2001: A Space Odyssey in popular culture

none October 2017 In popular culture, Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey has had a significant impact in such diverse cultural forms and media as film, literature, music and technology. Influence on film The influence of 2001 on subsequent filmmakers is considerable. Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and others, including many special effects technicians, discuss the impact the film has had on them in a featurette titled Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001, included in the 2007 DVD release of the film. Spielberg calls it his film generation's "big bang", while Lucas says it was "hugely inspirational", labeling Kubrick as "the filmmaker's filmmaker". Sydney Pollack refers to it as "groundbreaking", and William Friedkin states 2001 is "the grandfather of all such films". George Lucas provided a high appraisal of Kubrick's direction of the film stating: "Stanley Kubrick made the ultimate science fiction movie, and it is going to be very hard for someone to come along and make a better movie, as far as I'm concerned. On a technical level, it can be compared, but personally I think that '2001' is far superior."Coate, Michael. "1968: A Roadshow Odyssey- The Original Reserved Seat Engagements Of '2001: A Space Odyssey'". in70mm.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018. At the 2007 Venice film festival, director Ridley Scott stated he believed 2001 was the unbeatable film that in a sense killed the science fiction genre.Kazan Casey http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/07/ridley-scott-science-fiction-is-dead.html Ridley Scott: "After 2001 -A Space Odyssey, Science Fiction is Dead" Dailygalaxy.com July 10, 2009 August 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110321121445/http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/07/ridley-scott-science-fiction-is-dead.html March 21, 2011 dead mdy-all Similarly, film critic Michel Ciment in his essay "Odyssey of Stanley Kubrick" stated, "Kubrick has conceived a film which in one stroke has made the whole science fiction cinema obsolete."In Focus on the Science Fiction Film, edited by William Johnson. Englewood Cliff, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1972. However, others credit 2001 with opening up a market for films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien, Blade Runner and Contact; proving that big-budget "serious" science-fiction films can be commercially successful, and establishing the "sci-fi blockbuster" as a Hollywood staple. George D. DeMet http://www.palantir.net/2001/meanings/essay09.html 2001: A Space Odyssey Internet Resource Archive: The Search for Meaning in 2001 Palantir.net (originally an undergrad honors thesis) August 22, 2010 Science magazine Discovers blogger Stephen Cass, discussing the considerable impact of the film on subsequent science-fiction, writes that "the balletic spacecraft scenes set to sweeping classical music, the tarantula-soft tones of HAL 9000, and the ultimate alien artifact, the Monolith, have all become enduring cultural icons in their own right."http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2009/04/02/this-day-in-science-fiction-history-2001-a-space-odyssey/ This Day in Science Fiction History — 2001: A Space Odyssey | Discover Magazine Blogs.discovermagazine.com August 22, 2010 March 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328142257/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2009/04/02/this-day-in-science-fiction-history-2001-a-space-odyssey/ dead Visual references to 2001 (including to HAL 9000), are present in both the original Star Wars film and the concluding episode, The Rise of Skywalker.Szostak Phil The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Abrams Carter, Rick 2020 978-1-4197-4038-1 New York 173 1100598789 The depiction of hyperspace in the original film was specifically influenced by the psychedelic visual in 2001.DVD commentary for Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope 1977 Lucas George DVD en 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment George Lucas Los Angeles, California 2004 56 Influence on media One commentator has suggested that the image of the Star Child and Earth has contributed to the rise of the "whole Earth" icon as a symbol of the unity of humanity. Writing in The Asia Pacific Journal Robert Jacobs traces the history of this icon from early cartoons and drawings of Earth to photographs of Earth from early space missions, to its historic appearance on the cover of The Whole Earth Catalog. Noting that images of the entire planet recur several times in A Space Odyssey, Jacobs writes: The most dramatic use of the icon was in the film's conclusion. In this scene ... Bowman is reborn as the Star Child ... depicted as a fetus floating in space in an amniotic sac. The Star Child turns to consider the Whole Earth floating in front of it, both glowing a bright blue-white. The two appear as newborn versions of Man and Earth, face-to-face, ready to be born into a future of unthinkable possibilities.http://www.japanfocus.org/-Robert-Jacobs/3505 Whole Earth or No Earth: The Origin of the Whole Earth Icon in the Ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 地球全体か地球全滅か−−ヒロシマ・ナガサキの灰燼より浮上した地球の全体図 - The Asia-Pacific Journal The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus Influence on technology thumb|right|A scene where a tablet-style device is portrayed in the film In August 2011, in response to Apple Inc.'s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, the latter argued that Apple's iPad was effectively modeled on the visual tablets that appear aboard spaceship Discovery in the Space Odyssey film, which constitute prior art.https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/apple-ipad-samsung-galaxy-stanley-kubrick-showed-tablet/story?id=14387499 Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy: Stanley Kubrick Showed Tablet in '2001: A Space Odyssey' ABC News "Siri", Apple's voice assistant in iOS and macOS, features a reference to the film: it responds "I'm sorry I can't do that" when asked to "open the pod bay doors".http://www.ibtimes.com/iphone-4s-siri-goes-2001-space-odyssey-thinkgeeks-new-iris-9000-video-361180 iPhone 4S Siri Goes '2001: Space Odyssey': ThinkGeek's New IRIS 9000 [VIDEO] Jones Melanie October 25, 2011 International Business Times December 2, 2011 When asked repeatedly, it may say, "Without your space helmet, you're going to find this rather... breathtaking.". The iPhone 6 version also included some references to HAL: initially, when the user said it was "good", it sometimes repeated what HAL says to the BBC interviewer about himself, then, when the user asked her to search information about HAL, it said that "We all know what happened to HAL..." or, later, that "at least, he was good at singing". Inspired by Clarke's visual tablet device, in 1994 a European Commission-funded R&D project code named "NewsPAD" developed and pilot tested a portable 'multimedia viewer' aiming for the realisation of an electronic multimedia 'newspaper' pointing the way to a future fully interactive and highly personalised information source. Involved partners were Acorn RISC Technologies UK, Archimedes GR, Carat FR, Ediciones Primera Plana ES, Institut Català de Tecnologia ES, and TechMAPP UK.Some European Commission official reference is still available on CORDIS archive A team from TRACLabs Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence called "CASE" (Cognitive Architecture for Space Agents), based on HAL 9000. The AI was developed to run a planetary base.Bonaso Pete CASE: A HAL 9000 for 2021 2018 Science Robotics 3 24 10.1126/scirobotics.aav6610 In 2018, the company partnered with NASA to implement CASE into analogs, places where volunteers simulate life in outer planets.Choi Charles Q. This HAL 9000-Inspired AI Simulation Kept Its Virtual Astronauts Alive 22 November 2018 Space.com https://www.space.com/42511-hal-9000-inspired-ai-test-simulation.html 10 January 2026 10 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260110042819/https://www.space.com/42511-hal-9000-inspired-ai-test-simulation.html live Sequels Kubrick did not envision a sequel to 2001. Fearing the later exploitation and recycling of his material in other productions (as was done with the props from MGM's Forbidden Planet), he ordered all sets, props, miniatures, production blueprints, and prints of unused scenes destroyed. Most of these materials were lost, with some exceptions: a 2001 spacesuit backpack appeared in the "Close Up" episode of the Gerry Anderson series UFO,Agel 1970 169Bizony 2001 1984 2010: The Odyssey Continues DVD ZM Productions/MGM Mark Stetson (model shop supervisor) August 31, 2007 http://imdb.com/title/tt0235153/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070824064532/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235153/ August 24, 2007 deadhttp://www.starshipmodeler.com/2001/2001int.htm Starship Modeler: Modeling 2001 and 2010 Spacecraft Starship Modeler September 26, 2006 October 19, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20060820130341/http://www.starshipmodeler.com/2001/2001int.htm August 20, 2006 live Bentley Chris The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide 4th Reynolds and Hearn 2008 London 978-1-905287-74-1 and one of HAL's eyepieces is in the possession of the author of Hal's Legacy, David G. Stork. In 2012 Lockheed engineer Adam Johnson, working with Frederick I. Ordway III, science adviser to Kubrick, wrote the book 2001: The Lost Science, which for the first time featured many of the blueprints of the spacecraft and film sets that previously had been thought destroyed. Clarke wrote three sequel novels: 2010: Odyssey Two (1982), 2061: Odyssey Three (1987), and 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997). The only filmed sequel, 2010, was based on Clarke's 1982 novel and was released in 1984. Kubrick was not involved in the production of this film, which was directed by Peter Hyams in a more conventional style with more dialogue. Clarke saw it as a fitting adaptation of his novel,Starlog magazine and had a brief cameo appearance in the film. As Kubrick had ordered all models and blueprints from 2001 destroyed, Hyams was forced to recreate these models from scratch for 2010. Hyams also claimed that he would not have made the film had he not received both Kubrick's and Clarke's blessings: I had a long conversation with Stanley and told him what was going on. If it met with his approval, I would do the film; and if it didn't, I wouldn't. I certainly would not have thought of doing the film if I had not gotten the blessing of Kubrick. He's one of my idols; simply one of the greatest talents that's ever walked the Earth. He more or less said, "Sure. Go do it. I don't care." And another time he said, "Don't be afraid. Just go do your own movie."LoBrutto, Vincent. Stanley Kubrick. London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1997, p. 456. The other two novels have not been adapted for the screen, although actor Tom Hanks has expressed interest in possible adaptations."3001: The Final Odyssey" on Yahoo! Movies (via Wayback Machine) In 2012, two screenplay adaptations of both 2061 and 3001 were posted on the 2001:Exhibit website, in the hopes of generating interest in both MGM and Warner Bros. to adapt the last two novels into films.https://archive.today/20130223054527/http://www.2001exhibit.org/about/2061.html About 2061: Odyssey Threehttps://archive.today/20130223055240/http://www.2001exhibit.org/about/3001.html About 3001: The Final Odyessy Comics adaptations René Bratonne made a French newspaper comic adaptation of this film, assisted by Pierre Leguen, Claude Pascal and his son, who worked under the pseudonym Jack de Brown.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/brantonne_rene.htm René Brantonne In 1968, Howard Johnson's released a homonymous comic adaptation on their children's menu."2001: A Space Odyssey" as a children's comic book style menu in 1968 9 May 2013 HobbySpace https://hobbyspace.com/Blog/?p=2183 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118130441/https://hobbyspace.com/Blog/?p=2183 live Beginning in 1976, Marvel Comics published a comic adaptation of the film written and drawn by Jack Kirby, and a 10-issue monthly series expanding on the ideas of the film and novel, also created by Kirby.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kirby.htm Jack Kirby When Marvel's license to publish 2001 comics expired, one of the characters, Machine Man, was an original creation by Kirby and therefore belonged to the company's IP, and was made into a part of the Marvel Universe.Machine Man by Kirby & Ditko: The Complete Collection - The Comics Journal In 1985, Marvel released the adaptation of 2010: Odyssey 2 as a two-issues limited series called 2010. It was written by J. M. DeMatteis, with art by Joe Barney and Larry Hama, colors by Tom Palmer and letters by Rick Parker.Christiansen Jeff New Seed The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/newseed.htm 4 June 2026 4 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260604032819/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/newseed.htm live2010 #2 Grand Comics Database https://www.comics.org/issue/214746/ 4 June 2026 4 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260604152439/https://www.comics.org/issue/214746/ live Game adaptations In 1976 Williams Electronics released a pinball machine based on Robert McCall’s poster for the movie: Space Odyssey,Space Odyssey Museum of the Game https://www.arcade-museum.com/Pinball/space-odyssey 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109031431/https://www.arcade-museum.com/Pinball/space-odyssey live with the 4-player version being called Space Mission.Space Mission Museum of the Game https://www.arcade-museum.com/Pinball/space-mission 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109032502/https://www.arcade-museum.com/Pinball/space-mission live It was designed by Steve Kordek, with art from Christian Marche.Space Odyssey Pinpedia https://www.pinpedia.com/machine/742 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109033828/https://www.pinpedia.com/machine/742 live The movie has also been adapted to tabletop games. In 1984, TSR released the role-playing game adaptations 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: Odyssey Two Adventure using the Star Frontiers system.Space Odyssey Series Adventures TSR Archive https://www.tsrarchive.com/sf/sf-ody.html 9 January 2026 22 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250522040717/https://www.tsrarchive.com/sf/sf-ody.html live On 4 June 2025, Maestro Media released a board game adaptation called 2001: A Space Odyssey | The Board Game, designed by Phil Walker-Harding. One player, that controls HAL 9000, must sabotage Discovery, while the other players, that control the crew, must coordinate with each other to safeguard the ship and complete their mission.Bolding Jonathan There's gonna be a 1 vs many board game based on 2001: A Space Odyssey 23 February 2025 PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/games/board-games/theres-gonna-be-a-1-vs-many-board-game-based-on-2001-a-space-odyssey/ 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109022631/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/board-games/theres-gonna-be-a-1-vs-many-board-game-based-on-2001-a-space-odyssey/ liveDiceHateKris Maestro Media Launches 2001: A Space Odyssey The Board Game 15 June 2025 DiceHate https://dicehate.com/newsandreviews/2001-a-space-odyssey-board-game-launch 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109023022/https://dicehate.com/newsandreviews/2001-a-space-odyssey-board-game-launch live Technosoft has adapted the movie to a computer game twice for FM-7 and other PCs. On 2001: A Space Odyssey (1980), Dr. Bowman must deactivate HAL 9000 before the spaceship Discovery is exploded.2001: A Space Odyssey MobyGames https://www.mobygames.com/game/221912/2001-a-space-odyssey/ 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109020649/https://www.mobygames.com/game/221912/2001-a-space-odyssey/ live2001: A Space Odyssey Kotaku https://kotaku.com/games/2001-a-space-odyssey 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109021227/https://kotaku.com/games/2001-a-space-odyssey live On the sequel 2001: A Space Odyssey Part II, Dr. Bowman must touch the monolith while running away from an aggressive alien.2001: A Space Odyssey Part II MobyGames https://www.mobygames.com/game/223670/2001-a-space-odyssey-part-ii/?s=date 9 January 2026 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109021507/https://www.mobygames.com/game/223670/2001-a-space-odyssey-part-ii/?s=date live Action figures There have been several action figures based on the movie. MediCom released the colorful spacesuits on their MAFEX lineup (2017)Cochran Jay 2001: A Space Odyssey MAFEX Dr. Frank Poole & Dave Bowman Figures 24 June 2016 Toy News International https://toynewsi.com/277-26682 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118005424/https://toynewsi.com/277-26682 live and a prop-size replica of HAL 9000 (2022).Chow Aaron Medicom Toy Recreates HAL 9000 From '2001: A Space Odyssey' 14 January 2022 Hypebeast https://hypebeast.com/2022/1/medicom-toy-recreates-hal-9000-from-2001-a-space-odyssey 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118010250/https://hypebeast.com/2022/1/medicom-toy-recreates-hal-9000-from-2001-a-space-odyssey live HobbyLink Japan partnered with GomoraKick to release scale model replicas, including from Discovery One for their HLJ Select lineup (2019).The impact of 2001: A Space Odyssey + A Discovery One model 22 May 2019 HobbySpace https://hobbyspace.com/Blog/?p=18825 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118123846/https://hobbyspace.com/Blog/?p=18825 liveCochran Jay Largest Scale 2001 Discovery One Prop Replica On Sale Now At HLJ 16 May 2019 Toys News International https://toynewsi.com/366-33447 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118124214/https://toynewsi.com/366-33447 live Super7 released three astronauts from the movie and Moon Watcher on their 2001: A Space Odyssey ULTIMATES! lineup (2022).Cochran Jay 2001: A Space Odyssey ULTIMATES From Super7 24 September 2021 Toys News International https://toynewsi.com/345-40244 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118124505/https://toynewsi.com/345-40244 live Executive Replicas released a line for miniature replicas of the movie (2024).2001: A Space Odyssey EVA Space Pod 1/6 Scale Replica 17 April 2024 Toys News International https://toynewsi.com/1-52422 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118125304/https://toynewsi.com/1-52422 live Parodies and homages 2001 has been the frequent subject of both parody and homage, sometimes extensively and other times briefly, employing both its distinctive music and iconic imagery. In advertising and print In 1966, Parker Brothers released an updated, 4-player version of the board game Pan-Kai called Universe, designed by Alex Randolph. Originally, Hal 9000 would play the pattern game with Discovery's crew, but it was substituted by chess instead. Nevertheless, Parker Brothers released new versions using promotional material from the movie.Universe (1966) BoardGameGeek https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6547/universe 10 January 2026 10 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260110051808/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6547/universe liveUniverse and Pan-Kai BoardSpace.net https://www.boardspace.net/english/about_universe.html 10 January 2026 13 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250813064740/http://boardspace.net/english/about_universe.html live Mad magazine #125 (March 1969) featured a spoof called 201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy written by Dick DeBartolo and illustrated by Mort Drucker.http://www.madcoversite.com/mad125.html Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site - Mad #125 madcoversite.com In the final panels it is revealed that the monolith is a giant book entitled "How to Make an Incomprehensible Science Fiction Movie & Several Million Dollars by Writer/Producer/Director Stanley Kubrick". It was reprinted in various special issues, in the MAD About the Sixties book, and partially in the book The Making of Kubrick's 2001.Agel 1970 8–9 The August 1971 album Who's Next by The Who featured as its cover artwork a photograph of a concrete slab at Easington Colliery with the band apparently doing up their trouser zips. The decision to photograph this "monolith" image while on their way to a concert followed discussion between John Entwistle and Keith Moon about Kubrick's film.The Who: Concert File Joe McMichael Jack Lyons Omnibus Press 480 2001 978-0-857-12737-2 Thought to be the first time Kubrick gave permission for his work to be re-used, Apple Inc.'s 1999 website advertisement "It was a bug, Dave" was made by meticulously recreating the appearance of HAL.Segall Ken The Making of Apple's HAL http://kensegall.com/2017/02/the-making-of-apples-hal/ Ken Segall's Observatory 6 February 2017 Launched during the era of concerns over Y2K bugs, the ad implied that HAL's weird behavior was caused by a Y2K bug, before driving home the point that "only Macintosh was designed to function perfectly".https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hal-confesses-all-and-joins-apple-1076172.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hal-confesses-all-and-joins-apple-1076172.html May 1, 2022 subscription Hal confesses all and joins Apple Charles Arthur January 25, 1999 The Independent London November 26, 2010 A teaser trailer for the film Barbie parodies the opening sequence of 2001.The world turns pink and sparkly in first 'Barbie' teaser trailer https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/entertainment/barbie-teaser-trailer-intl-scli/index.html 2022-12-16 CNN December 16, 2022 en In film and television Monty Python's Flying Circus contains a short, animated spoof of 2001 in the episode "A Book at Bedtime". London Magazine cited the sketch in 2006, commenting on the broader use of Ligeti's music beyond that by Kubrick.London Magazine, 2006 (issue needed), p. 40 Woody Allen cast actor Douglas Rain (HAL in Kubrick's film) in an uncredited part as the voice of the controlling computer in the closing sequences of his 1973 science-fiction comedy Sleeper.http://www.filmsite.org/slee.html Sleeper(21973) Tim Dirks Filmsite.org November 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205032729/http://www.filmsite.org/slee.html December 5, 2010 live A series short cartoon segments for The Electric Company, referred to as the "monolith" series, feature the monolith (colored white) cracking and crumbling down due to seismic disturbance to the first Sunrise Fanfare of Also Sprach Zarathustra followed by repetitive kettledrum thumping, eventually revealing a small word or diphthong, subsequently pronounced by a deistic voice ("ee", "oo", "ow", "all", "alk", "scram", "was"). Sesame Street aired two additional Sesame Workshop "monolith" shorts in the same vein as the earlier The Electric Company ones; "me" and "amor". A segment from the 1992 season parodies 2001, in which Telly sees two monoliths appear in the arbor area (the number 11) and describes it as making one feel...elevenny. Peter Sellers starred in Hal Ashby's 1979 comedy-drama Being There about a simple-minded middle-aged gardener who has lived his entire life in the townhouse of his wealthy employer. In the scene where he first leaves the house and ventures into the wide world for the first time, the soundtrack plays a jazzy version of Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra arranged by Eumir Deodato. Film critic James A. Davidson writing for the film journal Images suggests "When Chance emerges from his home into the world, Ashby suggests his childlike nature by using Richard Strauss' Thus Spake Zarathustra as ironic background music, linking his hero with Kubrick's star baby in his masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey."Davidson James A. 1998 The Director that Time Forgot http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue08/features/halashby live https://web.archive.org/web/20101123182617/http://imagesjournal.com/issue08/features/halashby November 23, 2010 November 26, 2010 Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture Mel Brooks' 1981 satirical film History of the World, Part I opens with a parody of Kubrick's "Dawn of Man" sequence, followed by the parody of One Million Years BC, narrated by Orson Welles. DVDVerdict describes this parody as "spot on".http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/melbrooksbluray.php DVD Verdict Review: The Mel Brooks Collection Clark Douglas December 21, 2009 DVD Verdict November 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101225182939/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/melbrooksbluray.php December 25, 2010 dead A similar spoof of the "Dawn of Man" sequence also opened Ken Shapiro's 1974 comedy The Groove Tube in which the monolith was replaced by a television set. (The film is mostly a parody of television. Film and FilmingFilm and Filming, Volume 21 1975 p. 221 held that after this opening, the film slid downhill.) Among spoof references to several science-fiction films and shows,http://scificolony.canaryzoo.com/Fanzine%20Comedies/fanzine%20movie%20airplane%202.htm Airplane II – The Sequel scificolony.canaryzoo.com February 21, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110425225048/http://scificolony.canaryzoo.com/Fanzine%20Comedies/fanzine%20movie%20airplane%202.htm April 25, 2011 Airplane II (1982) features a computer called ROK 9000 in control of a Moon shuttle which malfunctions and kills crew members, which several reviewers found reminiscent of HAL.http://www.dvdverdict.com/printer/airplane2.php Airplane ii: the sequel Patrick Naugle November 9, 2000 DVD Verdict February 21, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110425171038/http://www.dvdverdict.com/printer/airplane2.php April 25, 2011 http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5448 Airplane II: The Sequel Ken Finkleman The Spinning Image February 21, 2011http://www.theboxset.com/review.php?id=126 Airplane II: The Sequel Erick Klafter April 23, 2003 The BoxSet February 21, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110425130710/http://www.theboxset.com/review.php?id=126 April 25, 2011 Mystery Science Theater 3000, which also frequently references and spoofs the film, had the design of its main setting, the starship Satellite of Love, based on the bone-shaped satellite featured in the match cut from prehistoria to the future.http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/mystery-science-theater-3000/ Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1998) Art of the Title October 20, 2014 The one-eyed design of the robot Gypsy led the show to do various scenes comparing it to HAL,https://books.google.com/books?id=GY_AgrQXEM4C&pg=PA175 175 In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Essays on Film, Fandom, Technology and the Culture of Riffing Robert G. Weiner Shelley E. Barba McFarland 2011 978-0786485727 including a scene from the 1996 feature film, where the opening featuring Mike Nelson jogging along the walls of the Satellite of Love parodies the scene where Frank Poole does the same in the Discovery.http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/mystery-science-theater-3000-the-movie Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie Humanick Rob Slant Magazine September 4, 2013 October 20, 2014 A Square One Television segment that illustrates the concept of infinity parodies the film. Matt Groening's animated series The Simpsons, of which Kubrick was a fan,https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/jul/16/stanleykubrick2 Stanley and Bart ... another Kubrick legend July 16, 1999 The Guardian (UK) November 26, 2010 London and Futurama frequently reference 2001, along with other Kubrick films. In the opening of The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Pony", the "Dawn of Man" sequence from 2001 is recreated with primates that include Homer; while all the primates are inspired to new levels of intellect by the monolith, the Homer primate uses it as a back rest to take a nap. The Simpsons had in the 1994 episode "Deep Space Homer" Bart throwing a felt-tip marker into the air; in slow motion it rotates, before a match cut replaces it with a cylindrical satellite. In 2004 Empire magazine listed this as the third best film parody of the entire run of the show.Colin Kennedy (September 2004). "The Ten Best Movie Gags In The Simpsons". Empire. pp. 76. The satellite docking sequence is also parodied as Homer Simpson floats through the spaceship eating potato chips. HAL's ship omnipotence, eye, murderous breakdown, and eventual disconnection are parodied through the Ultrahouse in the 2001 episode "Treehouse of Horror XII", and the new house décor itself is reminiscent of the film's spaceship interiors. Goltz Wanja von der 2011-07-05 Functions of Intertextuality and Intermediality in The Simpsons Universität Duisburg-Essen https://duepublico.uni-duisburg-essen.de/servlets/DerivateServlet/Derivate-28715/DissGoltz.pdf In the 2002 Futurama episode "Love and Rocket" a sentient spaceship revolts in a manner similar to HAL. Games Radar listed this as number 17 in its list of 20 Funniest Futurama parodies, while noting that Futurama has referenced Space Odyssey on several other occasions.20 Funniest Futurama Film Parodies at gamesradar.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160128231433/http://www.gamesradar.com/20-funniest-futurama-film-parodies/ January 28, 2016 In Clueless (1997), a black blocky phone rings, which is framed to look like the monolith, while the 2001 film score is played.https://www.thelist.com/90307/things-clueless-notice-adult/ Things About Clueless You Only Notice as an Adult October 10, 2017 The 2000 film 2001: A Space Travesty has been occasionally alluded to as a full parody of Kubrick's film, both because of its title and star Leslie Nielsen's many previous films which were full parodies of other films.Nielsen's Airplane which was a scene-for-scene parody of Zero Hour. Abrahams, Jim; Zucker, David; Zucker, Jerry; Davidson, Jon 2000 Airplane! DVD audio commentary DVD Paramount Pictures Several other films of his were also full parodies of another film.August 2019 However, Space Travesty only makes occasional references to Kubrick's material, its "celebrities are really aliens" jokes resembling those in the 1997 film Men in Black.http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=45863&tab=2&date=404584601967593&anchor=1 2001: A Space Travesty D. W. Pritchett March 18, 2002 DVD Empire December 10, 2010 Canadian reviewer Jim Slotek said, "It's not really a spoof of 2001, or anything in particular. There's a brief homage at the start, and one scene in a shuttle en route to the Moon that uses The Blue Danube... The rest is a patched together plot."http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/Reviews/T/2001_A_Space_Travesty/2001/12/01/754432.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160128231435/http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/Reviews/T/2001_A_Space_Travesty/2001/12/01/754432.html dead January 28, 2016 A big empty Space Jim Slotek December 1, 2001 Jam! Showbiz December 10, 2010 In the 2000 South Park episode "Trapper Keeper", an interaction between Eric Cartman and Kyle Broflovski parodies the conversation between HAL and Bowman within the inner core.Booker Keith Drawn to Television - Prime-time Animation from the Flintstones to Family Guy Greenwood Publishing Group 2006 137 978-0-313-07615-2 https://books.google.com/books?id=EGtTOAGYSWQC&pg=PA137 In the conclusion of the miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, imaginary antagonist Harvey "dies" in the room of Bowman's transformation, which is recreated in protagonist John Crichton's mind from his memory of the film, monolith included.https://reactormag.com/farscape-rewatch-peacekeeper-wars-two/ Farscape Rewatch: “Peacekeeper Wars—Part 2” February 26, 2014 Tim Burton's 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has a scene (using actual footage from A Space Odyssey) in which the monolith morphs into a chocolate bar.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8547003 https://web.archive.org/web/20110501035103/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8547003/ns/today-entertainment/ live May 1, 2011 'Chocolate Factory' is a tasty surprise John Hartl July 14, 2005 MSNBC December 5, 2010 Catholic News wrote that the film "had subtle and obvious riffs on everything from the saccharine Disney "Small World" exhibit to Munchkinland to, most brilliantly, a hilarious takeoff on Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey."http://www.catholicnews.com/data/movies/05mv579.htm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Harry Forbes 2005 Catholic News December 4, 2010 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101007210947/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/movies/05mv579.htm October 7, 2010 dead Andrew Stanton, the director of WALL-E (2008), revealed in an interview with Wired magazine that his film was in many ways his homage to Space Odyssey, Alien, Blade Runner, Close Encounters and several other science-fiction films.https://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/retro-futurism/ Retro Futurism of Wall-E Recalls 2001, Blade Runner Jenna Wortham June 18, 2008 WIRED December 4, 2010 The reviewer for USA Today described the resemblance of the spaceship's computer, Auto, to HAL.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-06-27-wall-e-robot-lobe_N.htm WALL-E spreads the robot love Clara Moskowitz June 27, 2008 USA Today December 4, 2010 WALL-E also uses Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra during its climax in a similar manner to 2001. The same year saw the release of the much less successful film Eagle Eye, about which The Charlotte Observer said that, like 2001, it featured a "red-eyed, calm-voiced supercomputer that took human life to protect what it felt were higher objectives".http://events.charlotteobserver.com/reviews/show/30882-review-eagle-eye Well-focused 'Eye' has a crazy vision Lawrence Toppman Charlotte Observer December 4, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110429031145/http://events.charlotteobserver.com/reviews/show/30882-review-eagle-eye April 29, 2011 In an episode of 13 Reasons Why titled "The Smile at the End of the Dock", one of the characters sees a matinee of the film to pass time during the summer.'13 Reasons Why' vs. '2001: A Space Odyssey': The Show's Kubrick Jabs Are More Authentic Than You Know https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/13-reasons-why-2001-a-space-odyssey-1201968540/ Miller Liz Shannon 2018-05-25 IndieWire en 2020-05-18 The Bluey episode "Sleepytime" references the "Star Gate" sequence in a scene where the character Bingo travels on a comet through space mirroring the sequence.Nobleza Jessica 2024-11-08 Bluey's 10 Best Movie References, Ranked https://collider.com/bluey-movie-references-best-ranked/ 2025-05-02 Collider James Gunn's 2023 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 features colorful spacesuits that were misidentified by fans as a reference to Among Us. Gunn confirmed on Twitter that the suits were instead based on 2001: A Space Odyssey.Dominguez Noah Sorry, Gamers - GotG Vol. 3 References 2001: A Space Odyssey, Not Among Us 3 December 2022 Comic Book Resources https://www.cbr.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-references-2001-not-among-us/ 10 January 2026 10 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260110025914/https://www.cbr.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-references-2001-not-among-us/ live The 2023 film Barbie opens as a direct parody of the "Dawn of Man" sequence.The 'Barbie' film needed iconic opening music, and they chose Richard Strauss - here's why https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/film-tv/barbie-strauss-2001-space-odyssey/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240303050301/https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/film-tv/barbie-strauss-2001-space-odyssey/ March 3, 2024 2023-07-24 Classic FM en In music David Bowie's first single to chart, "Space Oddity" in 1969, was inspired by the film. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/david-bowie-30-essential-songs-33438/space-oddity-1969-2-154735/ David Bowie: 30 Essential Songs Rolling Stone 11 January 2016 23 September 2018 Roger Waters' 1992 album Amused to Death was remixed/remastered in 2015 to contain samples of HAL 9000, specifically describing his mind being taken away, at the beginning of "Perfect Sense, Part I".Pacuła Wojciech High Fidelity https://highfidelity.pl/@main-602&lang=en highfidelity.pl High Fidelity Monthly Magazine 20 March 2024 4 November 2015 Phish occasionally refers to their rendition of the opening fanfare of Also sprach Zarathustra as "2001", in reference to the film. They also referenced this connection by performing the song at what is believed to be their 2001st show.Phish – Also Sprach Zarathustra https://phish.net/song/also-sprach-zarathustra/ 10 July 2024 Phish.net The album art and merchandise for Glass Animals' album "I Love You So F***ing Much" contain many visual references to 2001: A Space Odyssey."Glass Animals Official Store https://shopus.glassanimals.com/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240725163518/https://shopus.glassanimals.com/ July 25, 2024 2024-07-28 Glass Animals Official Store en The YouTube channel Epic Rap Battles of History released on 14 July 2012 a rap battle named "Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates", where Jobs dies and becomes HAL 9000.Hernandez Brian Anthony Steve Jobs Vs. Bill Gates in Epic Rap Battle [VIDEO] 14 June 2012 Mashable https://mashable.com/archive/steve-jobs-bill-gates-rap-battle 10 January 2026 10 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260110031210/https://mashable.com/archive/steve-jobs-bill-gates-rap-battle live The New York Philharmonic performed the movie's soundtrack in January 2013 as part of "The Art of the Score: Film Week at the Philharmonic".Tommasini Anthony With Feet on the Ground, the Orchestra Travels Through Space 22 September 2013 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-plays-2001-a-space-odyssey.html?_r=0 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118131153/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-plays-2001-a-space-odyssey.html?_r=0 live The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide Chamber Singers made a live-to-picture performance in March 2013 as part of "London's South Bank: 2001 A Space Odyssey – Live".Ziegler Robert What I'm thinking about ... conducting Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey 6 March 2013 The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/06/what-im-thinking-space-odyssey 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118131538/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/06/what-im-thinking-space-odyssey live The Chicago Symphony Orchestra made a live-to-picture performance on 9 and 10 January 2026 as part of "2001: A Space Odyssey Live".Plaxco Jim 2001: A Space Odyssey Live with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 18 November 2025 Chicago Society for Space Studies https://www.chicagospace.org/2001-a-space-odyssey-live-with-the-chicago-symphony-orchestra/ 18 January 2026 18 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118132350/https://www.chicagospace.org/2001-a-space-odyssey-live-with-the-chicago-symphony-orchestra/ live In software and video games Video game director Hideo Kojima has cited 2001: A Space Odyssey as his favorite film of all time and is frequently referenced in the Metal Gear series; Otacon is named after HAL and Solid Snake's real name is Dave.The Making of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty DVD packaged with European version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2000:1: A Space Felony is a parody of the film.https://www.pcgamer.com/a-clumsy-detective-investigates-space-murders-in-20001-a-space-felony/ A clumsy detective investigates space murders in 2000:1: A Space Felony Macgregor Jody PC Gamer 2017-12-05 2023-10-05 In spaceflight 2001 Mars Odyssey is a NASA probe which was launched in 2001 and is currently orbiting Mars. It was named in tribute to the film.Savage Donald Hardin Mary September 28, 2000 It's "2001 Mars Odyssey" For NASA's Next Trip to the Red Planet http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2000/00-155.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20160604093627/http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2000/00-155.txt June 4, 2016 July 28, 2024 NASA.gov TXT 50th anniversary celebration In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the film's release, an exhibit called "The Barmecide Feast" opened on April 8, 2018 in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. The exhibit features a fully realized, full-scale reflection of the neo-classical hotel room from the penultimate scene in the film.https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/2001-space-odyssey-immersive-art-exhibit 2001: A Space Odyssey Immersive Art Exhibit 2018-04-03 National Air and Space Museum en 2020-03-29https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2001-a-space-odyssey-movie-50th-anniversary/ Smithsonian celebrates 50th anniversary of '2001: A Space Odyssey' 2018-04-06 CBS News en 2020-03-29 Utah monolith Utah monolith In 2020, a metallic pillar of unknown origin was discovered in Utah. It has been compared to the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey.Was a Mysterious Monolith Found in Utah? Dan Evon, Snopes, 24 November 2020https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/arts/design/john-mccracken-utah-monolith.html Did John McCracken Make That Monolith in Utah? The New York Times Deborah Solomon Deborah Solomon November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020 References Citations Bibliography Agel Jerome The Making of Kubrick's 2001 https://archive.org/details/makingofkubricks00agel registration New American Library 1970 New York 0-451-07139-5 Bizony Piers 2001 Filming the Future Sidgwick and Jackson 2001 London 1-85410-706-2 Category:History of science fiction Category:Space Odyssey Category:Films in popular culture