2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
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Dr. Dave Bowman -
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Dr. Andrei Smyslov -
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Dr. Bill Michaels -
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Poole's Father -
Poole's Mother
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Director:
Stanley KubrickWriters:
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay by), Arthur C. Clarke (screenplay by)All Cast & Crew
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To create the facial make-up for the australopithecines, technicians first made a plastic skull substructure with a hinged jaw. After making molds of the actors' faces, the make-up men applied rubber skin to their faces and added hair one strand at a time, as if they were making a wig. Lip movements were achieved by using false teeth and tongues to hide the actors' real mouths. This freed the actors to use their tongues to operate remote controls that moved the lips. Only the actors' eyes were visible, and the masks were made up right to the eye-lids.
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Aries-1B stewardess:
Here you are, sir, main level please.
Goofs
The moon-monolith remains in place for 4 million years, but the ape-men monolith disappears the very next day. However, no detailed information about the nature of the monoliths is given and there's no reason to believe they all act identically. At a minimum, it seems the first monolith was there to program the ape-men and the moon monolith was an alarm.
Crazy Credits
In the 2001 UK cinema re-release, the music carries on for 10-15 minutes after the end of the credits.
Alternate Versions
The original theatrical release had György Ligeti's "Atmospheres" set to a black screen for roughly 8 to 10 minutes before the movie began, and Johann Strauss's "The Blue Danube" long after the end credits set to a black screen. This overture and exit music survived the premiere edits mentioned above. For a long while, revivals and all television and cable broadcasts would cut both, starting directly at the beginning of the credits and ending immediately after the end credits, but current revivals in such places as the Film Forum in New York City and cable channels such as the Sundance Channel, Bravo, the Independent Channel, and PBS have been restoring the pre- and post-movie music.
Soundtracks
The Blue Danube(1866)
("An der schönen, blauen Donau, op. 314 (The Blue Danube)")
Music by Johann Strauss (as Johann Strauss)
Performed by Berliner Philharmoniker (as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Courtesy Deutsche Grammophon
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Genres
Adventure | Sci-FiDetails
Release Date:
24 June 1970Language
English, Russian
Country of Origin
UK, USAFilming Locations
Spitzkoppe, Erongo, NamibiaBox Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$202,759 20 May 2018
Gross USA:
$60,405,931
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$65,783,882
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