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#010326
Selects: MC Escher and His Trippy Art
"Stanley Kubrick tried to recruit him to make 2001 a Space Odyssey, a fourth dimensional film."
— Josh
Josh mentions Stanley Kubrick's attempted recruitment of Escher for a film project.
Jan 3, 2026
#031825
The Chelsea Hotel
"Arthur C. Clarke is adapting the screenplay for 2001 a space Odyssey"
— Chuck
Mentioned as an example of significant creative work happening simultaneously at the Chelsea Hotel while Bob Dylan was writing there.
Mar 18, 2025
#062223
How Afrofuturism Works
"watched 2001's Space Odyssey in Fantasia when he took LSD for the first time"
— Josh
Discussing George Clinton's inspirations for P-funk aesthetic
Jun 22, 2023
#041222
The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
"in Kubrick's 2001. Underneath that, it says Resurrect Dead. And underneath that, it says On Planet Jupiter."
— Chuck
The tile maker references Stanley Kubrick's 2001 as the source for the 'On Planet Jupiter' portion of the Toynbee tiles message.
Apr 12, 2022
#121821
Selects: Star Wars Holiday Spectacular
"2001 had come out in the late 60s, but it wasn't still isn't accessible to all audiences"
— Josh
Comparing the accessibility and appeal of 2001 to Star Wars as a popular adventure film.
Dec 18, 2021
#121719
MC Escher and His Trippy Art
"Stanley Kubrick tried to recruit him to make 2001 a Space Odyssey, a fourth dimensional film."
— Josh
Josh mentions Kubrick's attempt to recruit M.C. Escher to work on the film.
Dec 17, 2019
#122317
SYSK Selects: The Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978
"2001 had come out in the late 60s"
— Josh
Comparing it to Star Wars as a different type of sci-fi movie that wasn't as accessible.
Dec 23, 2017
#121715
The Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978
"2001 had come out in the late 60s. But it wasn't accessible to all audiences"
— Josh
Josh contrasts 2001 with Star Wars to show how Star Wars was more mainstream.
Dec 17, 2015
#123113
Will solar sails take us to the stars?
"He was 2001, a space Odyssey, right?"
— Josh
Josh mentions this Arthur C. Clarke work when discussing Clarke's contribution to solar sailing terminology.
Dec 31, 2013
Cast
Keir Dullea
Dr. David Bowman
Gary Lockwood
Dr. Frank Poole
William Sylvester
Dr. Heywood Floyd
Douglas Rain
HAL 9000 (voice)
Daniel Richter
Moonwatcher
Leonard Rossiter
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Margaret Tyzack
Elena
Robert Beatty
Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
S
Sean Sullivan
Dr. Roy Michaels
F
Frank W. Miller
Mission Controller (voice)
B
Bill Weston
Astronaut
Ed Bishop
Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
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