Terrific screen-used pair of bloody heads from the X-Files episode ‘The Pine Bluff Variant,’ season five, episode 18, which originally aired on May 3, 1998. The two melted heads, presumably male and female, both approximately measuring 5.5 x 10 x 8.5, are constructed of foam, latex, and faux hair and eyeballs, and feature realistic gory skin coloring and texture. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Hollywood CPR, in part: “Please know that Hollywood Cinema Production Resources (Hollywood CPR) certifies that the item you have purchased on Sothebys.com through EntertainmentRarities.com was donated to Hollywood CPR from the studio that produced The X-Files.” While the lot originally contained six mannequin heads, only two are included.
The Pine Bluff Variant episode centers on Mulder’s infiltration of a terrorist organization that plans to unleash a biological weapon that causes rapid degeneration of human flesh. The episode was lauded for its cinematic appeal and impressive special effects, in particular when the biological weapon is tested on a group of people in a movie theatre. According to the episode’s XF location manager, Louisa Gradnitzer: ‘Special effects make-up artist Toby Lindala created the deceased theatre audience in his shop. When he brought them to set, there was nowhere in the theatre to store the 'fake' cadavers, so he placed them in the craft services room. Many of the crew lost their appetites that day.’
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