Ray Ferrier's (Tom Cruise) Tree Climb Costume from Steven Spielberg's 2005 adaptation of H.G. Well's sci-fi horror short, War of the Worlds. In the film, Ray Ferrier must protect his children as he escorts them to Boston, amidst a devastating and relentless alien invasion. This style costume, which consists of a leather jacket, t-shirt, and jeans, can be seen worn by Ray throughout the film, however this particular version was made to be worn during the scene where Ray climbs down a tree while escaping from the downed Tripod. Not only does the costume's wardrobe tag describe it as "Climbing down tree", but the damage to the collar on this piece corresponds to the damage received directly prior to the climb.
The jacket is made by John David Ridge and features a brown leather exterior with white and red stripes on the arms. The jacket includes three exterior pockets, one on the upper left breast, and two pockets on either hip. This jacket features a production made tear on the right shoulder blade that can be seen in the film after Ray and his family are yanked from their car.
Also included is a blue/grey t-shirt that has been distressed by production to appear dirty and soiled. Although the tag has been removed from the collar, "TC 160" has been written on the collar in black ink, indicating that this was for Tom Cruise’s use. The jeans are made by Paper Denim & Cloth and have a small tear just below the right knee and have been textured by production to appear dirtied. Written on the manufacturer tag located at the back of the waist is "TC Sc160”, which corresponds with the scene number on the shirt. A production-used wardrobe tag is included with this costume.
While the jacket and the t-shirt do not include any sizing tags, the jeans are marked as a size 32. This costume features notable production distressing and has been dirtied to appear soiled, however it remains in overall excellent worn condition.