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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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Release Date:
6 April 1968 (USA)
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Tagline:
Let the Awe and Mystery of a Journey Unlike Any Other Begin See more »
Plot:
Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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6 nominations
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(28 articles)
Blade Runner Named Top Sci-fi Movie
(From WENN. 5 August 2009, 5:11 AM, PDT)
Berlin Film Fest To Spotlight 70mm Classics
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 October 2008, 2:37 AM, PDT)
(From WENN. 5 August 2009, 5:11 AM, PDT)
Berlin Film Fest To Spotlight 70mm Classics
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 October 2008, 2:37 AM, PDT)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Keir Dullea | ... | Dr. Dave Bowman | |
| Gary Lockwood | ... | Dr. Frank Poole | |
| William Sylvester | ... | Dr. Heywood R. Floyd | |
| Daniel Richter | ... | Moon-Watcher | |
| Leonard Rossiter | ... | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | |
| Margaret Tyzack | ... | Elena | |
| Robert Beatty | ... | Dr. Ralph Halvorsen | |
| Sean Sullivan | ... | Dr. Bill Michaels | |
| Douglas Rain | ... | HAL 9000 (voice) | |
| Frank Miller | ... | Mission Controller (voice) | |
| Bill Weston | ... | Astronaut | |
| Ed Bishop | ... | Aries-1B Lunar shuttle captain (as Edward Bishop) | |
| Glenn Beck | ... | Astronaut | |
| Alan Gifford | ... | Poole's father | |
| Ann Gillis | ... | Poole's mother |
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Runtime:
141 min | 160 min (premiere cut)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 See more »
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Spain:T | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2007) | New Zealand:PG | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Israel:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta) (2009) | UK:12 (blu-ray) (2009) | Japan:G (2010) | Australia:G | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (1969) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G | West Germany:12 | Ireland:G | Brazil:Livre
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Was voted the 26th Greatest Film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.See more »
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Revealing mistakes: To come up with a convincing effect for the floating pen in the shuttle sequence, Kubrick decided to simply use a pen that was taped to a sheet of glass suspended in front of the camera (in fact, the shuttle attendant can be seen to "pull" the pen off the glass when she takes hold of it). If you watch carefully around the upper left corner of the screen just before she catches the pen, you can see the glass briefly reflecting light as it rotates to give the floating effect to the pen. (On the BluRay release, the sheet is clearly visible through most of the scene. Even swirl marks and what looks like a palm-print can be seen.)See more »
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Spoofed in "Weird Science: Circuit Courtship (#2.11)" (1994)See more »
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Lux AeternaSee more »
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I spent many a sleepless night after watching 2001. Not only because of the psychological horror (of which 2001 is a masterpiece) but also because of the way it brought me (a restless soul) some clarity to the way I observe the universe. It changed my way of thinking in a very profound way. And after reading the novel (by Arthur C. Clarke) I found myself once again inspired (a writer as I am) by the level of imagination.
The Space Odyssey is not something one can just "go and see". One has to be ready for it, or it cannot be understood. In fact I don't think it can be understood at all, at least not all of it at once. It is a philosophical journey to the infinite and beyond, a masterpiece of it's genre and still after 32 years technically quite impressive all the way to the powerful musical soundtrack featuring 'Also spracht Zarathustra' by Richard Strauss and 'Blue Danube' by Johann Strauss.
Take all the time you want, but eventually you are going to have to see this film. If it can bring some order and understanding to the universe of a struggling artist like me, it can certainly do it for you as well.
Or maybe I'm just plain crazy...