10 Famous Movie Props That Sold For Ridiculous Prices

10. John Hammond's Glasses (Jurassic Park)

Sale Price: $3,800

The iconic nature of the late Richard Attenborough's look in Jurassic Park cannot be attributed to one single item.

It's the combination of that white shirt, the hat, the walking cane and the glasses that all come together to produce this pure, wise, almost godlike appearance - fitting, for a man who resurrected the dinosaur - and if you see that outfit, you instantly know it's from Jurassic Park. And so, naturally, the associated props are very valuable today.

Whilst a replica of that cane sold for a lot of money in 2015 (£13,750 - blowing past its expected £3,000 estimate), the original glasses worn by Attenborough throughout the film fetched a tidy $3,800 (£3,000) at an auction in 2019. The item had some signs of wear and tear (depressingly, Jurassic Park is now over 25 years old), but otherwise, the specs were in full working condition.

While that's an insane price to pay, this is quite possibly the only time it's justifiable to spend three grand on a pair of glasses. Or, alternatively, perhaps the buyer in question should've just gone to Specsavers.