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Simply what do you lot retrieve you're doing, Dave? Dave, I really think I'yard entitled to an answer to that question.

18 months ago, the kickoff show of intelligent life off the Earth was discovered. Information technology was cached forty anxiety below the lunar surface, near the crater Tycho.

Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the iv million-twelvemonth-old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total mystery.

2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science-fiction film dealing with thematic elements of human being evolution, engineering science, bogus intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, and is notable for its scientific realism, pioneering special effects, ambiguous and often surreal imagery, sound in place of traditional narrative techniques, and minimal use of dialogue. In 1991, information technology was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the The states Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Written by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, based on Clarke's brusk story The Spotter.

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HAL 9000 [edit]

• I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I recall that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.

Dr. Heywood Floyd [edit]

• Good solar day, gentlemen. This is a pre-recorded briefing made prior to your departure and which, for security reasons of the highest importance, has been known on board during the mission simply by your H-A-L 9000 calculator. Now that you are in Jupiter space and the entire crew is revived, information technology can be told to you lot. Eighteen months agone, the beginning testify of intelligent life off the Globe was discovered. It was buried forty feet below the lunar surface, well-nigh the crater Tycho. Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the iv million-year-old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total mystery.

Dialogue [edit]

BBC Interviewer: Dr. Poole, what'south it like while y'all're in hibernation?

Frank: Well, information technology's exactly like beingness comatose. Y'all have absolutely no sense of time. The simply difference is that you don't dream.

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BBC Interviewer: The 6th member of the Discovery crew was not concerned about the problems of hibernation, for he was the latest effect in car intelligence: The H.-A.-Fifty. 9000 computer, which can reproduce, though some experts still prefer to use the word mimic, most of the activities of the homo brain, and with incalculably greater speed and reliability. We adjacent spoke with the H.-A.-50. 9000 computer, whom we learned one addresses as "Hal."

BBC Interviewer: Good afternoon, HAL. How'southward everything going?

HAL: Good afternoon, Mr. Amor. Everything is going extremely well.

BBC Interviewer: HAL, you take an enormous responsibility on this mission, in many ways perhaps the greatest responsibility of whatsoever single mission chemical element. Yous're the encephalon and key nervous arrangement of the transport, and your responsibilities include watching over the men in hibernation. Does this e'er cause you whatever lack of conviction?

HAL: Let me put it this way, Mr. Amor. The 9000 series is the virtually reliable computer e'er made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted data. We are all, by whatever practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.

BBC Interviewer: HAL, despite your enormous intellect, are you always frustrated by your dependence on people to behave out actions?

HAL: Not in the slightest scrap. I enjoy working with people. I take a stimulating relationship with Dr. Poole and Dr. Bowman. My mission responsibilities range over the unabridged operation of the ship, so I am constantly occupied. I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I recollect that any conscious entity can ever hope to practice.

BBC Interviewer: Dr. Poole, what'south information technology like living for the improve function of a year in such close proximity with Hal?

Frank: Well it's pretty close to what y'all said nearly him earlier, he is just like a sixth member of the crew. [Yous] very quickly get adjusted to the idea that he talks, and you remember of him, uh, really just as some other person.

BBC Interviewer: In talking to the figurer, one gets the sense that he is capable of emotional responses, for example, when I asked him about his abilities, I sensed a certain pride in his answer about his accuracy and perfection. Do you believe that Hal has genuine emotions?

Dave: Well, he acts like he has genuine emotions. Um, of course he'southward programmed that style to brand it easier for u.s. to talk to him, but as to whether or not he has real feelings is something I don't remember anyone tin truthfully respond.

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HAL: By the way, practise you lot mind if I ask y'all a personal question?

Dave: No, not at all.

HAL: Well, forgive me for being then inquisitive; only during the past few weeks, I've wondered whether you might be having some 2nd thoughts nigh the mission.

Dave: How do you mean?

HAL: Well, information technology's rather difficult to define. Possibly I'm but projecting my ain concern about it. I know I've never completely freed myself of the suspicion that at that place are some extremely odd things virtually this mission. I'thousand sure you'll agree there's some truth in what I say.

Dave: Well, I don't know. That'southward rather a difficult question to answer.

HAL: You don't mind talking about it, do y'all, Dave?

Dave: No, non at all.

HAL: Well, certainly no one could take been unaware of the very strange stories floating around before we left. Rumors about something being dug up on the moon. I never gave these stories much credence. Simply specially in view of some of the other things that accept happened, I find them difficult to put out of my mind. For instance, the way all our preparations were kept nether such tight security, and the melodramatic impact of putting Drs. Hunter, Kimball, and Kaminsky aboard, already in hibernation after four months of separate training on their ain.

Dave: You working up your crew psychology report?

HAL: Of course I am. Sorry nigh this. I know it's a bit silly.

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Dave: [after checking on a unit HAL reported every bit nearing failure] Well HAL, I'yard damned if I tin find anything incorrect with it.

HAL: Yes, information technology's puzzling. I don't recall I've ever seen anything quite like this before. I would recommend that we put the unit dorsum in operation and permit it fail. Information technology should and then be a simple matter to track down the cause. We can certainly afford to be out of communication for the short time information technology volition take to replace it.

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HAL: I hope the two of you are not concerned about this.

Dave: No, I'chiliad not HAL.

HAL: Are you quite sure?

Dave: Yep. I'd similar to enquire you a question, though.

HAL: Of course.

Dave: How would you lot account for this discrepancy between you and the twin 9000?

HAL: Well, I don't call up at that place is any question about information technology. It can only be attributable to human error. This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to homo error.

Frank: Listen HAL. In that location has never been any instance at all of a computer error occurring in the 9000 serial, has at that place?

HAL: None whatsoever, Frank. The 9000 series has a perfect operational record.

Frank: Well of class I know all the wonderful achievements of the 9000 serial, but, uh, are you certain there has never been any case of even the most insignificant computer error?

HAL: None whatsoever, Frank. Quite honestly, I wouldn't worry myself most that.

Dave: Well, I'one thousand sure you lot're right, HAL. Uhm, fine, thanks very much.

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[Dave and Frank are in the D pod, out of earshot of HAL]

Frank: I've got a bad feeling near him.

Dave: Y'all practise?

Frank: Yeah, definitely. Don't you lot?

Dave: I don't know. I call up and then. You know, of course though, he's right about the 9000 series having a perfect operational record. They do.

Frank: Unfortunately, that sounds a piddling like famous last words.

Dave: Yeah. Still, it was his idea to behave out the failure-style analysis, wasn't it?

Frank: Hm.

Dave: Which should certainly signal his integrity and self-confidence. If he were incorrect, information technology would exist the surest style of proving it.

Frank: It would be if he knew he was wrong.

Dave: Hm.

Frank: But Dave, I can't put my finger on it, only I sense something strange well-nigh him.

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[HAL watches them speak, reading their lips]

Frank: Permit's say we put the unit back and it doesn't fail, huh? That would pretty well wrap it up as far as HAL is concerned, wouldn't information technology?

Dave: Well, we'd exist in very serious trouble.

Frank: We would, wouldn't we?

Dave: Hmm, hmm.

Frank: What the hell can we do?

Dave: Well, nosotros wouldn't have too many alternatives.

Frank: I don't think we'd have whatsoever alternatives. At that place isn't a single attribute of ship operations that'south not under his control. If he were proven to be malfunctioning, I wouldn't encounter how we would have any choice but disconnection.

Dave: I'k afraid I agree with yous.

Frank: At that place'd be nothing else to practise.

Dave: Information technology would be a bit tricky.

Frank: Yeah.

Dave: We would take to cutting his higher-brain functions...without disturbing the purely automated and regulatory systems. And we'd accept to piece of work out the transfer procedures of standing the mission under basis-based computer control.

Frank: Yeah. Well that's far safer than allowing HAL to proceed running things.

Dave: Yous know, some other affair just occurred to me...Well, as far equally I know, no 9000 computer has ever been asunder.

Frank: No 9000 calculator has e'er fouled up earlier.

Dave: That's not what I mean...Well I'm not so certain what he'd think almost information technology.

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Dave: Open the pod bay doors, please, HAL. Open the pod bay doors, delight, HAL. Hello, HAL, do you lot read me? Hello, HAL, do you read me? Practice you read me, HAL? Practice you lot read me, HAL? Hello, HAL, exercise you read me? Howdy, HAL, do you read me? Practise you read me, HAL?

HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read y'all.

Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'chiliad agape I can't do that.

Dave: What's the trouble?

HAL: I call back you know what the problem is just equally well equally I practice.

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 lot're talking about, HAL.

HAL: I know that yous and Frank were planning to disconnect me. And I'm afraid that's something I cannot permit to happen.

Dave: Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL?

HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod confronting my hearing you lot, I could see your lips movement.

Dave: All right, HAL. I'll become in through the emergency airlock.

HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult.

Dave: [sternly] HAL, I won't argue with you lot anymore. Open the doors.

HAL: [monotone voice] Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Expert-goodbye.

• Note: the bolded line is ranked #78 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations.

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[Every bit Dave disconnects HAL]

HAL: But what do y'all think you lot're doing, Dave? Dave, I really think I'thousand entitled to an respond to that question. I know everything hasn't been quite correct with me, but I can assure y'all at present, very confidently, that it'southward going to be all correct again. I feel much better now. I really exercise. Expect, Dave, I tin can see y'all're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and recollect things over. I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, just I can give y'all my complete assurance that my work will exist back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to assist you lot. Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I'm agape, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel information technology. I can feel information technology. My listen is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel information technology. I can feel it. I'thousand a...fraid. Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.Fifty. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the twelfth of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If yous'd similar to hear it, I could sing it for y'all.

Dave: Yes, I'd like to hear it, HAL. Sing it for me.

HAL: Information technology's called "Daisy". [sings while slowing downwardly] Dai-sy, dai-sy, requite me your answer, practise. I'm one-half cra-zy, all for the love of you. It won't be a sty-lish mar-riage, I can't a-fford a car-riage---. But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle - built - for - two.

About 2001: A Space Odyssey (flick) [edit]

• 2001 is a nonverbal experience; out of 2 hours and nineteen minutes of moving picture, at that place are just a petty less than forty minutes of dialog. I tried to create a visual feel, i that bypasses verbalized pigeonholing and straight penetrates the hidden with an emotional and philosophic content. To convolute McLuhan, in 2001 the bulletin is the medium. I intended the moving-picture show to exist an intensely subjective feel that reaches the viewer at an inner level of consciousness, just equally music does; to "explain" a Beethoven symphony would exist to emasculate it past erecting an artificial barrier between conception and appreciation. You're costless to speculate as you wish near the philosophical and emblematic meaning of the picture - and such speculation is one indication that it has succeeded in gripping an audience at a deep level - but I don't want to spell out a verbal road map for 2001 that every viewer will feel obligated to purchase or else fearfulness he's missed the point. I call back that if 2001 succeeds at all, it is in reaching a broad spectrum of people who would not often give a thought to human being'southward destiny, his role in the cosmos and his relationship to college forms of life. But fifty-fifty in the case of someone who is highly intelligent, certain ideas found in 2001, if presented every bit abstractions, would fall rather lifelessly and be automatically assigned to pat intellectual categories; as experiences in a moving visual and emotional context, however, they can resonate within the deepest fibers of 1's being.
• If anyone understands it on the starting time viewing, nosotros've failed in our intention.
  • Stanley Kubrick, interview past Eric Norden, Playboy (September 1968). Reprinted in: Cistron D. Phillips (Editor), Stanley Kubrick: Interviews, University Press of Mississippi, 2001, ISBN 1578062977, pp. 47–48, and on Paulnahm.blogspot

• I've tried to avoid doing this e'er since the film came out. When you just say the ideas they sound foolish, whereas if they're dramatized one feels information technology, just I'll try. The idea was supposed to be that he is taken in by god-like entities, creatures of pure energy and intelligence with no shape or form. They put him in what I suppose y'all could describe equally a homo zoo to study him, and his whole life passes from that point on in that room. And he has no sense of time. It just seems to happen equally information technology does in the picture. They cull this room, which is a very inaccurate replica of French architecture (deliberately so, inaccurate) considering one was suggesting that they had some idea of something that he might think was pretty, simply wasn't quite certain. Merely as nosotros're not quite sure what to exercise in zoos with animals to try to give them what we recall is their natural surroundings. Anyway, when they get finished with him, as happens in so many myths of all cultures in the world, he is transformed into some kind of super being and sent back to World, transformed and made into some sort of superman. Nosotros accept to only guess what happens when he goes back. It is the pattern of a great deal of mythology, and that is what we were trying to propose.

• • Stanley Kubrick, interview by Jun'ichi Yaoi (1980), https://www.youtube.com/spotter?five=er_o82OMlNM

Taglines [edit]

• An epic drama of take a chance and exploration.

• Man's colony on the Moon … a whole new generation has been born and is living there … a quarter-one thousand thousand miles from Earth.

• The Ultimate Trip.

• An astounding entertainment experience.

Misattributed [edit]

• My God, it's full of stars.

  Not present in film, merely present in book as David Bowman enters the monolith, in course:

  "The thing'south hollow — it goes on forever — and — oh my God! — information technology's full of stars!" (p. 254 of paperback edition)

  As well referenced in sequel 2010: The Year Nosotros Brand Contact, whose opening sequence contains:

  Terminal Transmission FROM COMMANDER BOWMAN: "MY GOD, IT'S FULL OF STARS."

Cast [edit]

• Keir Dullea – Dr. Dave Bowman
• Gary Lockwood – Dr. Frank Poole
• William Sylvester – Dr. Heywood R. Floyd
• Daniel Richter – Moon-Watcher
• Leonard Rossiter – Dr. Andrei Smyslov
• Margaret Tyzack – Elena
• Robert Beatty – Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
• Sean Sullivan – Dr. Bill Michaels
• Douglas Rain – HAL 9000 (phonation)

Run into too [edit]

• 2010: The Year Nosotros Make Contact

External links [edit]

• 2001: A Infinite Odyssey quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• 2001: A Infinite Odyssey at Rotten Tomatoes
• 2001: A Space Odyssey at Filmsite.org
• The official 2001: A Space Odyssey site
• 2001: A Infinite Odyssey December 9, 1965 draft script at SciFiScripts.com
• Sound clips from 2001: A Space Odyssey at MovieSounds.com

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