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Famous Stolen Props

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Jul 02, 2014 11:41 PM
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Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, The Fault In Our Stars
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Bench From The Fault in Our Stars

The bench where Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort shared a tender kiss in the film is missing and has been replaced with a lovely flower pot.


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NBC

Love Lock from Parks and Recreation

The love is gone after a hard-core fan of the NBC show cut the lock placed by Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Ben (Adam Scott) on the Pont des Arts in Paris. 


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Niko Tavernise/Columbia Pictures

Superhero Suits from Spider-Man

No masked superhero could prevent four suits custom made for Tobey Maguire from being snatched, and the $25,000 reward offered in 2001 never brought them back.


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New Line Cinema

Swords and More from The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings

A New York woman made off with over $500,000 worth of movie props and memorabilia—including two swords used in the films—but it was all recovered upon her arrest.


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Cows From World War Z

No moooos were heard when a pair of fake cows escaped from the set of the zombie movie with the help of zero-percent milk fans thieves.


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55 Oscars From the Academy Awards

Just eight days before the 2000 Academy Awards ceremony, 55 Oscars were lifted from a loading dock. All but three were eventually found in a dumpster.


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Miramax Films

1964 Chevelle Malibu From Pulp Fiction

Director Quentin Tarantino's classic car was stolen from the set of the movie in 1994, but it was returned to him 19 years later when recouped in 2013.


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Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Sex Toys from Pain & Gain

Director Michael Bay told Newsweek: "We bought $75,000 worth of sex toys to stock the sex-toy warehouse [in the film]. We were going to return all the sex toys to get three-quarters of our money back, but they started disappearing. We were like, 'Who is taking the sex toys?'"


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CBS

Klingon Mask and More from Star Trek: The Next Generation

A devout Trekkie was beamed up to California state prison when he was caught trying to sell pinched Star Trek props. A Klingon mask is among 70 of those franchise items that still remain missing.


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Columbia Pictures

Motorcycles From Easy Rider

Four custom motorcycles built for the film—including the chopper ridden by the late Dennis Hopper—were all stolen from a storage garage before the movie finished filming. 


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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Ruby Slippers From the Wizard of Oz

Worth an estimated $1 million, a pair of ruby slippers were swiped from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minn., in 2005 and they still haven't found their way home.


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Warner Bros. Entertainment

Dummy Gun From Blade Runner

Harrison Ford carried a custom-made, expensive prop in this sci-fi film and the producers made two solid rubber copies to protect their one-of-a-kind investment, but while filming one of the dummy guns vanished from set and was never returned.


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United Artists

Villain's Firearm From The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun was the bad guy opposite James Bond and he could disguise his weapon as a pen, a cigarette case and a lighter. But an unknown thief did him one better and made it disappear. The still missing famous firearm is valued at £80,000.


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Universal Pictures

Anvil and More from Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

"We have ruled out the Grinch," said Sgt. Rod Baker when an oversized golf ball, a larger-than-life anvil, an 8-foot-long pair of dark blue glasses and other massive props from the Mike Myers remake movie were stolen and recovered.


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Maltese Falcon Statue From The Maltese Falcon

In a real-life mystery, a Maltese falcon was abducted from its resting spot at a San Francisco restaurant where the Maltese Falcon writer and main character dined. And apparently no modern-day private eyes have the eagle eye of Sam Spade, because the bird remains lost.


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Iconic Glasses from Harry Potter Franchise

Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he's taken two pairs of his character's iconic glasses home from the set, "Yes, I have two pairs. I have one pair from the very first film and one from the last," but it wasn't stealing. It was merely him getting his "fair share of swag."

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