2001: A Space Odyssey * Quotes
Release date: 04/06/1968
Runtime: 141 min
Top-Position: 54. (-> Top 10 Movies)
"2001: A Space Odyssey" is a monumental masterpiece in film history. Director Stanley Kubrick staged a visually stunning science fiction story in 1968 based on a short story by Arthur C. Clarke. The plot begins when a black monolith is found on Earth and a spaceship is sent to Jupiter to investigate its origin. During this flight, inexplicable phenomena occur and human consciousness seems to reach its limits.
The camera work and visual effects were groundbreaking for the time and made the film a milestone in film history. In particular, the implementation of weightlessness in space is impressive and shaped the genre. The music by composer Richard Strauss underscores the epic and mystical moments of the film.
The actors mostly act under futuristic helmets and costumes, but this does not detract from their performance. Especially the British actor Keir Dullea as astronaut Dave Bowman convinces with his interpretation of the increasing irritation and confusion in the inexplicable world he finds himself in.
"2001: A Space Odyssey" won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1969 and received three additional nominations for screenplay, direction and score. The film influenced numerous works of science fiction and is still considered a milestone of cinematic art today.
The camera work and visual effects were groundbreaking for the time and made the film a milestone in film history. In particular, the implementation of weightlessness in space is impressive and shaped the genre. The music by composer Richard Strauss underscores the epic and mystical moments of the film.
The actors mostly act under futuristic helmets and costumes, but this does not detract from their performance. Especially the British actor Keir Dullea as astronaut Dave Bowman convinces with his interpretation of the increasing irritation and confusion in the inexplicable world he finds himself in.
"2001: A Space Odyssey" won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1969 and received three additional nominations for screenplay, direction and score. The film influenced numerous works of science fiction and is still considered a milestone of cinematic art today.
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Cast (partial)
Gary Lockwood (Dr. Frank Poole), William Sylvester (Dr. Heywood R. Floyd), Keir Dullea (Dr. Dave Bowman), Leonard Rossiter (Dr. Andrei Smyslov), Margaret Tyzack (Elena) (more...)
Movie Quotes
"It can only be attributable to human error."
HAL 9000 (voice) Douglas Rain
"The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error."
HAL 9000 (voice) Douglas Rain
"Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?"
HAL 9000 (voice) Douglas Rain
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"Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over."
HAL 9000 (voice) Douglas Rain
"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do."
HAL 9000 (voice) Douglas Rain
Dave: "Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL?"
HAL: "Affirmative, Dave. I read you."
Dave: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
HAL: "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
Dave: "What's the problem?"
HAL: "I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do."
Dave: "What are you talking about, HAL?"
HAL: "This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."
Dave: "I don't know what you're talking about, HAL."
HAL: "I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen."
HAL: "Affirmative, Dave. I read you."
Dave: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
HAL: "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
Dave: "What's the problem?"
HAL: "I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do."
Dave: "What are you talking about, HAL?"
HAL: "This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."
Dave: "I don't know what you're talking about, HAL."
HAL: "I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen."
Dr. Dave Bowman Keir Dullea
HAL 9000 (voice) Douglas Rain
"I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it."
HAL 9000 (voice) Douglas Rain
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