Behind the Scenes - A 12th Gallery

2001 A Space Odyssey  (1968)

 

Moontrap 1989

 

 The Quatermass Experiment 1953

 

Outer Limits - Moonstone 1964

 

Outer Limits - Moonstone 1964

 

 

Steve

NY Comic Art Convention Advert - Jack Kirby (1976)

Art from Marvel's 2001 A Space Odyssey comic adaption which has been appropriated for a New York Comic Con advert but I'm not sure of the year  I've seen it dated as 1971 which is rubbish because we didn't know about Star Wars back then.  Logic says 1977.  Does any one know better?

based on info in the comments' section then I'll edit to 1976. Thank you

Steve

Behind the Scenes - A 9th Gallery

 

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Behind the Scenes - An 11th Gallery

 

 

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UFO - Close Up (1970)

Just another episode of Gerry Anderson's UFO with its lovely often recycled space suits.  Here they are looking all yellow and freshly painted from being in Journey to the Far Side of the Sun.

You can even see both types of helmet and all the usual space-tech gubbins a chap might need in space

 No oxygen tanks on the back though, not in this show.  Its all in the shoulder unit

 Hang on a minutes!  What's all this about then

 Wow!  Is that what I think it is?

Blimey Crickey!   And Kubrick was adamant that everything should be destroyed after filming, lest it all get recycled and cheapen his original.

 Not sure?  Think its a copy?

Well, firstly, every other type of spacesuit's chest and back unit from 2001 turned up in Doctor Who and other shows through the 70's so why not this one.  And secondly picture 4 shows this...

which looks a lot like this.... 

...from picture 7.

My best guess is when they picked it out the skip at Shepperton Studios it needed a bit of repair work and the top seems far more likely a place to stick it back on than where it appears on the original.

All that remains is to say thanks to Mr Nowak for leading me to this.  You are a star.


Steve

2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968) - Lobby Cards

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Moon Gallery

A little gallery of random goodness.  There are dozens of shows and films I could have picked but these are just a few of my favourites.  Everything's been previously blogged so go and explore by clicking the labels below.

2001: A Space Odyssey

 

 Destination Moon

 First Men in the Moon

 Moon Zero 2

 Moonbase 3

 The Mouse on the Moon

 

 Space 1999

UFO

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2001 - A Space Odyssey - Behind the scenes. (1968)

Just a great picture.  Not quite behind the scenes in the usual sense.  From what I can find out, this is a test shot of one of the primitive men from the films opening scene before Stanley decided he wanted something even more primitive and less evolved.  Definitely the correct decision but what an image.

 

Steve

2001: A Space Odyssey - Green T Productions (2013)

Drawing on 20 years of experience with traditional dance and theatre styles as a launch pad, Green T Productions re-imagines Stanley Kubrick's and Arthur C Clark's iconic film

Natalie Rae Wass as Dave Bowman in the stage version of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

 

Cheers Leslie....now that's fairly obscure.

 

Steve

Behind the Scenes - A 6th Gallery