Wednesday 24 April 2013

Behind the Scenes - A gallery

Well known films and TV shows.  Well known spacesuits.  Rare images from behind the camera.






 
I know I've blogged this last one before but its just too good not to include here.
 
Steve

11 comments:

  1. Funny to see Ridley's kids in those spacesuits!

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  2. Those are some awesome photos,especially the ones of ridley scotts kids,the ones of the guys in the ufo alien suits are great as well.The ufo alien suit was always a favorite of mine in both its incarnations.I also found this it has some good looking suits in it
    http://millionmonkeytheater.com/BattleinOuterSpace.html
    This ones a laugh
    http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110814205737/fallout/images/9/9d/SpacesuitOrigin.jpg
    and this from the dreadful italian War of the robots
    http://cinemade.startlogic.com/War_of_Robots-helmet.gif

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  3. It outcools most kids pictures of their childhood, does it not.

    Cheers Tim, Apart from a single CFF film, I'n not sure that the alien suits were ever seen again. which is a shame...unless anyone knows different.
    Battle in out of space is in the file and pending. Beach-nut Chewing gum (1958) has been covered already and War of the robots is also pending but that link takes me through to a better image than what Ive got. cheers steve

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  4. Million Monkey Theater is a fun site for folks of our ilk with lots of great movie synopses (including some serious b-movie rarities). I hadn't been on there for some time but the link in Tim's comment reminded me how cool it is. :)

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  6. Heres a great thread I found,its a comparison between the 2001 suits and several others including the war in space and the IBM codernauts,it also has some great close-ups on parts of the 2001 suit
    http://www.therpf.com/f24/2001-style-helmets-war-space-titan-find-other-tv-movies-41897/
    Another one that bears a passing resemblance to the 2001 suit is in william mallones titan find/creature from 1985
    http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/images/movies/creature.jpg
    And when I saw this one I had to post it
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ifY0MvW0Awo/TGCqUuonsJI/AAAAAAAAAOc/dIPni19Gms8/s1600/ankrum+space+suit.jpg

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  7. Great links--especially the crisp and detailed 2001 suit shot. To me the 2001 suits are the greatest fictional spacesuit ever. Some suits look great but would never be practical in a real world sense, some look functional but elicit a yawn from a design standpoint. The 2001 suits are the perfect balance of form and function. On an unrelated note I figured out why my comments keep double posting, so you won't have to delete my duplicates anymore, Steve! :)

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  8. War in Space, IBM, Titan Find and Flight to Mars, all have images pending in the files. I've been holding off posting while waiting for either more or better images. I have been on that sight and is is rather good.

    It was no trouble, Brad. I figured there was a gremlin in there somewhere. It didn't bother me enough to comment but happy you got it sorted

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  9. Heres another interesting link,I cant say I`ve heard of the movie tho`
    http://www.propstore.com/product-Original-Space-Suit.htm
    and another one,if you really want a piece of the movie this is for you
    http://www.propstore.com/product-Med--Tech--Peters--Kathleen-Quinlan--Space-Suit-and-Gloves.htm

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  10. Hi there,

    This is a somewhat awkward post.
    I just ran across your site and am very much enjoying your archives. I've always thought the space suits in old movies are pretty neat.

    Now to the awkward bit:
    At the risk of sounding like a spammer, there *is* something you might be interested in. I've found 12 inch dolls...errr... action figures of all four variants of the 2001, space suits for sale.
    I don't know if this will let me post a link, but monstersinmotion dot com has them.

    I'd consider buying one myself as a drawing model (I draw a science fiction comic online.) But, at $550, that's way way out of line.

    Anyway, keep up the good work! I'll be reading your site looking for space suit inspirations.

    Thanks!

    Scott Kellogg

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  11. Lovely stuff but way too rich for my blood.
    Thanks for the pointer though, window shopping is cool to.

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