Outland (1980)
Working again for John Mollo, Andrew created the space helmets and backpacks for Outland
Outland (1980)
Outland helmets and backpacks created by Andrew Ainsworth
John Mollo was the Costume Designer on Outland and he asked Andrew to make the space helmets and back packs.
As Andrew had worked successfully with John Mollo on Star Wars ANH, Andrew was given a free hand which resulted in a complex looking helmet and backpack. Andrew initially fabricated a couple of acrylic spheres together to form the basis of the helmet. The rest of the helmet then evolved by adding crowns, vents, lights and greeblies. The end result was a complete working air conditioned helmet.
The helmets were so successful that Andrew used them several more times for different films - as was common practice for prop makers. They eventually ended up as the main characters in an advert for British Airways.
