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1984·116 min·Released

2010

“In the very near future, a small group of Americans and Russians set out on the greatest adventure of them all...to see if there is life beyond the stars.”

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Science Fiction

While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.

6.7(1,080 votes)

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Cast & Crew

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Dr. Heywood Floyd

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Dr. Walter Curnow

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Tanya Kirbuk

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Dr. R. Chandra

Keir Dullea

Keir Dullea

Dr. David Bowman

Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain

HAL 9000 (voice)

Madolyn Smith Osborne

Madolyn Smith Osborne

Caroline Floyd

Savely Kramarov

Savely Kramarov

Dr. Vladimir Rudenko

Taliesin Jaffe

Taliesin Jaffe

Christopher Floyd

James McEachin

James McEachin

Victor Milson

Mary Jo Deschanel

Mary Jo Deschanel

Betty Fernandez

Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Maxim Brailovsky

Wuchak

Written on 4/8/2021

_**Another trip to Jupiter to find answers**_ After the mysterious failure of the Discovery One mission to Jupiter in 2001, Dr. Heywood Floyd (Roy Scheider) resigned his position as head of the National Council for Astronautics. Several years later, the Soviets send the spacecraft Leonov & crew to Jupiter along with three Americans, including Floyd, to help investigate Discovery and the malfunction of the vessel's sentient computer, HAL 9000. Keir Dullea returns as the missing astronaut David Bowman while Helen Mirren plays the captain of the Leonov. Bob Balaban and John Lithgow also appear as the other two American astronauts. "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984) is realistic science-fiction that’s less artsy and more dramatically compelling compared to its predecessor, “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968). That doesn’t make it better, of course, just different. “2001” raised questions while this one provides answers, which some people inevitably won’t like. The questions include: Why did HAL malfunction? What was the real reason for Discovery's original mission, unknown to Floyd? What happened to Bowman? What is the purpose of the colossal monolith orbiting Jupiter? Both films compliment and counterbalance each other. This one’s more of a straightforward space adventure in the near future. Unlike Star Wars, which is space fantasy, “2010” is space-oriented adult science-fiction. Star Trek is too, but “2010” is far more realistic, which I appreciate. In other words, don’t expect any Klingons or spacecraft dogfights. This is more along the lines of “Mission to Mars” (2000) and “The Martian” (2015). The film runs 1 hours, 56 minutes. GRADE: B

r96sk

Written on 1/16/2024

A much more standard affair compared to its predecessor. Given that's the case, I honestly enjoyed this more than <em>'2001: A Space Odyssey'</em> - if only because it's more closer to what I'd personally want from a film than what that 1968 flick offers, which is moreso an attempted art piece. Of course, the original does things visibly and audibly far, far greater than this 1984 release - just plot-wise, this is better in my opinion. That's not to say that <em>'2010'</em> is something I'd consider great, because I wouldn't. It is, though, solid sci-fi fare, one I had a decent time watching. I'm not a fan of recasts, but Roy Scheider does a good job in place of William Sylvester as Heywood Floyd. Bob Balaban does well, while it's neat to see John Lithgow and Helen Mirren involved. I'm somewhat surprised (but agreeable) that this has, seemingly, been fairly well received. I was expecting it to be poorly thought of by the majority, as is usually the case for sequels of iconic movies that aren't cut from the same cloth; different director etc.

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Truly Stunning Io Images and Groundbreaking Jupiter Science from NASA's Juno Probe | Year 8 Update

Truly Stunning Io Images and Groundbreaking Jupiter Science from NASA's Juno Probe | Year 8 Update

2010 : The Year We Make Contact

2010 : The Year We Make Contact

Max is killed by the monolith - 2010 (1984)

Max is killed by the monolith - 2010 (1984)

2010: The Year We Make Contact Trailer (Redone in 1080p)

2010: The Year We Make Contact Trailer (Redone in 1080p)

2010: The Year We Make Contact 1984 TV spot #2

2010: The Year We Make Contact 1984 TV spot #2

2010: The Year We Make Contact 1984 TV trailer

2010: The Year We Make Contact 1984 TV trailer