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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

G  141 min  -  Adventure | Sci-Fi   -  6 April 1968 (USA)
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Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest.

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Arthur C. Clarke (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keir Dullea ...
Gary Lockwood ...
William Sylvester ...
Daniel Richter Daniel Richter ...
Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter ...
Margaret Tyzack ...
Robert Beatty Robert Beatty ...
Sean Sullivan Sean Sullivan ...
Douglas Rain Douglas Rain ...
HAL 9000 (voice)
Frank Miller Frank Miller ...
Bill Weston Bill Weston ...
Ed Bishop Ed Bishop ...
Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain (as Edward Bishop)
Glenn Beck Glenn Beck ...
Alan Gifford Alan Gifford ...
Ann Gillis Ann Gillis ...
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Storyline

"2001" is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past, someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith on Earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well). Evolution then enabled humankind to reach the moon's surface, where yet another monolith is found, one that signals the monolith placers that humankind has evolved that far. Now a race begins between computers (HAL) and human (Bowman) to reach the monolith placers. The winner will achieve the next step in evolution, whatever that may be. Written by Larry Cousins  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Monolith | Computer | Moon | Evolution | Ape  | See more »

Taglines:

Still The Ultimate Trip. [2001 re-release] See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Russian (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

2001: Odisea del espacio See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$190,700,000 (Worldwide) (31 December 1984)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (premiere cut)

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (2001 re-release)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The last movie made about men on the moon before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked there in real life. 40 years later, conspiracy theorists insist that this is not a coincidence, claiming that all footage of Armstrong's voyage was a hoax film directed by Stanley Kubrick using leftover scenes and props from this movie. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: Spacecraft will always have redundant computer systems. Even with the HAL9000 series having had up until then flawless operations, no craft in deep space would be without one or more back up systems, especially for life support on the crew that were in suspended animation. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Aries-1B stewardess: Here you are, sir, main level please.
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Crazy Credits

The original theatrical release had Ligeti's Atmospheres to a black screen
for roughly 8 to 10 minutes before the movie began, and Strauss' The Blue
Danube well after the end credits to a black screen. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Hatching Pete (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Thus Spoke Zarathustra"
("Also Sprach Zarathustra")
Music by Richard Strauss
Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker (uncredited)
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan (uncredited) See more »