2010-YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT (DVD) DVD

2010
This belated sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is directed by Peter Hyams. Roy Scheider plays the astronaut/skipper of a U.S.-Soviet space mission, sent to find out what happened to the missing Discovery flight that carried Keir Dullea into the beyond in the original 2001. Scheider's polyglot crew includes Americans John Lithgow and Bob Balaban (the latter a computer whiz, responsible for the notorious HAL 9000) and Russians Helen Mirren, Elya Baskin and Natasha Schneider. The reason for this international mixture is that the world is on the brink of nuclear war, and it is hoped that the space mission will assure east-west solidarity (in this respect, 2010 dates far more than 2001, given the collapse of the Iron Curtain). When the astronauts catch up with Dullea, still in orbit around Jupiter, producer/director/writer Hyams attempts to demystify the enigmatic climax of 2001. Arthur C. Clarke, author of the story upon which 2001 was based, appears in 2010 as a man on a park bench. Incidentally, the voice-over credited to Olga Mallsnerd is actually Candice Bergen. (The name Mallsnerd is a play on the name of one of the characters created by her ventriloquist father Edgar.) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Roy Scheider as Heywood Floyd John Lithgow as Walter Curnow Helen Mirren as Tanya Kirbuk Bob Balaban as R. Chandra Keir Dullea as Dave Bowman Douglas Rain as HAL 9000 Madolyn Smith as Caroline Floyd Dana Elcar as Dimitri Moisevitch Taliesin Jaffe as Christopher Floyd James McEachin as Victor Milson Mary Jo Deschanel as Betty Fernandez Elya Baskin as Maxim Brailovsky Savely Kramarov as Vladimir Rudenko Oleg Rudnick as Vasali Orlov Vladimir Skomarovsky as Yuri Svetlanov Victor Steinbach as Mikolai Ternovsky Jan Triska as Alexander Kovalev Herta Ware as Jessie Bowman Arthur C. Clarke as Man on Park Bench

Crew George Jenson - Art Director Jonathan A. Zimbert - Associate Producer Neil Machlis - Associate Producer Penny Perry - Casting Pat Norris - Costume Designer William S. Beasley - First Assistant Director Peter Hyams - Director James Mitchell - Editor Mia Goldman - Editor David Shire - Composer (Music Score) Michael Westmore - Makeup Syd Mead - Production Designer Neil Machlis - Production Designer Albert Brenner - Production Designer Dave Stewart - Cinematographer Peter Hyams - Cinematographer Neil Machlis - Production Manager Julia Phillips - Producer Peter Hyams - Producer William Ladd Skinner - Set Designer Rick Simpson - Set Designer Richard Edlund - Special Effects Gene S. Cantamessa - Sound Mixer Gene S. Cantamessa - Sound/Sound Designer Michael J. Kohut - Sound/Sound Designer Jim Halty - Stunts John Meier - Stunts Gary Morgan - Stunts M. James Arnett - Stunts Mic Rodgers - Stunts Freddie Hice - Stunts Robert Harman - Stunts M. James Arnett - Stunts Coordinator Henry Millar - Special Effects Supervisor Richard Edlund - Special Effects Supervisor Peter Hyams - Screenwriter Arthur C. Clarke - Screenwriter Richard L. Anderson - Supervising Sound Editor Mark Stetson - Visual Effects Richard Strauss - Featured Music Arthur C. Clarke - Book Author

2010
(not reviewed)
 

Aaron Rochin: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Albert Brenner: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Art Direction (nominated) Carlos DeLarios: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Gene S. Cantamessa: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) George Jenson: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Mark Stetson: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Michael J. Kohut: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (nominated) Michael Westmore: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Makeup (nominated) Neil Krepela: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Pat Norris: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Costume Design (nominated) Richard Edlund: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Rick Simpson: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Art Direction (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Behind-the-scenes documentary: "2010: The Odyssey Continues" Interactive menus Scene access Languages: English and Français Subtitles: English, Français, Español DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 116 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Standard 0. Scene Selections 1. Logos/Mission Report [2:55] 2. Main Title [1:26] 3. Floyd/Moments of Truth [5:55] 4. "Something Incredible" [3:24] 5. Chandra & SAL [2:45] 6. Floyd's Family [5:04] 7. By Jove/Strange Data [5:17] 8. Sending a Probe [4:12] 9. Something Wants Us Out [1:44] 10. Airbreaking [6:15] 11. Waking the Others [2:33] 12. Discovery Rendezvous [7:36] 13. Entering Discovery [5:16] 14. Send Chronicles on Over [5:24] 15. The Monolith [4:41] 16. Max Is Rebuffed [2:29] 17. "Something Wonderful" [2:34] 18. Defining Practical [2:40] 19. Addressing HAL [4:04] 20. Visit From a Good Son [1:46] 21. Bad News From Home [2:54] 22. Message From Dave [5:38] 23. Illegal Cooperation [2:12] 24. The Missing Monolith [3:35] 25. The Black Spot [3:01] 26. Lying to HAL [2:15] 27. Will He or Won't He? [4:06] 28. A Near-Miss/Separation [3:11] 29. Dave Speaks to HAL [1:18] 30. The Birth [2:51] 31. A World of Two Suns [3:00] 32. End Credits [3:45] Side #2 -- Widescreen 0. Scene Selections 1. Logos/Mission Report [2:55] 2. Main Title [1:26] 3. Floyd/Moments of Truth [5:55] 4. "Something Incredible" [3:24] 5. Chandra & SAL [2:45] 6. Floyd's Family [5:04] 7. By Jove/Strange Data [5:17] 8. Sending a Probe [4:12] 9. Something Wants Us Out [1:44] 10. Airbreaking [6:15] 11. Waking the Others [2:33] 12. Discovery Rendezvous [7:36] 13. Entering Discovery [5:16] 14. Send Chronicles on Over [5:24] 15. The Monolith [4:41] 16. Max Is Rebuffed [2:29] 17. "Something Wonderful" [2:34] 18. Defining Practical [2:40] 19. Addressing HAL [4:04] 20. Visit From a Good Son [1:46] 21. Bad News From Home [2:54] 22. Message From Dave [5:38] 23. Illegal Cooperation [2:12] 24. The Missing Monolith [3:35] 25. The Black Spot [3:01] 26. Lying to HAL [2:15] 27. Will He or Won't He? [4:06] 28. A Near-Miss/Separation [3:11] 29. Dave Speaks to HAL [1:18] 30. The Birth [2:51] 31. A World of Two Suns [3:00] 32. End Credits [3:45]