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The bidding for it will open at $500,000.<\/p>\n<p>The light saber, used onscreen by Mark Hamill in the climactic Cloud City fight in the 1980 \u201cStar Wars\u201d sequel, where Darth Vader declares \u201cI am your father,\u201d includes a severed hand effects rig. It\u2019s never been up for auction before and bidding opens at $1 million.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bidding starts at $100,000 for a Wicked Witch of the West hat worn by actor Margaret Hamilton in 1939\u2019s \u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d and at $50,000 for the brown top hat worn by Gene Wilder as the title character in 1971\u2019s \u201cWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The auction will also include a pair of boxing boots worn by Sylvester Stallone in \u201cRocky III.\u201d Stallone wears the showy boots featuring tassels and a Nike swoosh in the opening montage of the 1982 film. Bids will begin at $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Also up for sale are the two rugs that are essential to the plot of \u201cThe Big Lebowski,\u201d including the rug belonging to Jeff Bridges\u2019 the Dude that is soiled at the beginning of the 1998 film that \u201creally tied the room together,\u201d and the other that he takes from his wealthy namesake. Bidding on them opens at $15,000 apiece.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis auction represents the full spectrum of entertainment history, from Hollywood\u2019s Golden Age to modern blockbuster cinema and the most influential moments in popular music,\u201d Joe Maddalena, executive vice president of Heritage Auctions, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Many other items including a Paul Newman hockey jersey from \u201cSlap Shot,\u201d a necklace worn by the title character in \u201cThe Bride of Frankenstein\u201d and the inflatable \u201cOtto the Autopilot\u201d from \u201cAirplane\u201d will be up for auction.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2429\">Movie Review: This train\u2019s going fast, but the jokes fly even faster in \u201cStop! That! 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