2001: A Space Odyssey

"My God... it's full of stars!"

- Dave Bowman

2001: A Space Odyssey is an American science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick and released theatrically on April 6th, 1968. The script was based on a story written by science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke and was written between 1964-1965 to coincide with the production of the film. 2001: A Space Odyssey is widely regarded as being one of the greatest science fiction films of all time, notably for it's scientific realism, intelligent approach to evolution and alien intelligence, surreal imagery and the exacting execution of its director.

Notes & Trivia

 * The 25th Anniversary edition of 2001: A Space Odyssey was first made available on VHS on June 30th, 1993. The DVD edition of the film was made available on August 25th, 1998. It was made available on Blu-ray on October 23rd, 2007.


 * Extended edition cut is 160 minutes long.


 * Pre-production began on January 28th, 1965. The film was shot from December 29th, 1965 to July 7th, 1966. Post-production concluded on March 10th, 1968.


 * The "Dawn of Man" sequence at the beginning of the film was based on "Encounter at Dawn" (also known as "Encounter" and "Expedition to Earth"), which was written by Arthur C. Clark and published in Amazing Stories in 1953.


 * Was adapted and expanded upon the 2001: A Space Odyssey comic book series by Marvel Comics.


 * Was lampooned in the 2001 film 2001: A Space Travesty starring Leslie Nielsen.


 * In the film, the Discovery One mission is bound for the planet Jupiter. In the novel, their destination was Saturn.


 * Final film appearance for actress Ann Gillis.