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Release Date:
7 December 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
Something wonderful is about to happen [Australia Theatrical] more
Plot:
A joint American-Soviet space expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 5 Oscars.
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3 nominations
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A superb piece of film-making
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Roy Scheider | ... | Dr. Heywood Floyd | |
| John Lithgow | ... | Dr. Walter Curnow | |
| Helen Mirren | ... | Tanya Kirbuk | |
| Bob Balaban | ... | Dr. R. Chandra | |
| Keir Dullea | ... | Dave Bowman | |
| Douglas Rain | ... | HAL 9000 (voice) | |
| Madolyn Smith Osborne | ... | Caroline Floyd (as Madolyn Smith) | |
| Dana Elcar | ... | Dimitri Moisevitch | |
| Taliesin Jaffe | ... | Christopher Floyd | |
| James McEachin | ... | Victor Milson | |
| Mary Jo Deschanel | ... | Betty Fernandez, Bowman's Wife | |
| Elya Baskin | ... | Maxim Brajlovsky | |
| Saveli Kramarov | ... | Dr. Vladimir Rudenko (as Savely Kramarov) | |
| Oleg Rudnik | ... | Dr. Vasili Orlov | |
| Natasha Shneider | ... | Irina Yakunina |
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Also Known As:
2010: Odyssey Two (USA) (original script title)
2010: The Year We Make Contact (USA) (promotional title)
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2010: The Year We Make Contact (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
116 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Argentina:13 |
New Zealand:PG |
Australia:PG |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Finland:K-8 |
France:U |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:11 |
Norway:12 (original rating) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Brazil:Livre
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The Russian space station Sergei Kirov (which is mentioned as having destroyed an American satellite) was named for an early Bolshevik leader, one of the first to be killed in Joseph Stalin's "Great Purges".
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Plot holes: Since an exploding star (a supernova) releases in a few minutes the same energy it normally releases in around 80,000 years, the shock wave from even a relatively smaller exploding Jupiter would have been sufficient to rip most or all of Earth's atmosphere away. If this weren't sufficient, the following gamma ray burst would alter Earth's atmospheric chemistry by reducing the ozone layer and generating acidic nitrogen oxides, ultimately causing severe damage to the biosphere and probably rendering Earth a twin of Mars.
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Referenced in Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V)
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LUX AETERNA
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When I saw 2001, I thought how brilliant a piece of film it turned out to be. Many people could not understand the meaning of the Monolith, but its meaning became clear in this sequal 2010. The acting is first rate throughout, with superb casting and Roy Scheider in one of his best films since Jaws.
The atmosphere generated by both films (more so, this one) is down to the excellent writing behind them. Arthur C.Clarke had a vision of a future and although he admits being 100 years out (talking today) there will be a time when computers like the HAL 9000 and expeditions into space take place just like in the films.
I only hope that sometime in the future, the two novels 2060 and 3001 will make it from paper to film.
I recommend this film to anyone, it is enjoyable for all the family.