2001: A Space Odyssey

Posted on April 2, 2008 by

The movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, had its world premiere 40 years ago today, on April 2, 1968, at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.

Space travel of the 21st century does not quite resemble the grand vision of that movie:

It looks like this instead:

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About R.P. Nettelhorst

I'm married with three daughters. I live in southern California and I'm the interim pastor at Quartz Hill Community Church. I have written several books. I spent a couple of summers while I was in college working on a kibbutz in Israel. In 2004, I was a volunteer with the Ansari X-Prize at the winning launches of SpaceShipOne. Member of Society of Biblical Literature, American Academy of Religion, and The Authors Guild
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One Response to 2001: A Space Odyssey

  1. Don the Baptist says:
    April 3, 2008 at 4:07 am

    Every thing’s better with Theme Music!

    Kubric really got the shadows right. That always impressed me.

    Be sure to check out the “Blue Danube Hustle in the YouTube list.

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