A concluding chapter examines the film's legacy as it grew into it current justifiably exalted status.īased on what? I've seen it (again) recently and aside from special effects, the story line is. Benson interviewed Clarke many times, and has also spoken at length with Kubrick's widow, Christiane with visual effects supervisor Doug Trumbull with Dan Richter, who played 2001's leading man-ape and many others.Ī colorful nonfiction narrative packed with memorable characters and remarkable incidents, Space Odyssey provides a 360-degree view of this extraordinary work, tracking the film from Kubrick and Clarke's first meeting in New York in 1964 through its UK production from 1965-1968, during which some of the most complex sets ever made were merged with visual effects so innovative that they scarcely seem dated today. Such directors as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, and James Cameron have acknowledged its profound influence.Īuthor Michael Benson explains how 2001 was made, telling the story primarily through the two people most responsible for the film, Kubrick and science fiction legend Arthur C.

2001's resounding commercial success launched the genre of big-budget science fiction spectaculars. Although some leading critics slammed the film as incomprehensible and self-indulgent, the public lined up to see it. Strangelove, director Stanley Kubrick wasn't yet recognized as a great filmmaker, and 2001 was radically innovative, with little dialogue and no strong central character. Regarded as a masterpiece today, 2001: A Space Odyssey received mixed reviews on its 1968 release.

Clarke created this cinematic masterpiece. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpieceīy Michael Benson Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the film's release, this is the definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, including the inside account of how director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C.

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Space Odyssey by Michael Benson