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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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Ratings: 8.4/10 from 213,520 users
Metascore:
86/100
Reviews: 1,457 user | 201 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. Director:Stanley Kubrick |
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Robert Beatty | ... | |
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Sean Sullivan | ... | |
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Douglas Rain | ... |
HAL 9000
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Frank Miller | ... |
Mission Controller
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Bill Weston | ... | |
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Ed Bishop | ... |
Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
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Glenn Beck | ... | |
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Alan Gifford | ... | |
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Ann Gillis | ... | |
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Storyline
"2001" is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past, someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith on Earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well). Evolution then enabled humankind to reach the moon's surface, where yet another monolith is found, one that signals the monolith placers that humankind has evolved that far. Now a race begins between computers (HAL) and human (Bowman) to reach the monolith placers. The winner will achieve the next step in evolution, whatever that may be. Written by Larry Cousins
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Still The Ultimate Trip. [2001 re-release] See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
2001: Odisea del espacio See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$190,700,000 (Worldwide) (31 December 1984)Company Credits
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Runtime:
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4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (2001 re-release)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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Instead, the newly designed corporate logo for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was
used, along with the letters "MGM", all in white against a blue background. See more »
(1963)
("Requiem, for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Mixed Choirs & Orchestra")
Music by György Ligeti
Performed by the Bavarian Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Francis Travis See more »
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Trivia
MGM took a four page advertisement in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Star to launch its publicity campaign for 2001: A Space Odyssey during 25th February 1968. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the dawn of man, when the ape throws the bone in the air after defeating the rival group, the bone rotates counter clockwise as it goes up, but clockwise as it comes down. See more »Crazy Credits
The traditional "roaring lion" logo for MGM was not used in this film.Instead, the newly designed corporate logo for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was
used, along with the letters "MGM", all in white against a blue background. See more »
Soundtracks
"Requiem"(1963)
("Requiem, for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Mixed Choirs & Orchestra")
Music by György Ligeti
Performed by the Bavarian Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Francis Travis See more »
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