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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick.The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.Its plot was inspired by several short stories optioned from Clarke, primarily "The Sentinel" (1951) and "Encounter in the Dawn" (1953). [3]
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In the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, Discovery is described as being "almost 400 feet long with a sphere 40 feet dia." (122 meters and 12.2 meters respectively, while 2010: The Year We Make Contact mentions 800 feet (240 m)) and powered by a nuclear plasma drive, separated by 275 feet (84 m) of tankage and structure, from the spherical part of ...
Dr. Heywood R. Floyd first appears in 2001: A Space Odyssey as being in charge of the mission to investigate the alien Monolith found on the Moon. After the events that took place in 2001: A Space Odyssey, he is the protagonist of 2010: Odyssey Two and 2061: Odyssey Three. Floyd was born in 1958 in America, and by 1999 is chairman of the ...
The Space Odyssey Trilogy (album set), an album series by RanestRane "Space Odyssey" (song), a song by Shogun featured on the 2011 compilation album Universal Religion Chapter 5 "Also sprach Zarathustra" (tune), an 1896 song by Richard Strauss, also known as the "2001: A Space Odyssey theme", or simply "2001" or "Space Odyssey"
HAL 9000 (or simply HAL or Hal) is a fictional artificial intelligence character and the main antagonist in the Space Odyssey series. First appearing in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL (Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer) is a sentient artificial general intelligence computer that controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft and interacts with the ship's astronaut crew.
2001: A Space Odyssey at IMDb; 2001: A Space Odyssey Internet Resource Archive; The 2001: A Space Odyssey Collectibles Exhibit; The Alt.Movies.Kubrick FAQ many observations on the meaning of 2001; The Kubrick Site including many works on 2001; American Institute of Aeronautics, 40 Anniversary article in Houston Section, Horizons, April 2008
The monolith appears four times in 2001: A Space Odyssey: on the African savanna, on the Moon, in space orbiting Jupiter, and near Bowman's bed before his transformation. After the first encounter with the monolith, we see the leader of the apes have a quick flashback to the monolith after which he picks up a bone and uses it to smash other bones.