The Empire Strikes Back's Life-Size TaunTaun Head!

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Adam and Stephen Lane of Propstore examine a full-size original Tauntaun head from the production of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back! This incredible creature is one of only two surviving Tauntauns from filming, and gives Adam a chance to discuss the approach and philosophy of sympathetic restoration efforts for fragile props and make-up effects.
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@tested Жыл бұрын

Check out the props and costumes from Propstore's upcoming auction: bit.ly/propstoreliveauction

@seha6391 Жыл бұрын

WAY cool Thanks

@robrogalski4681 Жыл бұрын

Wait there are two major items from the 1981 movie Excalibur, and Adam is not going to talk about them ??

@simonhoney2050 Жыл бұрын

Of all the props you've covered, this is the most unbelievable thing to have survived for me I think. Just the perishable materials, the size of it, likelihood for abuse, how long it's been! Incredible it's still around.

@nunyobidness2358 Жыл бұрын

I hope someday the genetic technology reaches a point where we can bring this magnificent species back from extinction!

@TheDanEfranChannel Жыл бұрын

You’re so preoccupied with whether or not you could, that you didn’t stop to think if you should.

@frakkinMatt812 Жыл бұрын

Life finds a way.

@DiogenesRiguer Жыл бұрын

We need a mosquito trapped in amber

@cleverusername9369 Жыл бұрын

Something needs to have existed to have subsequently gone extinct, safely

@jbcpopis Жыл бұрын

@@cleverusername9369 exactly

@HowardDiNatale Жыл бұрын

Tom Spina's preservation work for foam latex props is the best I've ever seen (their Dark Crystal and Labryinth restorations in particular). I'm not surprised that Spina and his studio worked their magic on this TaunTaun.

@JustWasted3HoursHere Жыл бұрын

I've heard that the original Jabba the Hutt is essentially nothing but mechanical framework now because all of the latex has dissolved away. Same for many of those old original latex creatures. :( But of course at the time they weren't thinking to make them durable beyond the filming of the movie, just like some classic old TV shows may never be found simply because the tape they were recorded on was either destroyed or recorded over for other productions.

@peteluis2849 Жыл бұрын

The irony of the Taun Taun not lasting very long in the cold weather and the fact that it saved Luke's life is pretty amazing. Such a cool piece to have lasted so long, would love to have that hanging on the wall

@purge2--u--nite342 Жыл бұрын

Right next to the deer 🦌 head 🤣

@steverino6954 Жыл бұрын

That Tauntaun would've been for Luke's close-ups. Luke had the one with the broken horn.

@ryanokane1312 Жыл бұрын

I think what they were saying that the skull was a re-cast from the original mold, so the horn isn't the real one from the movie. So I think the taun taun could be any of them.

@steverino6954 Жыл бұрын

@@ryanokane1312 I think it is.

@Calmerthanyou Жыл бұрын

That doesn't make much sense. Plus, the right horn that Adam keeps touching is broken.

@steverino6954 Жыл бұрын

@@Calmerthanyou What doesn't make much sense?

@andrewdonatelli6953 Жыл бұрын

Finally, the Tauntaun! You've been teasing us for a week!

@lucilleberliant2688 Жыл бұрын

This is so cool. Clearly so much time and love went into this

@joshua.snyder Жыл бұрын

Tom Spina and his team are wizards. Their passion shines in their work.

@ibanezleftyclub Жыл бұрын

My god these props keep getting more and more legendary.

@xtraflo Жыл бұрын

David Cronenberg said while back that, "Working with Special Effects back then was like trying to get a performance from a Shrimp Salad." lol

@XxKoRupTioN Жыл бұрын

These are so interesting and relaxing to watch

@glyph2011 Жыл бұрын

These videos just get better and better... a TAUNTAUN. 🎉🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍 and so pleased Tom Spina had a hand in the restoration. 👍

@billybrown5102 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome, I always had a love for this animal and the part in the movie. Wow

@anotherDnightmare Жыл бұрын

Holy crap… Gobo! I could see Adam as Uncle Traveling Matt. Make it happen!

@23dark Жыл бұрын

fantastic piece. i love these films saw them in the cinema back in the day. now im working on my own star wars props.

@digitaIgorilla Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed at how well it has survived. I'm surprised the Taun Taun isn't torn.

@schiltz371 Жыл бұрын

The whole time the curator is thinking……please stop touching this one of a kind historical Star Wars artifact, Adam!

@swordmonkey6635 Жыл бұрын

This is the first time I really noticed Tauntauns have binocular eyesight. That makes them predators.

@sci_tec Жыл бұрын

This is Amazing

@jeii8841 Жыл бұрын

wow thats amazing that its survived!!

@antkowiak666 Жыл бұрын

Now that is awesome! Would love to have that hanging on my wall.

@speederscout Жыл бұрын

Just WOW!

@ajclements4627 Жыл бұрын

If I ever win the lottery, my family will be so angry with me lol, the stuff I’d buy from prop auctions!

@microbuilder Жыл бұрын

I like to imagine theres a world where TaunTauns are distant relatives of Luck Dragons from The Neverending Story...there's a bit of family resemblance there...

@roninhood1027 Жыл бұрын

That’s what I thought it was in the thumbnail!

@shable1436 Жыл бұрын

Why is Adam resting his hands on the tonton horn as he talks? I'm like dude put your hands down

@parkerpshebnisky1051 Жыл бұрын

I love tauntauns!

@maryduarte3248 Жыл бұрын

We really like your work and show on KZfaq thanks for sharing 👍

@LucyKasza 4 ай бұрын

Man that tauntaun seen better days looks like they found one on Hoth after being extinct love it

@subliminalvibes Жыл бұрын

You could swap that out with a Don Rickles head and call it a "Don-Don"... 😆

@ecko5127 Жыл бұрын

awesome!

@atticstattic Жыл бұрын

What's the internal temperature of a Tauntaun? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke-warm

@georgemarcouxjr6192 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@RodCornholio Жыл бұрын

Masterpiece. Totally believable. Heck, _Empire_ was made so well, it wouldn't surprise me if it actually happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (and another universe).

@nathkrupa3463 Жыл бұрын

Nice Video thanks.

@ryanm9318 Жыл бұрын

You can own a piece of history that Adam Savage had his hands all over. Someone restrain him from touching everything. You can see how concerned the guy is with Adam in every clip.

@righty-o3585 Жыл бұрын

I was half waiting for it to start moving around and making noise n stuff. Lol 😁🤘

@roban28 Жыл бұрын

I have Apple TV and a couple of the screen saver shots (if you're unfamiliar these are slow-mo drone footage of landscapes) are from Norway, and occasionally I can't help opening the Star Wars app on my phone and playing the Tauntaun sounds :)

@0Triskelos0 Жыл бұрын

I looked at the auction, I saw "the Feather" from Forest Gump, starting bid is 1,000 British Pounds, no provenance. Most of the stuff was cool, but the feather...if I had a feather pillow I could be a multi-millionaire.

@perry92964 Жыл бұрын

i cant wait till ladam gets back and shows us all the stuff he bought

@xINVISIGOTHx Жыл бұрын

I wish I could find the tauntaun figure I got for 50 cents at a yard sale about 30 years ago

@ConcreteEater7 Жыл бұрын

Hello Edit: this felt a bit bland so I decided to mention me and my grandma have been huge fans of yours for a good few years. Thank you for being awesome 👍

@CJWebbler Жыл бұрын

Does anybody know any sources related to the mention of dental acrylic being used in prop making?

@eenalley 11 ай бұрын

The hard cast is Luke's Tauntaun as it's missing the tip of it's left horn. Han's had two complete horns.

@thoast Жыл бұрын

Keep 'em coming those marvelous props videos to marvel at (please)

@troophq Жыл бұрын

Watching Adam touch some of these artifacts makes me so nervous.

@somejerkbag Жыл бұрын

"Your Tonton will freeze before you reach the first checkpoint" "THEN I'LL SEE YOU IN HELL" "Well that was uncalled for... 😢"

@roninhood1027 Жыл бұрын

Can we all please acknowledge the low key battle for the pronunciation of ‘Tauntaun’ at the beginning 0:27 and again at the end there 8:29! As a Brit I would like to point out Adam is 100% correct! I think most brits would agree, I have no idea what this guy is even saying 😂

@cram2979 Жыл бұрын

I own a TaunTaun head made by this company called Regal Robot & I would love to have this next to it

@rcjbvermilion Жыл бұрын

I now have a strange desire to make my own replica of this and hang it on my office wall.

@cycoholic Жыл бұрын

That would look amazing up on a wall. I remember many moons ago, I was lucky enough to visit the husband and wife behind a company called 2d 3d Inc, who would later work on Dark City. On his wall, over the doorway into the main bedroom, was the bust of one of the boars from Razorback. Man that tjing was just, must have been at least a meter tall!! Looked impressive as a hunting trophy mounted on a large wooden shield. They also had the giant skeleton from the beach scene from the '95' Power Rangers movie in their lounge room!! Thing must have been around 12+ meters tall!! Their lounge room had a t story tall ceiling, and the thing was sitting on the floorcand it's head was leaning down because it was so tall!! Lost contact with them, or I could have helped out making props for Dark City. ☹

@antinbath Жыл бұрын

How does the inside smell compared to the outside?

@thEannoyingE Жыл бұрын

It’s kind of depressing to see how much was missing, from the horns, to the entire top of the head. Though it’s incredible it still exists.

@RyanByrne999 Жыл бұрын

Where's part 2 or is it 3 of the Razor crest upgrade?

@vintageironmotorcycles Жыл бұрын

I can't even imagine how much this is going to sell for...

@howHumam Жыл бұрын

$2k on Etsy for comparable replicas. This is described as a replica made with parts cast from the original mold, it's technically fan art cuz it wasn't part of a production. Might be worth a bit, but it's not an effects model...

@9023gregb Жыл бұрын

100k my guess

@9023gregb Жыл бұрын

100k my guess

@williamdunbar2449 Жыл бұрын

@@howHumam well its going for at least 60k

@KazyEXE Жыл бұрын

@@howHumam The base is a replica, the outer part is original from what I understand

@michaelnolan6054 Жыл бұрын

So, the taun-taun isn't native to Hoth (what freezes in a place it comes from?). What would a wampa normally eat? Just waiting around for non-native life forms to show up?

@august6479 Жыл бұрын

Adam my mom always said look with your eyes and not your hands😁😁😁

@TheCreatureWorksStudio Жыл бұрын

Luke's Tauntaun had the left horn broke.

@thirdeyenz Жыл бұрын

Yeah I just screen matched it to be both Luke's and Hans but with different horns. Makes sense to only build one and swap the horns.

@nanaue7336 Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or could it be that Adam decided to live in the London prop store from now on XD

@MisterBrickalew Жыл бұрын

If only this could be scanned like the animatronic bird.

@dehnewblack Жыл бұрын

So… why is there not a Savage Prop Store???

@EvanCops Жыл бұрын

Dude if i won the lottery...Tested would have alot of stuff to use for giveaways (or for Adams cave lol) ^ and Id have a starship :D Actually two one being the Ambassador Class and then Id HAVE to find Voyagers model. I know its somewhere I just cant find it lol

@MrRandomcommentguy Жыл бұрын

"And I thought they smelled bad... on the outside!"

@HoppersMustache Жыл бұрын

Is that an H4 mask behind you or a H6 mask?

@azraelcales Жыл бұрын

It almost looks like they made a crying effect on the left eye. Wonder if it's the one that "died" in the snow storm and was cut open to keep Luke warm.🤔

@justinthomas4545 Жыл бұрын

this is the one luke skywalker rode at the beggining of Empire, not Han. Screen matched to Luke

@oBuLLzEyEo1013 Жыл бұрын

Just the head...? So what marker do I not pass again...?

@Jay-ate-a-bug Жыл бұрын

I thought the head in the thumbnail was that of Tera Sinube, a Jedi Master from the Clone Wars that Ahsoka Tano had to train with at one point who was incredibly slow. I was pleasantly surprised that it was a Tauntaun. There was a Tera Sinube frozen in an alcove in the Kenobi series, and that is what I thought this was before reading the title.

@RambozoClown Жыл бұрын

Never look a gift TaunTaun in the mouth.

@bzqp2 Жыл бұрын

For me, having background in architecture, it's very weird that in these props they don't clearly distinguish the heritage, original parts from the newly reconstructed ones. In architectural heritage design it's pretty much an unspoken law, that the new interventions must be clearly distinct from the original parts to make it clear at first glance what is historic and what is contemporary.

@Thomas_Esson Жыл бұрын

It's documented on the Tom Spina Designs website. Under their portfolio, the "movie prop restoration, conservation" page links to before-and-after photos.

@ringosis Жыл бұрын

I'm sure this will be addressed in an upcoming video, but can anyone tell me what the gloves Adam is looking at in the intro are from. They look so familiar and I can't place them.

@adreanaline Жыл бұрын

Kylo Ren’s?

@Dannyboyefc Жыл бұрын

Darth Vaders

@MantisRapture Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty certain they're Kylo Ren's.

@Dannyboyefc Жыл бұрын

They are Darth vaders from new hope and the current bid is £130,000

@adreanaline Жыл бұрын

Just checked screenshots of ANH - yup Darth Vader's gloves. Kylo Ren's version is similar but has a shorter sleeve.

@adriansue8955 Жыл бұрын

Incognito as a TaunTaun! Adam needs to make this costume complete with a Luke dummy to carry around

@sergiosanhueza1743 Жыл бұрын

Why we never see the whole function of this mask, al the things that Adam shows don’t have any functions , it can be interesting to show the full functions

@sundaynightdrunk Жыл бұрын

In Empire Strikes Back, why does the TaunTaun freeze to death on a planet it evolved on and should be adapted to? On Earth we have polar bears and elk, moose and even seals as mammals that can survive extreme cold. And Han has his face exposed for the entire sequence.

@Captain_MonsterFart Жыл бұрын

Don't ruin it!!!

@kivimik Жыл бұрын

Possibilities: 1) Tauntauns may be cold-weather creatures brought in by the Rebels from another planet and not adapted to Hoth's conditions; 2) Regardless, most cold weather animals, including polar bears, would likely find or dig for shelter in a severe blizzard.

@sundaynightdrunk Жыл бұрын

@@kivimik I had considered that they imported them, but all sources I've read say that it's canon that they were native to Hoth. It is stated that they can only tolerate the cold during the day, and shelter at night, so I suppose that's the answer, but it doesn't explain that Han has an uncovered face and doesn't appear to be dressed very warmly, with the top of his coat open.

@blastechindustries3750 Жыл бұрын

Adam always puts his hands on or really close to these items. I was laughing at the end of this video as he’s resting his hands on the horns of this piece. 😬snap

@FattyMcPolka Жыл бұрын

thought I'd find something to bid on...then I saw the starting bids...that's a nope!

@monsterzero8805 Жыл бұрын

The broken horn taun taun is Luke Skywalkers

@Wrick01 Жыл бұрын

Thankfully Newsfeed caught this one, some serious monday content.

@zach.0 Жыл бұрын

Aw, he's crying.

@Najvalsa Жыл бұрын

After 15 bids, it sold for £93750 or $111000.

@DavidLLambertmobile 3 ай бұрын

The TT head is a female. Its Luke's Taun Taun. She had the horn with the crack.

@SomeBlueStuff Жыл бұрын

so no head?

@FerliardNerquan Жыл бұрын

The ton ton that carried han han... oh wait its just han cause he is solo

@charlesberkhouse8234 Жыл бұрын

Your TaunTaun will freeze before you reach the first marker!

@ryanbarker5217 Жыл бұрын

fiddy bucks 'merican, take it or leave it

@victoriaregina8344 Жыл бұрын

You can offer whatever price u want, the seller aints got to take it 🤣

@DrakeAurum Жыл бұрын

But does it smell worse on the inside?

@kurt7020 Жыл бұрын

One Day Build: TaunTaun button.

@victoriaregina8344 Жыл бұрын

That's a lot of b.s , no way u making this in 24 hours.

@braduspartus7302 Жыл бұрын

The TaunTaun head reminds me of someone... looks like everyone favorite engineer perhaps?

@chrisbroemel5508 Жыл бұрын

Does it smell bad on the outside?

@danmar007 Жыл бұрын

A life-size fictional creature. That's funny.

@JustWasted3HoursHere Жыл бұрын

What's the internal temperature of a TaunTaun? Luke warm...

@HalfpennyTerwilliger Жыл бұрын

I laughed, thanks ,😄

@cholulahotsauce6166 Жыл бұрын

And I thought they smelled bad on the outside.

@choppergirl Жыл бұрын

star wars in retrospect from 2022 to 19777 is it was just one big lie

@KaldraJayd Жыл бұрын

Does it smell bad

@patrickyork2975 Жыл бұрын

I thought they smelled bad.....

@AnnaAnna-uc2ff Жыл бұрын

"collectors" are not exactly sane.

@Samlowry27B-6 Жыл бұрын

I bet that smells bad on the outside...

@did3d523 Жыл бұрын

STOP touch the model with your hand when you talk!

@Jay-zc7iq Жыл бұрын

Star Wars junk , overpriced garbage that was never ment to last ,

@aresnir2725 Жыл бұрын

It looks ugly

@brocktechnology Жыл бұрын

In my opinion this piece hasn't survived, it's gone. Nothing of value remains.

@Thomas_Esson Жыл бұрын

Why do you say that?