| John Baxter | ... | Himself | |
| Ben Burtt | ... | Himself | |
| John Calley | ... | Himself | |
| Jay Cocks | ... | Himself | |
| Caleb Deschanel | ... | Himself | |
| Ernest R. Dickerson | ... | Himself (as Ernest Dickerson) | |
| Paul Duncan | ... | Himself | |
| John Dykstra | ... | Himself | |
| Roger Ebert | ... | Himself | |
| Roland Emmerich | ... | Himself | |
| Anthony Frewin | ... | Himself | |
| William Friedkin | ... | Himself | |
| Jan Harlan | ... | Himself | |
| David Hughes | ... | Himself | |
| Peter Hyams | ... | Himself | |
| Janusz Kaminski | ... | Himself | |
| George Lucas | ... | Himself | |
| Dennis Muren | ... | Himself | |
| Dan O'Bannon | ... | Himself | |
| Sydney Pollack | ... | Himself | |
| Steven Spielberg | ... | Himself | |
| Phil Tippett | ... | Himself | |
| Douglas Trumbull | ... | Himself |
Directed by | |||
| Gary Leva | |||
Produced by | |||
| Frankie Glass | .... | co-producer | |
| Gary Leva | .... | producer | |
| Michael Crawford | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Yoram Astrakhan | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sean Carter | |||
Editorial Department | |||
| Yasemin Kasim | .... | assistant editor | |
| Rosanne Tan | .... | assistant on-line editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Paul De Cham | .... | post facilities manager | |
| Julie Faherty | .... | production coordinator | |
| Talia Raine | .... | titles | |
Thanks | |||
| Tina Mills | .... | special thanks | |
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It's a real treat to see big-name directors (including Lucas, Spielberg, Pollack) and cinematographers sounding like star-struck fans. 2001 has been analyzed to death, but this documentary wisely steps back and puts the film in an almost historical perspective, as these cinema pros talk about both their initial jaw-drop reactions to the film in 1968, and then discuss its influence on everything that came later.
Extremely well-selected clips and images are beautifully edited into a satisfying whole. If you love the movie, you have to see this doc. And younger film fans who may not understand what the fuss was (and still is) all about will gain terrific insight.