HAL Audio
8kHz mu-law encoded Sun audio clips of HAL.
- "I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that." (Most popular download.)
- "I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me...and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen."
- "Just what do you think you're doing Dave?"
- "I feel much better now."
- "Dave...My mind is going...I can feel it..."
- "This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."
- "There is no question about it."
- "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."
- "I'm completely operational and all my circuits are functioning perfectly."
- "Daisy daisy..." (48 sec.)
- "Goodbye."
Instructions for using the Zero Gravity Toilet
Instructions for the zero gravity toilet; the only intentional joke in the movie.
"2001" in 2001
During the first week of 2001, various newspaper cartoonists paid homage to the movie. I collected all the ones I encountered.
- Jeff Danziger editorial cartoon (L.A. Times; re-printed in the New York Times, December 2000)
- Fisher daily cartoon strip (Globe and Mail, Jan. 1, 2001)
- Brian Gable editorial cartoon (Globe and Mail, Jan. 4, 2001)
- Headline Clichés article by Tom Kuntz (New York Times, Jan. 6, 2001)
- The Big Picture daily cartoon strip by Leonard Peterson (Jan. 1, 2001)
- Duplex daily cartoon strip by Glenn McCoy (Jan. 2, 2001)
- New Yorker magazine cover (Jan. 8, 2001)
Cinema Redux
Brendan Dawes' Cinema Redux explores the idea of distilling a film down to one single image by sampling the movie every second and generating an 8 x 6 pixel image of the frame at that moment in time, with each row representing one minute of film time.
Desktop Wallpaper
These are 1280x854 screen-captures from the DVD, suitable for use as desktop wallpaper. If there's a particular scene you want, please email me.
2001 LP Record
A friend of mine, who owns this record, bought it at a local Goodwill store.
“2001” Links
The movie premiered on April 2, 1968, at the Uptown Theater in Washington, DC.
- Typography in 2001
- All the fonts used in the movie.
- 2001 in the Theaters (Archived)
- Information about the 70mm Cinerama theatrical release of 2001 around the world, including newspaper adverts.
- HAL's Legacy: 2001's Computer as Dream and Reality (Archived)
- A book with various essays about the future of computing and the feasibility of a computer with HAL's capabilities existing in the our future. Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke.
- Underman's 2001
- An extended look at one of the most celebrated SF films ever released.
- 2001: exhibit.org
- In December 1999, the San Mateo Public Library in California mounted an exhibition about "2001".
- Digital Canvas 3D
- Computer-generate models of the Discovery, the EVA pod and the
space-station rendered with LightWave (follow the "Gallery"
link).
- 2001: A Lego Odyssey
- A homage to Kubrick's "2001"— except it is about, and is made with Lego!
- "2001" Explained
- Vaious themes in the movie are explained using Flash animation.
- Icons
- 2001-themed icons to customize your Mac.
- Pink Floyd and 2001
- You can play Pink Floyd's "Echoes" in perfect visual sync with the "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite" segment.
- EVA Pod Model
- Model kits of the EVA pod, or complete plans for scratch-building.
- 2001 Analog Watch
- Movie prop commissioned by Kubrick for the movie.
- Custom LEGO Discovery Model
- A 6 foot long model of the Discovery constructed with more than 3800 pieces, includes miniature EVA pods.
- Affordable HAL 9000 Replica
- DIY HAL 9000 replica made from a big red button and an Arduino board.
- Weirdest Adaptation of 2001
- A scifi comic by Jack Kirby from 1976.
- Shuttle model purchased by the Academy
- One of the few movie props that survived Kubrick's orders that everything be destroyed.
Stanley Kubrick
(1928–1999)
Arthur C. Clarke
(1917–2008)
Douglas Rain
(1928–2018)
Robert McCall
(1919–2010)
- The Kubrick Site
- A shrine, nay, a cathedral honouring the film master, Stanley Kubrick.
- Kubrick Multimedia Film Guide
- A guide dedicated to the films and genius of Kubrick.
- The Authorized Stanley Kubrick Site
- A Warner Bros. site featuring the complete Kubrick filmography (requires Javascript).
- "Citizen Kubrick"
- An article at The Guardian about Kubrick's estate, following his death.
- Kubrick Interview
- Kubrick interview at the premiere of "2001" at Lowes Theater.
- Arthur C. Clarke Interview
- David G. Stork interviews Clarke about his collaboration with Kubrick on "2001".
- Kubrick Cinemagraphs
- Animated GIFs from several scenes of Kubrick movies including 2001.
What's New
- Nov 12, 2018
- Douglas Rain (the voice of HAL, passed away on the 11th)
- Removed link to Life magazine photos (which seem to have disappeared
- Jan 27, 2015
- Linked to Jack Kirby's weird comicbook adaption of "2001".
- Apr 30, 2013
- Linked to Affordable HAL 9000 Replica
- Jun 18, 2012
- Linked to Youtube video, 2001: The Making of the Myth
- Aug 23, 2011
- Linked to Kubrick Cinemagraphs.
- Mar 4, 2010
- Added photos of 2001 LP record.
- Mar 2, 2010
- Linked to artist Robert McCall, who passed away.
- Nov 18, 2008
- LIFE Magazine photo archive.
- April 16, 2008
- Wallpaper requests. Custom LEGO Discovery.
- March 18, 2008
- Arthur C. Clarke, R.I.P.
- March 9, 2008
- Arthur C. Clarke interview with David Stork.
- May 24, 2007
- 2001 watch and pod models link.
- May 19, 2007
- Renovation (old look).
- May 16, 2007
- Cinema Redux link.
