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2001: A Space Odyssey

  • 1968
  • G
  • 2h 29m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
753K
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest.
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When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.

  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Arthur C. Clarke
  • Stars
    • Keir Dullea
    • Gary Lockwood
    • William Sylvester
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    753K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    526
    29
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Arthur C. Clarke
    • Stars
      • Keir Dullea
      • Gary Lockwood
      • William Sylvester
    • 2.7KUser reviews
    • 260Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #98
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 18 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Keir Dullea
    Keir Dullea
    • Dr. Dave Bowman
    Gary Lockwood
    Gary Lockwood
    • Dr. Frank Poole
    William Sylvester
    William Sylvester
    • Dr. Heywood R. Floyd
    Daniel Richter
    Daniel Richter
    • Moon-Watcher
    Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter
    • Dr. Andrei Smyslov
    Margaret Tyzack
    Margaret Tyzack
    • Elena
    Robert Beatty
    Robert Beatty
    • Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
    Sean Sullivan
    Sean Sullivan
    • Dr. Bill Michaels
    Douglas Rain
    Douglas Rain
    • HAL 9000
    • (voice)
    Frank W. Miller
    • Mission Controller
    • (voice)
    Bill Weston
    Bill Weston
    • Astronaut
    Ed Bishop
    Ed Bishop
    • Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
    • (as Edward Bishop)
    Glenn Beck
    Glenn Beck
    • Astronaut
    Alan Gifford
    Alan Gifford
    • Poole's Father
    Ann Gillis
    Ann Gillis
    • Poole's Mother
    Edwina Carroll
    Edwina Carroll
    • Aries-1B Stewardess
    Penny Brahms
    Penny Brahms
    • Stewardess
    Heather Downham
    Heather Downham
    • Stewardess
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Arthur C. Clarke
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    • Trivia
      According to Douglas Trumbull, the total footage shot was some 200 times the final length of the film.
    • Goofs
      Bowman inhales deeply before attempting to re-enter the ship from the pod. Arthur C. Clarke in an interview later noted that this is incorrect. Bowman should have exhaled, as the vacuum of space would have damaged his lungs had they been full of air.
    • Quotes

      HAL: I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.

    • Crazy credits
      No opening credits for actors, writers, producer, director, etc. are shown, with the story beginning right after the title. Although by the 1990s it had become quite common for major films to not have opening credits, it was still unusual in 1968.
    • Alternate versions
      To create the 35mm general release prints, the Super Panavision image was slightly truncated on the top and bottom to achieve the standard 2.35:1 aspect ratio of 35mm anamorphic ("scope") prints.
    • Connections
      Edited into C'è musica & musica: Nuovo mondo (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Gayane Ballet Suite -- Gayane's Adagio
      (1941-2)

      Music by Aram Khachaturyan

      Performed by Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (as the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra)

      Conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

      Courtesy Deutsche Grammophon

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    Featured review
    10/10

    Tribute to one of the top 5 filmmakers of our time...

    I write this review just after hearing of Stanley Kubrick's death. It's a great loss, and I write about 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, because I feel it is the consummate Kubrick film, the one he will be most remembered for. It is a picture like no other, not only revolutionizing science fiction, but changing the way films are conceptualized. It was probably America's first 'art' film and has inspired the likes of George Lucas and countless other writers and directors.

    Aside from its visual greatness, the reason the film spawns so much discussion and analysis is because so many people have so many different interpretations of it. Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, his co-writer, had a vision, but we have never really found out what was going through their minds. Of course, the skinny on its 'message' is how technology of the future will take over humanity and decide the course of our lives unless we are careful. 2001's ending is one of hope, a version of our rebirth through the star-child's flight back to earth. It is meaningless to many, but discerning filmgoers will understand.

    Although 2001 does not have the wicked, dark humor of DR. STRANGELOVE or CLOCKWORK ORANGE, or contain strong, eccentric characters that filled his earlier works like PATHS OF GLORY or SPARTACUS, I still feel he would've liked to be remembered most for this. If anything, HAL will be his most memorable character, dangerous, murderous, and artificial. It was a half-decade in the making at a time when Hollywood was still churning out dull musicals and just waking up to the New Wave of French and Italian cinema. Kubrick was a maverick director who made great films on his own terms, his own time, and for everyone else to marvel at. He will be missed.
    • Don-102
    • Mar 6, 1999
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    • Release date
      • May 12, 1968 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 2001: Odisea del espacio
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Harris, Western Isles, Scotland, UK(alien planet surface)
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Stanley Kubrick Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,481,243
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $202,759
      • May 20, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $66,852,029
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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