tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post6760400001329720753..comments2024-02-02T19:20:40.524-08:00Comments on Say Hello Spaceman: Mechte Navstrechu (1963)Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-58867577828900392902023-06-17T02:07:26.302-07:002023-06-17T02:07:26.302-07:00I found out what happened to the original russian ...I found out what happened to the original russian spacesuit costumes/props that were used in this film.<br />They were reused as pressure type suits in the 1967/68 soviet movie Продавец воздуха [translated as the Air Seller,tho I`ve also seen it called the Air Stealers].It sounds rather a lot like the sort of 1960s 007/spy movie type plot that we`re all very familiar with,ie: an evil villain plotting to steal the worlds air supply [yes,I do know how silly that sounds]<br />Its based [I suspect rather loosely] on a 1929 novel by a russian SF writer named Alexander Belyaev,who was often referred to as the russian "jules verne".<br />The suits in question were modified for their new role by having the circular side pieces that the antennas attached to removed,the bolted neck ring was also completely cut away and the large shoulder/upper chest piece was also cut back.<br />https://www.kino-teatr.ru/acter/album/1857/10460.jpg<br />https://russian7.ru/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/114-2.jpg<br />https://avatars.dzeninfra.ru/get-zen_doc/3510533/pub_5ffc67db7cd87011f08656d2_5ffc69e87cd87011f08bc824/scale_1200<br />I like the fact that it wasnt only just in western productions where spacesuit props were reused,often after being extensively modified and ending up looking very different.<br />That is one of the greatest aspects of this site,the fact that we`ve been able to discover the often completely unknown histories of some very well known tv and movie spacesuits,as well as being able to discover some completely unknown suits from obscure productions that I doubt many of us had ever heard of.Tim Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025057648846316965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-85201715194235743832019-06-19T17:30:17.624-07:002019-06-19T17:30:17.624-07:00thanks for the info John.thanks for the info John.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-46226490868874306502019-06-04T14:24:53.441-07:002019-06-04T14:24:53.441-07:00In the original film, she is an extrasolar alien w...In the original film, she is an extrasolar alien who is the sole survivor of a crash on Mars, rescued by the protagonists. She has no spoken dialog and does almost nothing in the film aside from being carried. <br /><br />Two ships are involved in the rescue; one crew has the "CCCP" helmets, the other have black helmets with a picture of the Eastern hemisphere. <br /><br />The American version adds "IIST" helmets, and helmets with a Western hemisphere. Haven't seen it, so I don't know if there are four different ships in Queen of Blood.<br /><br />The eastern hemisphere symbol is a little odd if you think about it. Is it the symbol of the African / Asian / European Space Agency?John Nowakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289896109284792526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-23861343832490770032016-03-09T16:53:14.551-08:002016-03-09T16:53:14.551-08:00thoughts appreciated thingmaker.thoughts appreciated thingmaker.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-63425741127593952072016-03-09T12:36:57.074-08:002016-03-09T12:36:57.074-08:00This is a case where both versions are distinct en...This is a case where both versions are distinct entities and both are pretty good. The original is really rather closely paralleled until the alien ambassador is recovered. The difference is that the original is nearly over when the recovery occurs, but "Queen of Blood" has a half hour of the trip home to go at that point. "Queen of Blood" is actually rather creepy, with that strange green vampire woman stalking her sleeping or hypnotized prey aboard a spaceship. Granted, it's a rather spacious, and sparsely appointed spaceship...<br /> As for the CCCP logo; they pretty much cut around any closeups of the original, saving the medium and long shot shots, which include the cool sfx. The spacesuits sure do look alike.thingmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011048675050396438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-41652137766144595222013-01-23T12:39:57.680-08:002013-01-23T12:39:57.680-08:00I believe she is the titular Queen of Blood. Quit...I believe she is the titular Queen of Blood. Quite who she is in the Russian version, I've yet to find out. I think these things weren't just a re-dub but a re-construction of the plot. And Somebody did some very good copies of the helmets or they bought the originals along with the film stock because apart from the give away CCCP, you almost can't tell them apart.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906649879585791348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6253387388436808262.post-47421703004674217432013-01-23T09:44:54.345-08:002013-01-23T09:44:54.345-08:00I wonder how they explained away those cccp labels...I wonder how they explained away those cccp labels in the anglicized version. That last shot is particularly impressive, I really like that woman in the space suit too, I suppose she's the Queen of Blood? DeadSpiderEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687178085803686186noreply@blogger.com