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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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6 April 1968 (USA) moreTagline:
Let the Awe and Mystery of a Journey Unlike Any Other Begin morePlot:
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 synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Berlin Film Fest To Spotlight 70mm Classics (From Studio Briefing. 30 October 2008, 2:37 AM, PDT)
Colbert To Live Forever In Space
(From WENN. 8 September 2008, 5:10 AM, PDT)
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Tribute to one of the top 5 filmmakers of our time... moreCast
(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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How the Solar System Was Won (USA) (working title)Journey Beyond the Stars (USA) (working title)
Two Thousand and One: A Space Odyssey (USA) (alternative spelling)
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141 min | 160 min (premiere cut)Color:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (2001 re-release)Certification:
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 | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Israel:PG | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | 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:LivreMOVIEmeter:
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The movie's poster was as #10 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: As the moon shuttle lands it kicks up swirling clouds of dust. In the vacuum of space the dust would shoot out straight, which is what happened with the real-life Apollo Lunar Modules. moreSoundtrack:
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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.