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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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Dr. Dave Bowman -
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Dr. Haywood R. Floyd -
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Poole's Father -
Poole's Mother
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Director:
Stanley KubrickWriters:
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Arthur C. Clarke (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Early drafts had the ship powered by an Orion Drive.
Quotes
Aries-1B stewardess:
Here you are, sir, main level please.
Goofs
The phase of the Earth reverses while the moon bus is en-route from Clavius to Tycho.
Crazy Credits
"Thus Spake Zarathustra" is the only musical piece in the film whose conductor and orchestra are not mentioned in the closing credits. For all other pieces, the orchestra which plays it, and the conductor who leads it, are given screen credit.
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Genres
Adventure | Sci-FiDetails
Release Date:
12 May 1968Language
English, Russian
Country of Origin
UK, USABox Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£69,567 (UK) (30 November 2014)
Gross:
$56,954,992 (USA)
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