 The spacesuits worn by Tom Skerritt (qv), John Hurt (qv) and  Veronica Cartwright (qv) were huge, bulky items lined with nylon  and with no outlets for breath or condensation. As the actors were  working under hot studio lights in conditions in excess of 100  degrees, they spent most of their time passing out. A nurse had to  be on hand at all times to keep supplying them with oxygen. It was  only after Ridley Scott (qv)s and cinematographer  Derek Vanlint (qv)s children were used in the suits for  long