: the Time Turner.

@krishanthapathirana6500 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I didn't think of that.

@littlepancake4421 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@bratzxrose 11 ай бұрын

Woah

@Horses4ever21 7 ай бұрын

I wonder if that was on purpose

@patrickmurphy3715 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know there was a flying Ford Anglia in the philosophers stone

@rosestanley9606 2 жыл бұрын

it was in the chamber of secrets

@user-zl2dm6mo1r 2 жыл бұрын

@@rosestanley9606 he’s/she knows he/she said it cause the girl in the video said that-.-

@gimmickgirl_vlogs 2 жыл бұрын

@@rosestanley9606 they know, it’s because the person in the video said it was

@gimmickgirl_vlogs 2 жыл бұрын

@@jessicaaurelliawibisono7999 oh gosh ok

@zaraguerreiro2565 2 жыл бұрын

I have read them all and watched them all multiple times

@KNOTTYBUDS 2 жыл бұрын

For all the incredible work they put in, and the incredible amount of money the studio already has, they should be entitled to most of these props.

@daniellemusella1594 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that 90% of the actors were allowed to keep their wands. Also...Alan, Alan, Alan, you sneaky little devil. We miss you very much. (11/17/2021)

@Yourlocalweirdo420 2 жыл бұрын

Normal actors: I’ll just take this wand nobody will know… Rupert: Alright, let’s steal a car

@MadisonSofia-qu1qz Жыл бұрын

Oh rubrert rubrert rubrert 😮‍💨

@hayley0910 2 жыл бұрын

I remembered once Tom Felton mentioned he actually stole Draco's ring during the premiere screening of the last movie. 🤭

@69hehefunny 2 жыл бұрын

I dont think so, he said in an interview that he was allowed to keep the ring and still wears it a lot

@rubyishtiaq8836 2 жыл бұрын

I think Alan Rickman gave Mathew his costume

@hillarystone7506 2 жыл бұрын

That is who I believe did also.

@aikamhundal2375 2 жыл бұрын

hmm id probably take the timer turner or Alan Rickman's whole outfit! ( R.I.P Alan Rickman)

@Ado_Bielo 2 жыл бұрын

How on earth did Rupert Grint steal the flying car!?!

@MadisonSofia-qu1qz Жыл бұрын

He probably used the invisibility cloak

@alienforce896 Жыл бұрын

Emma, Daniel and Rupert....how can they leave the memories of Harry Potter...when we fans... Can never manage to forget these moments associated with our childhood... Actually they deserve to take the props as a memory...so precious

@Sub2CFLO 2 жыл бұрын

Who agrees that the incredible series Harry Potter is amazing!? ❤️

@anttperez6422 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing but not amazing to fucking steal from the fucking set

@anttperez6422 2 жыл бұрын

I mean she wouldn't like it if they would have took from her no the fuck she will not and that's a fact

@vidhimundhra7438 2 жыл бұрын

who deosnt funny thing i am the biggest harry potter fan ik 😂

@anttperez6422 2 жыл бұрын

@@vidhimundhra7438 one of the biggest because I watched every single one Deathly Hallows Part 2 is my favorite out of all of them

@anttperez6422 2 жыл бұрын

@@vidhimundhra7438 and did you know they had to cut it in half because the movie was over 4 hours together

@mango._.axolotl7575 2 жыл бұрын

I cried seeing how much Daniel has grown from being cute 11 yr old Harry 🥺🥺

@robertrowse1028 2 жыл бұрын

Please note: The Ford Anglia was in the Chamber of secrets. Not the Philosophers Stone.

@lilyambiance Жыл бұрын

As someone who works in the Props department, it is so annoying when cast take props! The rule of thumb for us is: One is None. We HAVE to have doubles, and sometimes dozens, of of everything. Not just because they get stolen, but because stuff breaks (especially in shows where there is a lot of action) and we always need back ups. That being said, a good prop master will make one or two extra to have 'stolen' by their cast member. But sometimes the budget doesn't allow for that. We try to give the cast memorabilia as best we can. But if stuff is stolen that we didn't account for, it can cause serious issues for us!!

@a._.nonymous 2 жыл бұрын

Private Drive! 😂 she said it the first time but the second she said it correctly.

@shrutigawai5843 2 жыл бұрын

Who's still a die-hard potterhead after all these years?❤️

@MadisonSofia-qu1qz Жыл бұрын

I am !!!!!!!!

@bratzxrose 11 ай бұрын

Forever ❤

@elizabitty213 Жыл бұрын

Just thinking about the possibility of Alan Rickman wearing the Snape Cape in the comfort of his own home, walking around all proud like a slytherin, makes me so happy lol

@allisonkrueger8330 Жыл бұрын

May he r.i.p.

@theviewfromher5085 2 жыл бұрын

I would have loved to have Voldemort's silk robes, and Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem. Would have made a brilliant combo. Edit: And the flying key from the Sorcerer's Stone (although that was probably only cgi), and the Golden Snitch that opens from The Deathly Hallows part 2.

@AndrewJQueen 2 жыл бұрын

Wow... They did so many movies and they weren't gifted more props from each film? I seen an interview with the LOTR's cast and they have so many things you wouldn't imagine they'd be allowed to take!

@_gungrave_6802 Жыл бұрын

Stealing props from those films is like getting a bonus check for the actors. They knew how big the fandom was and that those props they could "acquire" would be worth quite a bit.

@gabygaby5701 2 жыл бұрын

A Hogwarts letter, daily profet, wand, cloak the car, time turner… everything!

@greenbitch421 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly think out of all the props the most valuable would probably be Snape's cape

@PokeGamer025 9 ай бұрын

“Number fourteen private drive” 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀

@vminhope3040 2 жыл бұрын

I have never gone back to search “the making of” HP after they ended but years later here I am in a black hole of random and funny facts about the cast and films. I keep finding out new things years later!

@manukrishna2845 2 жыл бұрын

M really missing Harry potter series 😖

@Neesi392 2 жыл бұрын

Alan rickman is a legend , rest in peace 🙏

@ObsessedMGirl Жыл бұрын

I absolutely understand that they want to keep something from the time. They grew up on set, and this was years of their lives!

@gaiasmart1847 2 жыл бұрын

When she said that Rupert stole the flying car from the philosophers stone i got all potter head on her and was like "It was the chamber of secrets ACTUALLY" 😂

@loislane9616 2 жыл бұрын

And she even said "Private Drive" 🤣🤣🤣

@lulub1433 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many times the actors thought while using something on set "yeah, I'm gonna take this home."

@ashleytazi6909 2 жыл бұрын

Emma was bold taking all that

@comedyfriends8573 Жыл бұрын

According to Rupert he managed to get his hands on the flying car from the “Philosophers stone” MAMA it’s from the chamber of secrets😂

@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291 2 жыл бұрын

They should have let them all keep their wands.

@lulub1433 2 жыл бұрын

Especially when they made dozens of copies.

@timoteiursescu6590 2 жыл бұрын

PRIVATE DRIVE!!!! I AM DYING

@tayleefaith 2 жыл бұрын

Well I would hope the actors would get something! They spent most of their childhoods on those sets!

@gal4xyglow318 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly every actor has taken props from set. One of my best friends has acted in many tv shows and she just shows me her entire prop case. The director of the show knew abt her taking the props but he didn’t care that she did because almost everybody did it.

@emilyroseella5533 2 жыл бұрын

When we went to Harry Potter world there was a sign they said “these are the Harry Potter glasses” (something like that) and we think someone had stolen then because they weren’t there😂

@emilyroseella5533 2 жыл бұрын

@fluffy axoltols lol😂

@arctrog 2 жыл бұрын

Luna: oh can i have those foot molds? writer: what foot molds Luna: the one for that one scene writer: oh i see you're staying in character

@loveyall5080 11 ай бұрын

When I was in high school, we did Cinderella and I was in it. The actor who played Sebastian bought a mask with a long nose that he thought fit the character better than the ones the school had for the masquerade, but, like everyone involved in something like that, someone chose that mask to be their "stolen prop". Sebastian was mad! To this day I do not know of he ever got it back... also, I have an entire wall of stolen props from the sets, including the raccoon puppet I puppeteered for Cinderella(actually bought that one) 😊.

@M4YKAYL4H 2 жыл бұрын

Haha someone stole the flying car!!!

@hackman669 2 жыл бұрын

Wnder if the car really flies or is it a shell?

@zainabalbalushi4142 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t be surprised if Alan Rickman was the one who game Matthew his costume

@daniellemusella1594 2 жыл бұрын

@ZainabAlBalushi I like to think Alan gave some of those Hogwarts letters to his nieces and nephews, all of whom begged him to take the role when he was first approached about it. (11/17/2021)

@IHeartStarsNgl 2 жыл бұрын

Books:Have you put your name on the goblet of fire-dumbledore asked CAMLY Movies:how Dumbledore asked

@corvetcoyote443 2 жыл бұрын

Like the howler from Mrs Weasley said,"Ronald Weasley how dare you steal that car!" 👍

@MadisonSofia-qu1qz Жыл бұрын

I bet rubrert stole that too

@OchaYT0321 2 жыл бұрын

Im surprised Tom Felton wasn't on the list

@VegetaLF7 2 жыл бұрын

I mean if I could steal him from set, I would. Might have been hard to get away with it though, they'd probably notice Draco going missing

@lulub1433 2 жыл бұрын

He didn't take anything. Or so he says!

@battlestar8879 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Professor Mcgonagall said that she gave the time necklace to Hermione as a gift or something?

@cocoplays9086 2 жыл бұрын

yes

@battlestar8879 2 жыл бұрын

@@cocoplays9086 Mm hmm

@AustinNGrayson 2 жыл бұрын

Dude how much did Alan Rickman steal? Like goddamn. Lmao. He was also the only cast member who knew what would happen with his character in the later books/movies after asking J.K. Rowling about it while filming the first two films. He said he needed to know for his performance so that he could show little hints of Snape’s true nature through different intricacies. (This is not the quote FYI.)

@shadowdevil6282 2 жыл бұрын

Btw the car was not from the sorcerer’s stone, but from the chamber of secrets lol

@EmilyCheetham 2 жыл бұрын

Any answer other than “no” to a question about taking things from set means you did.

@kaylewolf 2 жыл бұрын

If I was in hogwarts, and could've swiped, I would have taken my wand, cloak/robe/uniform and an item of sorts other than wand. Or hat too. They should have let them keep their stuff. The philosopher's stone would have been cool to keep

@katelyn2199 2 жыл бұрын

I would have taken the time turner and Harry’s wand

@desired397 Жыл бұрын

Lmao, I just find it hilarious that Alan Rickman was the one who caused all these new rules to be put in place.

@lexxussmith7467 2 жыл бұрын

Hermione's wand the time-turner ❤️💞

@laylahensler1095 2 жыл бұрын

I’m soo mad. They should’ve let Evanna keep her unused foot

@rajeshbookrider4122 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely the Philosopher's Stone, The Elder Wand and The Invisibility Cloak

@Tigers_n_Guns 8 ай бұрын

which prop would have i taken: im definently going with rupert and stealing the flying car

@Marcilla_Fae 2 жыл бұрын

The flying car was not from the philosopher stone it was from the chamber of secrets

@yayitsmeghan6886 2 жыл бұрын

You guys said the flying car from the philosopher stone IT'S FROM THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS!

@nunyabusiness4904 Жыл бұрын

From what I've heard online tons of wands were broken during filming, so I think it's safe to assume that they probably had a ton of wands lying around, it would have been nice if every actor could have kept their wands when filming wrapped for their character for the final time.

@celebritiesthenandnow2980 2 жыл бұрын

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines

@no_evogel2631 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t they get in trouble once the studios find out about them taking stuff? Even after they left the set?🤔

@potocatepetl 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the contracts they had. For the things they were allowed to get, for sure not. I also do not think the car was stolen. Maybe he even bought it, he had plenty of money. For the letters, I doubt. There were so many, a couple of letters will not be an issue. It seems to me that the people who asked for things were the ones going empty handed. If I were them, I would have tried to take sth. as well. It is just stupid to wait until the end to be allowed to take one object. Some of them didn't get to the end....

@tanyalarsson6739 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like I would have taken the time turner necklace its rly vintage and I am obsessed with vintage!!!

@stuffstuff7711 Жыл бұрын

Rupert Grint: "Can I have this car?" Producers:"No" Rupert *flies away*

@sho_otingstars 2 жыл бұрын

Why does this seem like something I would do?

@Omega_thehusky 2 жыл бұрын

love what Emma Watson did honestly she took what she should have been given in the first place especially the main 3 lol

@sasfiremaloney4979 2 жыл бұрын

Why should the actors who stole items be given those items? Some people stole em. And to be quite honest we dont even know if the things were actually stolen. If they did steel the things thats like a doctor stealing a ventilator because they have worked in a hospital for many years. These things come out of someone's money and as such don't be stupid and steal items or back up people who steel. You may think that persons deserved the items they "stole" but they are PAID actors. They have already be paid what they deserved. I think we need to remember some things otherwise people are just... 1. Stealing of any kind is wrong. 2. Just because you deserve something does not mean it is yours or that you will have it.

@Wish817 2 жыл бұрын

Add one more thing to everyone’s list that they stolen……… Our hearts

@Faceplay2 Жыл бұрын

As a filmmaker I can say that this doesn’t just happen with Harry Potter actors and crew stealing Props is a very common thing that happens in productions. It’s more of a thing that people know happens and executive producers sort of looked either way. Oh you have to think for Props like Wands or the time tuner. Oh they would have numerous versions of them on Set just if case something breaks..

@jesspow4287 2 жыл бұрын

They let Emma Watson keep the time turner

@lordvenjix3757 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video 👍

@Cthulhu4President 2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised they didn't have a tighter fist on the time turner and the car; also really surprised only one person got away with a wand they shouldn't have but it was basically a bag of wands.

@salwaaj1356 4 ай бұрын

The actors resemble thrir charactors so much that i wonder if playing those roles at that early age and for years may have molded them into their caracters