2010 (1984)

A joint U.S.-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery.

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writers:

Arthur C. Clarke (novel), Peter Hyams (screenplay)

Stars:

Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

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
Saveliy Kramarov	...	Dr. Vladimir Rudenko (as Savely Kramarov)
Oleg Rudnik	...	Dr. Vasili Orlov
Natasha Shneider	...	Irina Yakunina

Storyline

In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a joint American- Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions. Among the mysteries the expedition must explain are the appearance of a huge black monolith in Jupiter's orbit and the fate of H.A.L., the Discovery's sentient computer. Based on a novel written by Arthur C. Clarke.

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Plot Keywords:

female russian astronaut | deception | monolith | computer | stars | 

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Taglines:

The year we make contact.

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Genres:

Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

7 December 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

2010: Odyssey Two

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,393,361, 11 July 2012, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$40,200,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The one part of the Discovery which the audience never sees in 2010 is the rotating centrifuge where Dave Bowman and Frank Poole lived during the film 2001. This is since the producers of the 2010 film found the original set too expensive to reproduce (the original from the 1960s film had been destroyed), thus Heywood Floyd and his companions never seem to need to enter this area of the ship.

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Goofs

When Curnow and Max enter the Discovery for the first time, the walls next to the pod bay doors are bare. Later on, the walls have several signs warning that the pod bay must be vented before the doors can open.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dave Bowman: My God! It's full of stars!

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Connections

Referenced in Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)

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Soundtracks

LUX AETERNA
By György Ligeti
Performed by the North German Radio Chorus
Conducted by Helmut Franz
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon
A division of PolyGram Classics

User Reviews

A superb piece of film-making

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.