2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Screenplay
After a mysterious monolith is found on the Moon, an astronaut must outwit the rogue supercomputer HAL 9000 to uncover its origins and survive the journey to Jupiter.
- Written by
- Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
- Genre
- Science Fiction, Adventure
- Studio
- MGM
- Length
- 65 pages
Study this screenplay for its masterful pacing and deliberate structure, which builds tension through silence and procedural detail rather than action. The dialogue, particularly HAL's calm menace, showcases how restraint can create profound unease. Its world-building is immersive, grounding abstract concepts in tangible, realistic technology.
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