2010 (1984)

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writers:

Arthur C. Clarke (novel)
Peter Hyams (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 December 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Adventure

Tagline:

Something wonderful is about to happen [Australia Theatrical]

Plot:

A joint American-Soviet space expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery.

Plot Keywords:

Jupiter | Space | Computer | Monolith | 2010s

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 1

8:00 PM

TCM

Cast

Roy Scheider	...	Dr. Heywood Floyd
John Lithgow	...	Dr. Walter Curnow
Helen Mirren	...	Tanya Kirbuk
Bob Balaban	...	Dr. R. Chandra
Keir Dullea	...	Dave Bowman
Douglas Rain	...	HAL 9000 (voice)
Madolyn Smith Osborne	...	Caroline Floyd (as Madolyn Smith)
Dana Elcar	...	Dimitri Moisevitch
Taliesin Jaffe	...	Christopher Floyd
James McEachin	...	Victor Milson
Mary Jo Deschanel	...	Betty Fernandez, Bowman's Wife
Elya Baskin	...	Maxim Brajlovsky
Saveli Kramarov	...	Dr. Vladimir Rudenko (as Savely Kramarov)
Oleg Rudnik	...	Dr. Vasili Orlov
Natasha Shneider	...	Irina Yakunina
Vladimir Skomarovsky	...	Yuri Svetlanov
Victor Steinbach	...	Mikolaj Ternovsky
Jan Triska	...	Alexander Kovalev
Larry Carroll	...	Anchorman on TV
Herta Ware	...	Jessie Bowman
Cheryl Carter	...	Nurse
Ron Recasner	...	Hospital Neurosurgeon
Robert Lesser	...	Dr. Hirsch
Candice Bergen	...	SAL 9000 (voice) (as Olga Mallsnerd)
Delana Michaels	...	Commercial Announcer
Gene McGarr	...	Commercial Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arthur C. Clarke	...	Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Hyams

Writing credits
Arthur C. Clarke		(novel)
Peter Hyams		(screenplay)

Produced by
Peter Hyams	....	producer
Neil A. Machlis	....	associate producer
Jonathan A. Zimbert	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David Shire

Cinematography by
Peter Hyams

Film Editing by
Mia Goldman
James Mitchell

Casting by
Penny Perry

Production Design by
Albert Brenner

Set Decoration by
Rick Simpson

Costume Design by
Patricia Norris

Makeup Department
Vivian McAteer	....	hair stylist
Michael Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Neil A. Machlis	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William S. Beasley	....	first assistant director
Alan B. Curtiss	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Arthur Gelb	....	graphics
Sherman Labby	....	production illustrator
Syd Mead	....	visual futurist
Greg Papalia	....	set designer
Gregory Pickrell	....	set designer
Robert Van Dyke	....	propmaker gangboss
Marty Wunderlich	....	propmaster (as Martin Wunderlich)
Camille Abbott	....	production illustrator (uncredited)
David B. Brenner	....	set designer (uncredited)
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack	....	painter (uncredited)
William Ladd Skinner	....	set designer (uncredited)
Kandy Stern	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor
Michael J. Benavente	....	sound editor
Raul A. Bruce	....	boom operator (as Raul Bruce)
Gene S. Cantamessa	....	production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
James Christopher	....	sound editor
Carlos Delarios	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Carlos deLarios)
Donald Flick	....	sound editor
Gil Haimsohn	....	assistant sound editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.	....	sound editor (as Warren Hamilton)
Michael J. Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
Vince Melandri	....	adr editor
Ray O'Reilly	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Pospisil	....	assistant sound editor
Aaron Rochin	....	sound re-recording mixer
David E. Stone	....	sound editor (as David Stone)
Dale Strumpell	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
David Blitstein	....	special effects assistant (as Dave Blitstein)
Andy Evans	....	special effects assistant
Henry Millar Jr.	....	special effects supervisor (as Henry Millar)
William Guest	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Doug Hubbard	....	special effects (uncredited)
Gene Young	....	title animator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jon Alberti	....	starchild personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Yarek Alfer	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group (as Jarek Alfer)
Jill K. Allen	....	production administration: Entertainment Effects Group (as Jill Allen)
Lance Anderson	....	starchild personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Larz Anderson	....	effects technician: Entertainment Effects Group
Phil Barbero	....	optical lineup: Entertainment Effects Group
David Beasley	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group
Jon Berg	....	starchild personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Gary D. Bierend	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group (as Gary Bierend)
Brent Boates	....	artistic consultant: Entertainment Effects Group
Kris Brown	....	software programmer: Entertainment Effects Group
Conrad Buff IV	....	visual effects editor: Entertainment Effects Group (as Conrad Buff)
Laura Buff	....	business manager: Entertainment Effects Group
Allen Cappuccilli	....	production administration: Entertainment Effects Group
Richard Coleman	....	animator: Entertainment Effects Group
Robert Cole	....	effects technician: Entertainment Effects Group (as Bob Cole)
Randall William Cook	....	stop motion: Entertainment Effects Group
Charles Cowles	....	optical printer operator: Entertainment Effects Group (as Chuck Cowles)
Margaret Craig-Chang	....	technical animator: Entertainment Effects Group
Tom Culnan	....	starchild personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Ken Dudderar	....	cinetechnician: Entertainment Effects Group
Richard Edlund	....	visual effects supervisor
Leslie Ekker	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group
Robert Eyslee	....	gaffer: Entertainment Effects Group
Leslie Falkinburg	....	accountant: Entertainment Effects Group
John V. Fante	....	camera operator: Entertainment Effects Group (as John Fante)
Gunnar Ferdinandsen	....	starchild personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Wendie Fischer	....	technical animator: Entertainment Effects Group
Kento Gebo	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group (as Kent Gebo)
Adam Gelbart	....	additional miniatures personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Bruno George	....	optical printer operator: Entertainment Effects Group
Pete Gerard	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group (as Bryson Gerard)
Ron Gress	....	chief model painter: Entertainment Effects Group
Rhonda C. Gunner	....	video playback coordinator: Video Image (as Rhonda Gunner)
David R. Hardberger	....	motion control technician: Entertainment Effects Group (as David Hardberger)
Alan Harding	....	assistant matte cameraman: Entertainment Effects Group
Clark Higgins	....	video systems: Entertainment Effects Group
Jack Hinkle	....	assistant effects editor: Entertainment Effects Group
Richard E. Hollander	....	video computer graphics: Video Image
Michael F. Hoover	....	motion control computer operator
Mike Hoover	....	motion control technician: Entertainment Effects Group
Michael Hosch	....	starchild personnel: Entertainment Effects Group (as Mike Hosch)
Jamie Jardine	....	production administration: Entertainment Effects Group
Jerry Jeffres	....	electronics engineer: Entertainment Effects Group
George Jenson	....	visual effects art director: Entertainment Effects Group
Robert L. Johnston	....	miniature mechanical effects: Entertainment Effects Group (as Bob Johnston)
Michael Kelly	....	production supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
Robin Kolb	....	effects technician: Entertainment Effects Group
Neil Krepela	....	matte department supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
John Lambert	....	camera operator: Entertainment Effects Group
Michael Lawler	....	camera operator: Entertainment Effects Group (as Mike Lawler)
Robin Dean Leyden	....	electronics engineer: Entertainment Effects Group (as Robin Leyden)
Pete Martinez	....	video technician: Video Image
Mary Mason	....	production administration: Entertainment Effects Group
Mark Matthew	....	cinetechnician: Entertainment Effects Group
Pat McClung	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group (as Patrick McClung)
Gregory L. McMurry	....	video effects supervisor: Video Image (as Greg McMurry)
L. Mark Medernach	....	production associate: Entertainment Effects Group
Dennis Michelson	....	assistant effects editor: Entertainment Effects Group
Virgil Mirano	....	still photographer: Entertainment Effects Group
Michele Moen	....	matte artist: Entertainment Effects Group (as Michelle Moen)
Ronald B. Moore	....	optical lineup: Entertainment Effects Group
Thaine Morris	....	mechanical effects supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
Bill Neil	....	camera operator: Entertainment Effects Group
James Nelson	....	production advisor: Entertainment Effects Group (as Jim Nelson)
Martin November	....	assistant effects editor: Entertainment Effects Group (as Marty November)
Tom Pahk	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group (as Thomas Pahk)
Rebecca Petrullie	....	technical animator: Entertainment Effects Group
Gary Platek	....	special projects: Entertainment Effects Group
George Polkinghorne	....	cinetechnician: Entertainment Effects Group
George Pryor	....	additional miniatures personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Samuel E. Recinos	....	technical animator: Entertainment Effects Group (as Samuel Recinos)
Peggy Regan	....	animator: Entertainment Effects Group
Robin Reilly	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group
Arthur F. Repola	....	visual effects editor: Entertainment Effects Group (as Arthur Repola)
Pat Repola	....	lab technician: Entertainment Effects Group
Pete Romano	....	camera assistant: Entertainment Effects Group
Milius Romyn	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group
Dennis Schultz	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group
Jonathan Seay	....	motion control technician: Entertainment Effects Group
Nick Seldon	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group (as Nicholas Seldon)
David Shwartz	....	chief moldmaker: Entertainment Effects Group
Tom Silveroll	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group
Robert Spurlock	....	key effects man: Entertainment Effects Group (as Bob Spurlock)
Mark Stetson	....	model shop supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
David K. Stewart	....	director of photography: Entertainment Effects Group (as Dave Stewart)
Ken Swenson	....	miniatures crew: Entertainment Effects Group
Annick Thierrien	....	technical animator: Entertainment Effects Group (as Annick Therrien)
Lynda Thompson	....	production supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
Eusebio Torres	....	animator: Entertainment Effects Group
Patrick Van Auken	....	key grip: Entertainment Effects Group (as Pat Van Auken)
Paul Van Camp	....	software programmer: Entertainment Effects Group (as Paul Van Kamp)
Mark Vargo	....	optical supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
Gary Waller	....	animation supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group (as Garry Waller)
Mary E. Walter	....	optical lineup: Entertainment Effects Group
John C. Wash	....	computer graphics supervisor: Video Image
Jody Westheimer	....	camera assistant: Entertainment Effects Group
Kayte Westheimer	....	accountant: Entertainment Effects Group
Mark West	....	design engineer: Entertainment Effects Group
Gene Whiteman	....	chief engineer: Entertainment Effects Group
Robert Wilcox	....	electronics engineer: Entertainment Effects Group (as Bob Wilcox)
Bess Wiley	....	camera assistant: Entertainment Effects Group
Bob Wilson	....	additional miniatures personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Claire Wilson	....	production accountant: Entertainment Effects Group
Terry Windell	....	animation supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
Matthew Yuricich	....	chief matte artist: Entertainment Effects Group
Stuart Ziff	....	starchild personnel: Entertainment Effects Group
Craig Caton	....	creature crew (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	Vistavision scan plate cinematography: Kenimation/Digital Productions (uncredited)
Sam Longoria	....	assistant cameraman: Entertainment Effects Group (uncredited)
Sherry McKenna	....	production executive (uncredited)
Juniko Moody	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Kevin Rafferty	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Jim Rygiel	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunt coordinator
M. James Arnett	....	stunts
Jim Burk	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jim Halty)
Robert Harman	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Gary Morgan	....	stunts
Mic Rodgers	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
John Baron	....	chief lighting technician
Don E. FauntLeRoy	....	assistant camera
Ralph Gerling	....	camera operator (as Ralph R. Gerling)
Tom May	....	key grip
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Michael J. Wheeler	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Kessler	....	costumer: men (as Jim Kessler)
Nancy McArdle	....	costume supervisor: women
Bruce Walkup	....	costume supervisor: men

Editorial Department
Ross Albert	....	associate editor
Joanna Cappuccilli	....	associate editor
Barbara Dunning	....	first assistant editor
Gregory M. Gerlich	....	assistant editor (as Greg Gerlich)
Craig Herring	....	assistant editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Ann Martin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Helmut Franz	....	conductor: additional music "Lux Aeterna"
Craig Hundley	....	electronic music producer (as Craig Huxley)
William Saracino	....	music editor (as William J. Saracino)
David Shire	....	conductor
David Shire	....	electronic music producer
Craig Hundley	....	electronic music engineer (uncredited)
Craig Hundley	....	electronic music performer (uncredited)
Craig Hundley	....	orchestral music remixer (uncredited)
Aaron Rochin	....	orchestral music recordist (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Randy Peters	....	transportation coordinator
Candace Wells	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Barbara Allen	....	secretary to producer
Katharine Ann Curtiss	....	production coordinator
Elliot Fischoff	....	marketing director
Robert Harman	....	flying supervisor
Craig Hundley	....	synthesizer programmer (as Craig Huxley)
Mario Iscovich	....	location manager
John James Jr.	....	effects project administrator
Steven Jongeward	....	production associate
Don Levy	....	unit publicist
Marshall Schlom	....	script supervisor
Jay Sweeney	....	marine technical advisor (as Dr. Jay Sweeney)
Richard Terrile	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Richard Terrile)
Steve Warner	....	production controller
Linda Klein	....	medical technical advisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (worldwide)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1985) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• MGM/UA Entertainment Company
• Sandrews (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2000) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Digital Productions (digital Jupiter simulation)
• Entertainment Effects Group (visual effects)
• Video Image (graphics and visual displays)

Other Companies

• 3M Company  acknowledgement
• Adidas  acknowledgement
• Apple Computer  acknowledgement
• Aquarium World  acknowledgement
• AT&T  acknowledgement
• Bo Gehring Associates  additional display material
• Calma G.C. Co.  acknowledgement
• Carrera  acknowledgement
• Convergence Corporation  acknowledgement
• Ford Motor Company  acknowledgement
• Heartrate Incorp.  acknowledgement
• Huffy  acknowledgement
• Mag Instruments  acknowledgement
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios  orchestral music recording (uncredited)
• Pan American Airlines  acknowledgement
• Panasonic  acknowledgement
• Panavision  Louma crane provided by
• Physio Control  acknowledgement
• Sanyo  acknowledgement
• Sheraton Hotels  acknowledgement
• Yamaha International  acknowledgement
• Enterprise Studios, The  electronic music recording (uncredited)
• A&M Records  soundtrack
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

2010: Odyssey Two (USA) (original script title)
2010: The Year We Make Contact (USA) (promotional title)
2010 (Finland) [fi]
2010 - Das Jahr, in dem wir Kontakt aufnehmen (West Germany) [de]
2010 - L'année du premier contact (L'odyssée continue) (France) [fr]
2010 - L'anno del contatto (Italy) [it]
2010 - O Ano Em Que Faremos Contato (Brazil) [pt]
2010 - To etos tis pangosmias symfiliosis (Greece) [el]
2010 - den anden rumrejse (Denmark) [da]
2010 année du premier contact (Belgium: French title) [fr]
2010, odisea dos (Spain) [es]
2010: Året då vi får kontakt (Sweden) [sv]
Avaruusseikkailu 2010 (Finland) (video title) [fi]
O Ano do Contacto (Portugal) [pt]
Svemirska odiseja 2010 (Serbia) [sr]

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Argentina:13 | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Plains of San Augustin, Magdalena, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The blue spacesuit on the Discovery (the only one that was never used, in either 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) or 2010 (1984)) was later used in the "Babylon 5" (1994) episodes #1.20, "Babylon Squared" and #3.17, "War Without End: Part 2"

Goofs:

Factual errors: Bowman's "My God, it's full of stars" is distorted, presumably because he is rapidly accelerating to near light speed as he falls into the worm hole (the book actually describes it as a "worm hole"). Actually, what an Earth observer would hear (and record) would be your voice rapidly slowing down (Like a cassette player running on dead batteries). Also the carrier wave signal would red shift to lower and lower frequencies forcing you to constantly adjust your receiver.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dave Bowman: My God! It's full of stars!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in WALL·E (2008)

Soundtrack:

ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRAI

If Clarke's a part of it, it's good enough for me

I measure sci-fi flicks after the amount of correctness and scientific expertise (with the exception of fun but brainless sci-fi such as "Armageddon" or "Starship Troopers"), and if something is good enough for Clarke or Sagan, it's good enough for me.

This sequel to "2001" is much less of a mystery and is not so tedious. It follows the book very well, right up to the fantastic ending that thrilled me beyond belief when I read it. I actually wish for the rest of the series to be made into films as well, especially 2064, which is a fantastic space adventure with crash landings on the forbidden moon, mentioned in "2010", a rescue mission and a chance to get a closer look at the biological experiment that the makers of the monolith have undertaken by "lighting" Jupiter, the failed second star of the Solar System.

A good film, no more, no less, and though overshadowed by it's infamous prequel, it is a tad easier to watch.