2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
by Alternative Reel Staff

MPAA Rating: G

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Starring: Douglas Rain, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Leonard Rossiter

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

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"Somebody has said that man is the missing link between primitive apes and civilized human beings. You might say that the idea is inherent in 2001. We are semi-civilized, capable of cooperation and affection, but needing some sort of transfiguration into a higher form of life."

—Stanley Kubrick, quoted in Stanley Kubrick: A Film Odyssey (1975)



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Charlie - 2009-01-24 03:45:06

evolution,novelty and time.the 3 sisters.