![]() The silver jumpsuit portion of this costume is one of the group of similar silver suits worn by the astronauts in the pivotal scene where they approach and touch the alien black monolith, “TMA-1,” in the lunar crater Tycho. 10019, U.S.A.” with various notations including its dimensions, weight, “Case No. Emery Austin, MGM Inc., 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. ![]() Also included is a vintage wood base and wood shipping crate addressed to “Mr. ![]() The lunar spacesuit consists of reflective silver cloth one-piece spacesuit coveralls with “United States Astronautics Agency Clavius Base” logo shoulder patches, inner ribbing at forearms and calves, metal helmet mount at neck, several valves with two blue ribbed rubber air hoses (one is loose), back-length rear zipper with Velcro back cover flap, and typed internal costume label molded white space helmet with two “United States Astronautics Agency Clavius Base” decals, pleather internal lining over foam padding, with separate molded white inner cap fiberglass and wood back and chest “life-support” packs with shoulder and midriff straps a pair of gloves a pair of boots an audio headset with four earpieces and a buckle. This jumpsuit that is part of this lot appears to have only been silver (not any other colors). The chest boxes for the lunar suits were also different from the Discovery crew examples, and the blue chest box in this lot matches the lunar suits, as does the silver jumpsuit. Some helmets were reused and repainted throughout the production, with colors featured in the Discovery crew scenes (red, yellow, blue, green) and with white used on the lunar suits. Frank Poole as he is left floating into space. Dave Bowman is the only character to wear a green helmet in the film, and only in that sequence.Ī yellow suit and matching helmet was worn by Gary Lockwood as Dr. In the dictated memo, Kubrick opens, "I think I've figured out a completely believable way to get Bowman into the airlock" and described the action and physics of the scene. Clarke dated February 10th, 1966 (43 days after principal photography had begun on December 29, 1965) supports the timeline for the helmet in this auction to have been worn by Keir Dullea in the scenes described above with the green painted helmet. I am afraid Dave.").Ī memo from Stanley Kubrick to Arthur C. ![]() Dave Bowman (the lead astronaut on the film’s Discovery mission to Jupiter) in the sequence in which he reenters antechamber of the Discovery surrounded by banks of circuit breakers leading to the "brain room" and logic center to “kill” HAL in one of the most famous science fiction scenes of all time ( "Stop Dave. Most notably, the base green layer of paint seen in chips, cracks, and green overspray throughout the helmet surface suggest that it may have been the very helmet worn by Keir Dullea, who portrayed Dr. This helmet has a textured strip of tape inside with "HELMET A" written across in red. ![]() However, due to the layering of paint, the helmet appears to have been employed as a lunar type, then two of the four Discovery types (green and then yellow the other colors/types being red and blue), then as a lunar type again. This suit appears to be original in silver (never repainted). This nearly complete costume is of the lunar type in its present state (silver body suit, blue back pack, white helmet). This is highlighted by a helmet featuring four distinct layers of paint (a base of color of white, then green, then yellow, and lastly in its present color of white), indicating that it was used in different scenes by multiple actors and representing a number of characters. The spacesuit is an amalgamation of components worn by different actors and in many scenes throughout the film. Click To Request A Pre-Sale Condition ReportĪ nearly complete spacesuit worn in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey (MGM, 1968), which won many Academy Awards and is regarded as one of the most important films ever produced. ![]()
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