Jewel-encrusted and gold-plated Furby pendant was featured in Adam Sandler's 2019 movie Uncut Gems. A24 added a limited-edition run of one hundred Furby pendants to its online store in 2020 and were sold out immediately, despite the $250 price tag. The movie prop version is made from a blue 1999 McFurby. The movie released on December 13th, 2019 for the US. The NYC pop-up store featuring Furby figurines lasted three days starting December 20th.[1] The 100 gold with crystals Furby pendants were sold online on Janurary 18th 2020. A charity auction for the Furby movie prop was held from late April to May 20th with proceedings going to FDNY Foundation, Food Bank for New York City, NYC Health + Hospitals, and Queens Community House.[2]
In the film[]
The Furby pendant shown in the Uncut Gems film.
At the beginning of the film, we gather in Howard's jewelry store named KMH with a range of characters including Demany (played by LaKeith Stanfield), Kevin Garnett (as himself) and more. When talking about items in the shop, attention swiftly turns to a blinged-out Furby chain. They laugh about it and Howard gives them a little display, showing that the item's eyes are able to move sideways. It's explained by Demany that Howard used to kit out some of the rappers in the bling era with merchandise - the Furby being one of his more elaborate creations and claim to fame of sorts.[3]
The actual pendant used in the film was created by Uncut Gems propmaster Catherine Miller, who admitted that she was initially intimidated by the size of the Furby that she was given to work with. "Josh came to my desk and placed a four-inch blue plastic Furby toy in front of me. He said, ‘This is the Furby we need you to make the necklace from,'" she told Vulture. "I told him my plan was actually to make the pendant half an inch high. He just shook his head at me and said, ‘No, it has to be this exact size.’ I paused calculating in my head just how heavy a 14-carat diamond-encrusted four-inch pendant was going to weigh, and just looked up, smiled, and said ‘Okay!’”[4]
Product appearance[]
Blinged-out Uncut Gems pendant, inspired by Howie's KMH originals. Made with Australian crystals and gold-plated stainless steel. 2 x 2" charm and 30" chain. Limited edition of 100.[5] $250 price tag and sold out immediately, compared to other A24 mechandise released on the same day which took much longer to sell out.
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Photo credit: Images by KMH, Mindy Bond[6], and Uncut Gems Instagram.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/uncut-gems-pop-up-1m-worth-jewelry-blinged-furbies-1263775/
- ↑ https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/a24-auction-uncut-gems-furby
- ↑ https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/01/14/uncut-gems-furby-chain-for-sale-price-necklace-merchandise/
- ↑ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkepkz/how-to-make-uncut-gems-furby-bling
- ↑ https://shop.a24films.com/products/kmh-exclusive-pendant
- ↑ https://www.theculturefiles.com/a24-uncut-gems-nyc-pop-up-film/