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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesHAL was almost named Athena
Early on, Discovery's computer was called Athena and had a female voice and persona. Kubrick and Clarke consulted IBM on HAL, but the company's logo never made it into the film.
source ↗ - CameoKubrick's daughter on the videophone
The girl Heywood Floyd talks to on the videophone, "Squirt," is Vivian Kubrick, the director's daughter. She's uncredited.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe score that stayed in a drawer
Kubrick hired Alex North to write a score, then swapped it all for classical pieces like Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra. North found out at the premiere.
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- CameoClarke feeds the pigeons
Arthur C. Clarke shows up on a bench outside the White House, feeding pigeons. A moment later, a Time cover casts Clarke as the US President and Kubrick as the Soviet Premier.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA script written by modem
In 1983, Peter Hyams in Los Angeles and Clarke in Sri Lanka traded messages every day over Kaypro II computers and modems. The exchange was published as The Odyssey File (1984).
source ↗ - Behind the scenes"Go make your own movie"
Before starting, Hyams asked for Clarke's and Kubrick's blessing. Kubrick told him to go make his own movie. Keir Dullea and Douglas Rain, the voice of HAL, came back to their roles.
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