Movie props that come up for auction tend to fall into two categories: solemn icons of cinema history (including, but not limited to, that screen-used Darth Vader lightsaber that went for nearly $4 million last year) and slightly goofier bits of ephemera for diehard fans of a certain movie or TV show to display, in a sort of “if you know, you know” way. The latter classification applies to this wonderfully weird treasure from Tim Burton‘s 1988 Beetlejuice, a tempting prize for any collector of the “strange and unusual” who also likes to host dinner parties. Behold, the “shrimp hand” of your dreams! Propstore, which is auctioning off the piece as part of an upcoming memorabilia sale, doesn’t specify if this is the hand that emerged from a bowl of shrimp cocktail and grasped the face of Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz. But you can pretend it is if you win it for your very own. It’s estimated to go for $1,200-$2,400, a bargain considering its value as an eternal conversation piece. © Propstore © Propstore © Propstore © Propstore © Propstore © Propstore “One of cinema’s most beloved comedic horror sequences, the scene remains among the most quoted moments from a film that has only grown in cultural stature since its release nearly four decades ago,” reads a Propstore press release.
Dazzle Your Dinner Guests With an Authentic 'Beetlejuice' Shrimp Hand
Outbursts of 'Day-O' are not guaranteed, but you'll up your chances if you win this memorable Tim Burton movie prop from an upcoming Planet Hollywood auction.












