Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display
Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display

Vintage Budweiser “Frankie & Louie” Promotional Prop Display

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c. Late 1990s; Anheuser-Busch - St. Louis, Missouri (Hollywood Prop Studio Commission)

Large-format promotional display featuring the iconic Budweiser lizards "Frankie & Louie," created by a Hollywood special-effects/prop company for Anheuser-Busch as part of the nationally broadcast advertising campaign that ran throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. According to the included note, this piece toured the United States for marketing events and activations-and is likely a one-off production model.

Built as a hybrid scenic prop, the display integrates hand-sculpted and painted lizard figures posed on driftwood, flanked by netting, cattails, and a swamp-themed backdrop. The sculpting and surface texture of the chameleons reflect period foam-latex/SFX fabrication, mimicking the stylized look of the commercial characters. A taxidermy-style marsh animal (stoat/ermine form) is positioned upright at left, adding to the bayou vignette often associated with the characters' comedic setups. The entire scene is supported on a wooden base with naturalistic foliage and theatrical distressing.

A remarkable surviving artifact of one of Budweiser's most recognizable mascot campaigns, this display embodies the era's blend of animatronic-influenced sculpting, humor-forward advertising, and high-production-value commercial branding.

Expected wear from event travel is present throughout: surface rubs, paint scuffs, net fraying, back-panel creasing, and handling marks on the sculpted figures.

72" W x 15" D x 48" H

MM - C-18091 - 120125

 

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