space odyssey film epic science fiction film produced directed screenplay written partially inspired clarke short story sentinel clarke concurrently wrote novel published soon film released film follows voyage computer discovery mysterious black affecting human evolution film deals themes human evolution technology artificial intelligence extraterrestrial life noted scientifically accurate depiction space flight pioneering special effects ambiguous imagery uses sound minimal dialogue place traditional narrative techniques soundtrack consists classical music financed distributed american studio metro mayer filmed edited entirely england studio facilities mgm british studios availability larger sound stages united_states production production company care taken film sufficiently british qualify levy having shot previous films england decided settle permanently filming despite initially receiving mixed reactions critics audiences garnered cult following slowly highest grossing north american film nominated academy_awards received visual effects sequel directed released today widely regarded greatest influential films deemed culturally historically aesthetically significant united_states library congress selected preservation critics polls editions magazine ranked space odyssey sixth films time tied second place directors poll magazine named greatest film time plot african desert millions years ago tribe man faces starvation competition water hole rival tribe find black appeared guided fashion man realizes use bone tool weapon tribe learns hunt food kills leader rivals water hole millions years later pan space plane carries space station earth trip base united_states outpost moon daughter floyd soviet scientist friend colleague ask rumors mysterious epidemic floyd declines answer floyd heads meeting base personnel epidemic cover story stressing secrecy mission investigate recently found artifact buried million years ago floyd ride artifact identical encountered man sunlight strikes loud high pitched radio signal heard eighteen months later spacecraft discovery bound board mission pilots scientists scientists discovery operations controlled ship computer referred crew watch interviewed bbc mission computer states incapable error asked host genuine emotions replies appears truth unknown later questions dave mysterious purpose mission reports imminent failure antenna control device retrieve component making use pod find wrong suggests letting fail problem found advises results twin indicate error insists problem like previous issues ascribed series units human error concerned behavior enter pod talk agree proven wrong secretly follows conversation lip reading attempts replace unit space walk pod controlled oxygen setting takes pod attempt rescue leaving helmet turns life support functions crewmen suspended animation returns ship body refuses let stating plan mission opens ship emergency manually enters ship proceeds core tries pleads stop finally expresses fear circuits controlling higher intellectual functions earliest programmed memory song sings finally disconnected video message floyd reveals existence moon purpose origin unknown exception short extremely powerful radio aimed object leaves discovery pod investigate discovered orbit planet pod pulled vortex colored light races vast distances space viewing bizarre phenomena strange landscapes unusual colors finds pod bedroom appointed style sees older versions point view switching time standing bedroom middle aged dressed leisure attire eating dinner finally old man lying bed black appears foot bed reaches transformed enclosed transparent light film ends new space earth cast development writing meeting clarke completing director fascinated possibility extraterrestrial life resolved good science fiction movie searching collaborator science fiction community advised mutual acquaintance talk writer convinced clarke lives tree allowed cable film proposal clarke lived ceylon clarke response stated interested working terrible added makes think meeting time new_york april began discussing project years lives clarke kept diary involvement excerpts published lost worlds search source material told clarke wanted film man relationship universe clarke words determined create work art emotions wonder awe appropriate terror clarke offered short stories chosen sentinel source material film search material expand film plot spent rest reading books science screening science fiction films ideas spent years transforming sentinel novel script clarke said short story encounter dawn inspired film dawn man sequence clarke privately referred project solar system won reference mgm epic west won february issued press release announcing title journey stars titles considered include april months began working project selected clarke said title entirely idea intending set film apart monsters sex type science fiction films time homer odyssey inspiration title said occurred greeks vast stretches sea sort mystery space generation parallel development film novel clarke planned develop novel free constraints film write screenplay planned writing credits screenplay based novel reflect respective fields practice screenplay developed parallel novel elements shared interview said number differences book movie novel example attempts explain things explicitly film inevitable verbal medium novel came page prose treatment film outset initial treatment subsequently changed screenplay screenplay turn altered making film arthur took existing material plus impression rushes wrote novel result difference novel film think works interesting screenplay credits shared novel released shortly film attributed clarke clarke wrote later nearest complicated truth screenplay credited clarke novel clarke clarke wrote novel screenplay simultaneously clarke opted explanations mysterious star gate novel film cryptic dialogue explanation said film basically visual experience hits viewer inner level consciousness music painting depiction alien life wrote book cosmic connection clarke asked opinion best depict extraterrestrial intelligence acknowledging desire use actors portray aliens convenience sake argued alien life forms unlikely bear resemblance terrestrial life introduce element film proposed film suggest depict extraterrestrial attended premiere pleased help hinted nature mysterious unseen alien race suggesting interview given millions years evolution progressed biological beings immortal machine entities beings pure energy spirit beings capabilities intelligence stages script novel development script went stages early backing secured film clarke firm idea happen star gate sequence initially discovery survive journey october clarke decided leave sole survivor infancy october come clarke called wild idea slightly robots create victorian environment heroes ease originally named greek goddess wisdom feminine voice persona early drafts included prologue containing interviews scientists extraterrestrial life voice narration feature previous films stronger emphasis prevailing cold war balance terror different explicitly explained breakdown changes include different dawn man sequence discarded early prototypes photograph use saturn final destination discovery mission discarded special effects team develop convincing rendition saturn rings finale star child exploding nuclear weapons carried earth satellites discarded similarity previous film finale discarded screenplay ideas survived clarke novel changes desire film non verbal communicating visual level conventional narrative writes clarke novel strong narrative structure film mainly visual experience remains symbolic remnants early drafts final film ideas discarded remnants previous plot ideas remain final film breakdown film leaves mysterious early script drafts clear breakdown triggered authorities earth order information purpose mission explained film sequel science advisor technical consultant stated earlier script tells mission weren told rest crew knows know like know true responds sorry frank don think answer question knowing know falsely failure hardware maintaining radio contact earth source difficult orders broadcast birthday parents final script removed explanation hinted asks bothered tight security surrounding mission concludes drawing crew psychology report computer makes false prediction hardware failure hint occurs moment video reveals purpose mission interview stated acute emotional crisis accept evidence military nature satellites originally planned voice reveal satellites following match cut bone weapon nuclear weapons star child detonate weapons end film decided create associations previous film decided obvious war machines weeks release film soviet governments agreed nuclear weapons outer space book wrote assistance states eventually decided nuclear weapons bombs place film thematic development red herring merely raised irrelevant questions suggest reality century scholar discussing attitude human aggression instinct observes bone cast air man transformed extreme civilization abrupt characteristic director spacecraft way moon contrast reading cut extreme civilization science fiction novelist speaking canadian documentary saw cut bone nuclear weapons platform explaining far ahead today million years ago african exactly power mankind power weapons continuation jump dialogue film contains dialogue minutes time shooting began removed dialogue narration remains notable making computer emotion humans epic space scenes scenes dialogue floyd encounters space station chat colleague telephone daughter friendly strained encounter soviet scientists later route floyd engages exchanges staff spectacular journey earth light lunar surface shown character expresses anxiety feelings pride influence universe according biographer visual inspirations animated short documentary universe minute film proved popular nasa realistic portrayal outer space achieved standard dynamic visionary realism looking special effects artists universe worked briefly short film notable influence decision cast narrator universe actor relatively unknown outside canada voice production filming principal photography began december england studio chosen house foot pit crater excavation scene shot production moved january smaller mgm british studios live action special effects filming starting scenes involving floyd described huge nerve center atmosphere final stages countdown scene filmed studio live action scene shot film skull smashing sequence new found bone weapon tool pile nearby animal bones small elevated platform built field near studio camera shoot upward sky background avoiding cars trucks passing distance filming actors completed september june march spent time working special effects shots film director ordered special effects technicians use process creating visual effects seen film camera avoiding degraded picture quality use blue screen traveling techniques technique known held takes resulted better image meant exposed film stored long periods time shots long year march finished pre premiere editing film making final cuts days film general release april film initially planned photographed film strip like west won production distribution deal mgm changed uses single strip negative advice special photographic effects supervisor distortion problems strip system color processing release prints transfer process prints production million initial million budget sixteen months schedule russian film road stars believed significantly influenced technique particularly accurate depiction rotating space station describes scenes shot shot road stars specific comparisons shots films analyzed filmmaker article american cinematographer says claimed fly actor wires camera ground shooting vertically actor body covered wires observes preceded opening sequence involving tribes professional addition playing lead responsible movements man portrayed standing troupe set design involved aspect production choosing fabric actors costumes selecting notable pieces contemporary furniture use film floyd exits space station elevator greeted attendant seated slightly modified desk action office series introduced style eventually occupy percent office space danish designer designed discovery film examples modern furniture film bright red chairs seen prominently space station pedestal tables designer chair connection advertising frame film space station sequence production appear website shortly death film critic informed use film keeping price commenting use film walker writes recalls early sequence film space hotel primarily custom foam filled covered scarlet fabric stabs color sees resemble purity rest lobby detailed instructions relatively small print technological devices appear points film visible lengthy instructions zero gravity toilet moon shuttle similar detailed instructions replacing explosive bolts appear pods visibly pod leaves ship rescue film features extensive use design elements world computer displays high resolution color graphics far advance computers 1960s film special effects projection pioneered use projection technique produce backdrops africa scenes scene walk moon technique consisted separate scenery set right angle camera half mirror placed angle reflected projected image forward line camera lens backdrop material reflective directional screen actors reflect light projected image times efficiently foreground subject lighting foreground subject balanced image screen making image scenery subject faint record exception eyes leopard dawn man sequence orange illumination described happy accident projection smaller settings photography television production small images expansive backdrops african scenes required screen feet tall feet wide far larger reflective material applied backdrop foot strips variations strips led visual artifacts solve crew tore material smaller applied random camouflage pattern backdrop existing inch resulted images projected large crew worked mgm special effects supervisor build custom inch required largest water cooled arc lamp available technique widely film industry replaced blue green screen systems 1990s models reality film intricate models spacecraft locations built sizes ranged foot long models satellites shuttle foot long discovery spacecraft camera techniques possible combine models background shots prevent degradation image continual shots perspective change shots models photographed positive paper prints image model cut photographic print mounted glass filmed animation stand undeveloped film wound film star background silhouette model photograph acting block spaceship image shots spacecraft parts motion perspective changed shot directly filming model shots model stationary camera driven track special mount motor linked camera motor making possible repeat camera moves match speeds exactly elements scene recorded piece film separate passes combine lit model stars planets spacecraft shot moving shots long discovery spacecraft order entire model focus multiple passes lighting blocked section section pass camera focused lit section techniques tried block stars models film makers hand tracing frame frame image spacecraft create shots required exposing film record previously filmed live action shots people appearing windows spacecraft structures achieved mounting projection devices inside model dimensional photographs projecting hole cut photograph shots required multiple takes film developed printed check exposure density alignment elements supply footage elements rotating sets spacecraft interior shots ostensibly containing giant produces artificial gravity short ton rotating wheel built cost set feet diameter feet wide scenes discovery shot securing set pieces wheel rotating actor walked ran motion keeping wheel turned camera fixed inside rotating wheel actor walking completely set mounted way wheel rotated independently stationary camera scene camera appears alternately follow running actor shots actors appear opposite sides wheel required actors place wheel moved allow actor walk wheel join notable case enters central hub ladder joins eating required seat walked opposite wheel turned rotating set appeared earlier sequence board shuttle shown preparing flight meals carrying circular walkway attached set degrees camera point view remains constant appears walk circular walkway steps upside orientation connecting hallway zero gravity effects realistic looking effects floating space inside spacecraft accomplished actors wires attached set placing camera underneath actors bodies blocked camera view suspension wires creating believable appearance floating shot floating pod arms rescue attempt replaced dummy wire portray movements unconscious human shot slow motion enhance illusion drifting space scene showing entering emergency pod similar way camera standing platform held wire camera positioned vertically proper moment grip wire causing fall camera holding wire firmly jumped platform causing ascend hatch star gate sequence colored lights star gate sequence accomplished scan photography thousands high contrast images film including art paintings architectural drawings patterns printed circuits crystal structures known staff manhattan_project shots like phenomena including expanding star field colored chemicals pool like device known cloud tank shot slow motion dark room live action landscape shots star gate sequence filmed islands mountains northern scotland coloring negative image effects achieved use different color filters process making duplicate music main article space odyssey soundtrack space odyssey score music plays crucial relatively sparse dialogue early production decided wanted film primarily experience rely traditional techniques narrative cinema music play vital role particular moods half music film appears line dialogue final line music heard scenes dialogue film notable innovative use classical music taken existing commercial recordings feature films typically accompanied elaborate film scores songs written specially professional composers early stages production actually commissioned score hollywood composer written score worked chose abandon north music favor familiar classical pieces earlier chosen guide pieces soundtrack north know abandonment score saw film premiere screening engaged score film composer stated interviews score primarily consist arrangements works score remains unreleased like north score work recorded demolished studios particularly remembered pieces best known extended space station docking lunar landing sequences result association spinning motion satellites dancers makes use opening tone poem performed conducted use reference theme mankind eventual replacement work ballet suite heard sections introduce aboard discovery conveying somewhat lonely quality addition majestic fairly traditional compositions highly compositions employ use sustained chords shift slowly technique pioneered piece heard entirety film admired film addition irritated failure obtain permission directly offended music film soundtrack shared composers music second movement requiem altered form permission listed film credits version popular song referred film inspired computer synthesized arrangement heard facility coincidentally visiting friend colleague time speech synthesis demonstration performed physicist kelly computer speech kelly voice recorder synthesizer recreated song bicycle built provided musical accompaniment impressed later screenplay novel non english language versions film use song french soundtrack sings french folk song disconnected german version sings children song little johnny italian version sings ring ring roses recording british light music composer beat moods chosen theme fictitious bbc news programme world tonight seen aboard discovery june version film specially remastered music soundtrack opened anniversary celebrations centre cooperation score played live orchestra choir june repeat presentation film accompanied live orchestra choir performed symphony hall birmingham accompanied orchestra conducted choir presentation film accompanied live orchestra choir premiered united_states august hollywood bowl hollywood california accompanied conducted choir los_angeles master editing filmed scenes deleted final film fall categories scenes cut public screenings film scenes cut days world premiere april pre premiere set cuts included school room lunar base painting class decorative fountain included daughters additional scenes life base floyd buying bush baby department store daughter additionally minute black white opening sequence featuring interviews actual scientists including discussing earth life removed early screening mgm executives actual text survives book making second post premiere set cuts included details daily life discovery additional space walks astronaut spare octagonal corridor elements murder sequence including entire space walk preparation shots turning radio contact close picking walk alien room describes minutes post premiere cuts april coming dawn man exercising pod exiting discovery rationale editing film narrative reviews suggested film suffered radical departure traditional cinematic story telling conventions cuts stated didn believe critical difference people like like matter length holds true people hate typical films era released road format case subsequently general release seventy millimetre case odyssey entrance music music altogether exit music cut prints version restored dvd releases according brother law director adamant seen burned kept garage shortly death confirmed assistant tell right okay orange shining little parts thousands cans negative print stored area house worked personally supervised loading truck went big industrial waste lot burned wanted missing cuts rediscovered december announced located seventeen minutes lost footage perfectly preserved kansas salt vault originated post premiere cuts immediate plans announced footage soundtrack initial mgm soundtrack album release contained material altered uncredited rendition different recording heard film time performed conducted longer excerpt film records released new soundtrack included material restored version film shorter version film additional bonus tracks end includes versions old mgm soundtrack performance minute compilation dialogue film north unused music public appearance issue main theme hollywood greatest_hits vol compilation album music north originally wrote recorded commercially north friend colleague released cds shortly theme release north death eventually mix north original recordings survived interim released limited edition release theatrical run film world premiere april washington opened days later hollywood capitol new_york deleted nineteen minutes footage film general release cities april internationally cities following day shown format track stereo magnetic soundtrack projected aspect ratio general release film format took place autumn track magnetic stereo soundtrack optical soundtrack original seventy millimetre release like films era advertised cinemas equipped special projection deeply curved screen standard cinemas film identified seventy millimetre production original release seventy millimetre track sound played continually year venues weeks los_angeles following year appointed committee american entry 6th moscow international film festival film released film arrived restoration seventy millimetre version screened overlooked film festival production reissued selected film houses north_america europe asia home video film released forms mgm released film vhs home video released laserdisc mgm screen released vhs released disc special laserdisc edition transfer monitored mgm released film dvd released vhs vhs format dvd remastered sound picture video releases title cards added blank screen moments beginning exit music closing credits additionally film released high definition dvd blu ray disc film distribution rights transferred reception box office film earned million theatrical gross rental engagements contributing north american million original release brought cumulative exhibition gross million north_america million worldwide critical reaction release critical opinion receiving praise critics viewed original minute cut shown new_york los_angeles saw nineteen minute shorter general release version theatres april onwards new_yorker said kind great film unforgettable endeavor film entertaining funny los_angeles_times opined picture science fiction fans age corner world prayed industry day ultimate statement science fiction film awesome realization spatial future milestone landmark art film christian science monitor felt brilliant satire modern technology dazzling minute tour universe earth wrote film multi million dollar movie years ago regarded work man space odyssey important high water mark science fiction movie making genre futuristic branch boston_globe review indicated world extraordinary film like shown boston matter film exciting discovery new dimension life roger_ebert gave film stars original review believing film succeeds cosmic scale later list time provided seven different mini reviews film issues slightly positive preceding final review dated december magazine called epic film history future mankind brilliantly directed special effects director listed favourite films time critic later compared calling force supernatural intelligence appearing great intervals amid high pitched gives world violent kick evolutionary ladder said movie called film dull interest technical sake allowed dull new_york_times wrote hypnotic immensely boring variety believed film beautiful sci epic major achievement cinematography special effects lacks dramatic appeal large degree conveys suspense halfway mark called films seen life disaster abstract abstract points reversed opinion second viewing film declared major work major artist felt failure total film fascinating machines deals humans lively visual mechanical spectacle kind space god story eminent historian deemed film morally obscure long film control bbc said slow pacing modern audiences initial release science fiction writers science fiction writers range reactions film praised film photography disliked dialogue believed audience care dies film feeling human encounters amidst technological wonders praised element film especially harsh describing film dull confusing boring predicting probably box office disaster set major science fiction movie making years film praised science fiction novelist impressed film audience normal sense space orientation ways like picked dialogue characters saying meaningful regards dramatic strength prelude rebirth conclusion film analyzing film detail spoke space odyssey autobiography essays film won hugo award best dramatic presentation award heavily voted science fiction fans published science fiction writers liked film complained ending didn sense leading bet write better stole arthur plot idea produced inherit stars influence influence film influence subsequent filmmakers considerable steven_spielberg including special effects technicians discuss impact film titled standing shoulders legacy included dvd release film calls film generation big bang lucas says hugely inspirational labeling filmmaker filmmaker refers groundbreaking states grandfather films venice film festival director stated believed film sense killed science fiction genre similarly film critic essay odyssey stanley stated conceived film stroke science fiction cinema obsolete credit opening market films close encounters kind alien blade runner contact proving big budget science fiction films commercially successful establishing sci blockbuster hollywood staple science magazine discover blogger discussing considerable impact film subsequent science fiction writes spacecraft scenes set sweeping classical music soft tones ultimate alien artifact enduring cultural icons right influence media commentator suggested image star child earth contributed rise earth icon symbol unity humanity writing traces history icon early cartoons drawings earth photographs earth early space missions historic appearance cover earth catalog noting images entire planet times writes dramatic use icon film conclusion scene star child depicted floating space sac star child turns consider earth floating glowing bright blue white appear newborn versions man earth face face ready born future possibilities influence technology august response patent infringement lawsuit argued apple effectively modeled visual appear aboard spaceship discovery space odyssey film constitute prior art apple natural language voice control system iphone features reference film responds sorry asked open pod bay doors asked repeatedly space helmet going find breathtaking inspired clarke visual tablet device funded project code named developed pilot tested portable viewer aiming electronic newspaper pointing way future fully interactive highly information source involved partners accolades honors awards earned academy award best visual effects nominations best director original screenplay shared nominated best art direction honorary award year work planet clarke reports wondered loudly possible judges passed thought real men film won cinematography best road nominee category listed films gave best director awards earned hugo award best dramatic presentation nominated directors guild america award laurel award named best road cinema writers circle spain italy named best foreign production film lists afi years movies named years thrills included years quotes open pod bay doors villain afi years heroes villains science fiction film sight sound poll best films tops list greatest science fiction films time film deemed culturally historically aesthetically significant united_states library congress selected preservation lists include film films die village_voice best films 20th century poll roger_ebert vatican named best films included sub list art movies time film screened film secondary schools united_kingdom american_film_institute recognition afi years movies afi years thrills afi years villain afi years movie quotes open pod bay doors dave stop stop stop dave stop dave stop dave afraid nominated afi years cheers afi years movies 10th anniversary edition afi science fiction film interpretation premiere analyzed interpreted professional film critics amateur writers science fiction fans virtually mentioned deliberate ambiguity questions range uncertainty deeper philosophical implications humanity origins final destiny universe interpreting elements film enigmatic scenes meaning final fate astronaut simpler mundane questions drives plot particular causes breakdown explained earlier drafts kept mysterious film encouraged people explore interpretations film refused offer explanation happened film preferring instead let audiences embrace ideas theories interview playboy magazine stated free speculate wish philosophical meaning film speculation indication succeeded gripping audience deep level don want spell verbal road map viewer feel pursue fear missed point subsequent discussion film said main aim avoid intellectual reach viewer said deliberately ambiguity simply inevitable outcome making film acknowledged ambiguity asset film willing fairly straightforward explanation plot called simplest level unwilling discuss interpretation film felt left individual viewer readers straightforward novelization script key interpreting film clarke novel explicitly identifies tool created alien race stages evolution moving organic form finally achieving state pure energy aliens travel assisting lesser species evolutionary steps conversely film critic wrote novel differs key respects film regarded skeleton key unlock multiple interpretations proposed including seeing commentary philosophical tract human conception birth death seen final moments film defined image star child draws work star child signifies great new beginning depicted naked eyes wide open sees space odyssey multi layered commenting simultaneously relationship man machine reasons malfunction subsequent behavior discussion compared monster clarke novel ordered lie crew discovery confidential information despite constructed accurate processing information distortion film critic roger_ebert wrote supposedly perfect computer actually human fashion characters rolling_stone reviewer sees film like movement symphony story told deliberate realism believes structurally episodes film film largest biography says clarke novel key understanding similarly observes simple explanation clarke novel later asserts novel doesn fully explain ending rolling_stone review describes appearance tool usage beginning mankind completion evolution fourth final encounter similar vein ends synopsis saying evolution man angel superman complete second encounters humanity visual elements common later touch hands sequences conclude near identical images sun appearing directly crescent moon adjacent sky second near identical crescent earth position echoing sun earth moon alignment seen beginning film second encounter suggests triggering radio signal presence humans echoing premise clarke source story sentinel subject film final line dialogue spoken end mission segment origin purpose total mystery reviewers roger_ebert wrote main element mystery film described shock straight edges square corners rocks man reaching stars suggests final line relates film approached noting line merely discovery moon understanding film light ultimate questions raises mystery universe film conveys viewers described sense sublime roger_ebert writes essay great movies north rejected score available recording good job film composition wrong like scores attempts action emotional cues classical music chosen exists outside action wants sublime brings seriousness visuals book architecture writes illustrates quest space motivated contradictory desires desire sublime characterized need encounter totally conflicting desire beauty makes feel longer lost space home similarly article titled sense wonder describes creates sense wonder portraying universe sense awe time feel understand wrote exists film sublime film implies space mankind suspend sense wonder motivated explore space begin sequels adaptations sequel fearing later exploitation recycling material productions props mgm ordered sets props production prints unused scenes destroyed materials lost exceptions appeared close episode series ufo possession author legacy lockheed engineer working science adviser wrote book lost science time featured spacecraft film sets previously thought destroyed clarke wrote sequel novels odyssey odyssey final odyssey filmed sequel based clarke novel released involved production film directed conventional style dialogue clarke saw fitting adaptation novel brief cameo appearance film ordered models destroyed forced recreate models scratch claimed film received clarke long conversation stanley told going met approval film didn wouldn certainly thought film gotten blessing idols simply greatest talents walked earth said sure don care time said don afraid movie novels adapted screen actor expressed interest possible adaptations screenplay adaptations posted exhibit website hopes generating interest mgm adapt novels films beginning published comic adaptation film written drawn issue monthly series expanding ideas film novel created parodies frequent subject parody homage extensively times briefly employing distinctive music iconic imagery advertising print mad magazine march featured spoof called minutes space written illustrated final panels revealed film script titled science fiction movie reprinted special issues mad book partially book making august album featured cover artwork photograph concrete slab band apparently decision photograph image way concert followed discussion film thought time gave permission work website advertisement bug dave footage film launched era concerns bugs implied weird behavior caused bug driving home point designed function perfectly film television satirical film history world opens parody dawn man sequence followed parody million years narrated describes parody spot similar spoof dawn man sequence opened comedy groove tube replaced television set film parody television film filming held wonderful opening film slid downhill cast actor film uncredited voice controlling computer closing sequences science fiction comedy sleeper animated series simpsons fan frequently reference films simpsons episode deep space homer throwing felt tip marker air slow motion match cut replaces cylindrical satellite empire magazine listed best film parody entire run episode love rocket spaceship revolts manner similar games radar listed number list funniest parodies noting referenced occasions south_park episode keeper interaction parodies conversation inner core starred comedy drama simple minded middle aged lived entire life wealthy employer scene leaves house ventures wide world time soundtrack plays version arranged film critic writing film journal images suggests chance emerges home world suggests nature ironic background music linking hero star baby masterpiece space odyssey charlie chocolate factory scene actual footage space odyssey chocolate bar wrote film subtle obvious riffs disney small world exhibit brilliantly hilarious takeoff space odyssey director wall revealed interview wired magazine film ways homage alien close encounters science fiction films reviewer usa today described resemblance spaceship computer auto year saw release successful film said like featured red eyed calm voiced took human life protect felt higher objectives commenting broader use music mentioned use second spoof episode commonly labeled book poorly reviewed canadian spoof space occasionally alluded parody film title star previous films parodies films space makes occasional references material celebrities aliens jokes resembling men black canadian reviewer said spoof particular brief homage start scene shuttle route moon uses blue danube rest plot complaints film reviewer derided lack substantive connection film said funnier spoof references science fiction films shows airplane features computer called control moon shuttle kills crew members reviewers found reminiscent mystery science theater design main setting starship based bone shaped satellite featured match cut future eyed design robot gypsy led scenes comparing including scene feature film opening featuring walls parodies scene discovery software video games referenced multiple video games especially usually reference black found eve online marked beacon black purpose game unknown objects described game stars reference film sequel year contact video game director cited space odyssey favorite movie time frequently referenced metal gear series named real dave
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