In Outer Space

Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Writer(s)	Tony Barwick, Alan Fennell
Distributor	ITC Entertainment (original release), Channel 5 Video / ITC Entertainment / PolyGram Video Entertainment (re-release)
Released	1981 (original release), 1986 (re-release)
Runtime	92 mins

In Outer Space (aka Thunderbirds In Outer Space) was a compilation film originally released by ITC Entertainment in 1981. It was the second in a series of three films comprised of two episodes each, spliced together into a single feature.

Plot[]

NOTE: The film is a compilation of the episodes Sun Probe and Ricochet. For an in-depth synopsis, please read their respective articles.

Deleted Scenes[]

Sun Probe[]

The embarking of the solarnauts
All four scenes showing Brains playing chess with his robot Braman
The first television newsflash
Jeff saying "Get me Cape Kennedy"
Jeff and Kyrano discussing whether or not it is right to put Tin-Tin's life at risk

Ricochet[]

The entire opening sequence at Sentinel Base
Alan and Tin-Tin quarrelling in the kitchen, and TB3 returning to Tracy Island

Credits[]

Opening Credits:

Written By: Tony Barwick & Alan Fennell
Supervising Director of Special Effects: Derek Meddings
Music Composed and Directed by: Barry Gray
Based on the Original Format by:Gerry & Sylvia Anderson
Creative Production Coordinator: Robert Mandell

FILMED IN SUPERMARIONATION

Produced by: Reg Hill
Executive Producer: Gerry Anderson
Directed by: Brian Burgess & David Lane

Closing Credits:

Associate Producers: Reg Hill & John Read
Characters Created by: Sylvia Anderson
Puppetry Supervision: Christine Glanville & Mary Turner
Character Voices: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn, David Graham, David Holliday, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin & Matt Zimmerman
Puppet Operators: Judith Shutt, Carolyn Turner & Wanda Webb
Sculpting Supervision: John F. Brown
Sculptors: John Blundall & John Brown
Costumes: Elizabeth Coleman
Supervising Art Director: Bob Bell
Art Director: Grenville Nott
Designer: Keith Wilson
Special Effects Directors: Brian Johnson, Shaun Whittacker-Cook
Special Effects Lighting Camermen [sic]: Harry Oakes, Michael Wilson
Director of Photography: John Read
Camera Operators: Ted Cutlack, Jimmy Elliott, Alan Perry
Lighting Cameraman: Paddy Seale
Special Effects 2nd Unit: Lighting Cameraman: Harry Oakes
Camera Operator: John Foley
Script Supervision: Gerry & Sylvia Anderson
Script Editor: Alan Pattillo
Supervising Editor: Len Walter
Editors: Peter Elliott, Harry Ledger
Dialogue Editor: Roy Lafbery
Supervising Sound Editor: John Peverill
Sound Editors: Brian Hickin, Peter Pennell
Sound: Maurice Askew, Ken Scrivener, John Taylor
Property Master: Arthur Cripps

POST PRODUCTION

Editing: Cinecontact Inc.
Editor: Gunter Glinka
Electronic Animation: Dolphin Production Inc.
Art Director: David Gregg

Trivia[]

Let's just take the Angel Interceptor from 'Captain Scarlet', throw it up in space and call it a spacecraft!

As the opening and end credits roll, several spacecraft from a variety of Anderson-produced series can be seen flying across the screen. These vehicles include (but are certainly not limited to):

- Thunderbird 1
- a TVR-17 from Captain Scarlet
- an Angel Interceptor from Captain Scarlet
- Eagle and Hawk Transporters from Space:1999
- Fireball XL5 from the self-titled series
- Thunderbird 3

When released on VHS in 1986, the cover featured fanart by Steve Kyte. He was neither consulted nor paid for the use of his work. As a result, Kyte went on to illustrate official covers for the remaining thirteen volumes.