Space Truckers

An original miniature used in the production of Space Truckers, the 1996 science fiction comedy directed by Stuart Gordon.

This miniature figurine of Dennis Hopper as John Canyon in his spacesuit was created to be used where it was not possible to film the shots with Hopper in live action. It can be seen close to the end of the film where Cindy and Mike leave in the escape pod and was filmed alongside the large scale filming miniature of the Pachyderm.

Constructed from foam latex around an internal metal armature with sculpted head the figure stands approximately 8" high and is detailed to resemble the spacesuit worn by Hopper in the live action sequences with plastic helmet and solid resin backpack. The limbs of the figure exhibit hardening to the latex, particularly to the extremities with the main body remaining largely supple to the touch, due to the foam latex hardening the miniature is no longer poseable.

An interesting and displayable visual effects artefact from this light heated science fiction comedy.