2001: A Space Travesty

2001: A Space Travesty is a 2000 comedy/sci-fi film directed by Allan A. Goldstein. Produced by Cinevent, it was released to DVD and VHS on March 19th, 2002. The movie is a lampoon of the 1968 Stanley Kubrick science fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film stars veteran comedy actor Leslie Nielsen as Richard "Dick" Dix, a U.S. Marshall assigned to investigate evidence suggesting that the President of the United States has been replaced with an alien clone. Dix's investigation leads him to Moon Base Vegan where he unwittingly aids the aliens in their bid to take over the country.

Notes & Trivia

 * Principal shooting on the film began on July 1st, 1999 and concluded on September 3rd.


 * First shown on the Comedy Central cable network on January 13th, 2002.


 * Filmed in Washington, D.C., Montreal, Québec, Canada and Tokyo, Japan.
 * 2001: A Space Travesty was released to DVD on director Allan A. Goldstein's birthday.


 * The character of Police Chief Halvorsen is likely named after the character of Ralph Halvorsen from 2001: A Space Odyssey.


 * The "famous tenors" featured in this film are a send-up to The Three Tenors, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, who sang in concert under this banner during the 1990s and early 2000s.