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20 PROP CULTURE I WINTER 2026 HeretiC Dean Goodine, PMG E x c e l l e n c e i n C o n t e m p o r a r y F e a t u r e F i l m 2 0 2 5 Hugh for the first time, he looked at me with that British cutting humor and said, "Oh props, I hate props." I said, "So do I, so we will get along great." During his board game bible monologue, whenever he messed up, he would just say "Dean!" That was my cue to emerge from my uncomfortable hiding spot to fix or reset his prop. At the end of the film, producer Stacey Sher said, "We could just cut a gag reel of Hugh saying your name." PROP CULTURE: Do you have any advice for newer craft members or those who want to join the trade? DEAN GOODINE: You have to have a tenacious thirst for learning new things. You also have to be calm in the face of constant change. It takes a great deal of passion for the craft to be successful in props. It is not a department you enter because you want a job because it can eat you up. PROP CULTURE: What was one of the most challenging props you had to create? DEAN GOODINE: When it came time to find The Landlord's Game, the early version of Monopoly that appears in the film, they were rare and almost none existed. I found one in a museum in Macomb, Illinois, and had them photograph it, measure it, and send us all the information so we could quickly build multiple boxes, pieces, and boards. So, what you see in the film was sourced and built in about 15 days. PROP CULTURE: Tell us a fun story from being on set. DEAN GOODINE: When the time came to meet BUDGET: $50,000 Canadian CREW: 3 PREP: 18 days