Because they were filmed in the UK, the Star Wars films and Doctor Who have a number of hidden connections. One of these is a particular piece of costuming:
That's an astronaut from the first Doctor's last story, The Tenth Planet (1966) on the left, and Bossk, one of the bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back (1980). A modified version of the suit also appears in the 2nd Doctor era's The Wheel in Space.
Not that anyone would destroy a Star Wars action figure to make their own "Glyn Williams" figure, but it's an idea for a dedicated custom figure maker.
Not that anyone would destroy a Star Wars action figure to make their own "Glyn Williams" figure, but it's an idea for a dedicated custom figure maker.
That's an actual high-altitude flight suit designed for, but never adopted by, the Royal Air Force. They cropped up in a number of productions, including the 1960s "First Men in the Moon". On "Doctor Who", Jamie and Zoe also wore them in "The Wheel in Space".
ReplyDeleteThere's a web-site somewhere devoted to film and TV space-suits, with more examples, but I've lost the URL.
- Steve Flanagan
I'll look for it, thanks Steve!
ReplyDeleteWell, darn.
ReplyDeleteI always just figured Bossk was also a pilot.
That site Steve mentioned above is the "Say, Hello Spaceman" blog at http://sayhellospaceman.blogspot.com. Film and tv of the 60s, 70s, and 80s apparently reused spacesuits on a pretty regular basis.
ReplyDeleteThat's it! Look for the label Windak for the relevant posts!
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