Dr. Conrad Zimsky’s (Stanley Tucci) Thermal Suit Costume from Jon Amiel’s 2003 summer blockbuster, The Core. The film follows geologist Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) as he leads a top secret team to the planet’s inner core in order to stop a global catastrophe. This thermal suit was made for the Zimsky character to wear when venturing outside the vessel when the ship is stopped inside a massive geode.
This complete costume includes an under suit, backpack, helmet, gloves, and shoes. The under suit is made of a nylon-like material with silver and green coating on the outer layer. The suit was designed along to appear heat resistant and high-tech, which accounts for the small readout sections on each arm as well small nylon cords on each shoulder. The under suit unzips from the back. There is a white, ENTERPRISE wardrobe tag sewn inside the suit by the Star Trek: Enterprise production team. This particular suit was used twice on the show, once by stunt performer “Shawn Crowder” and again by “Troy Mittleider”, who portrayed the character Palmer in the Enterprise episode, “Extinction”.
The backpack piece is made from the same material as the under suit and features Velcro sides and shoulders, as well as a belt around the waste. Two nylon-covered tubes are attached to the front by Velcro, the left tube featuring plastic interior sections. The backpack portion opens up to reveal an inner area made to house three batteries to operate the suit’s light functions, though functionality is untested. A small attachment extends from the pack to attach to a piece that was once a part of the suit. The side of the pack also features three small switches to operate its separate functions. The under side of the pack was labeled by production as “Hero Zimsky”, while the belt portion features a tag reading “Zimsky double”. The back pack also features two separate tags for Mittleider and Crowder, again from Star Trek: Enterprise.
The helmets is made of fiberglass and plastic, with a clear visor in the front. The helmet features a clear removable visor front as well as an accordion neck cover. The inside of the helmet is marked “Burn”, suggesting this may have been used for the character Brazzleton (Delroy Lindo) who’s costume is singed in the film. The silver nylon gloves feature plastic rings that attach to the cuffs of the under suit. The gloves are marked as “Zimsky double” as well as for Crowder and “Steven Culp”, who portrayed Major Hayes on Enterprise. The shoes are customized, Flesh brand slip on sneakers that have been covered with nylon and coated in the same silver treatment. Accordion, nylon spats cover the wearer’s ankle and are secured with a small buckle.
While the pieces of the costume show minor ware and scrapes from production and the electrical elements are untested, the costume remains in great, production used condition.