Happy Birthday HAL !

[Valentin Albillo]

(01-12-2020 02:46 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  If you're a fan of the book, HAL is 23 today.

But if you've only seen the movie, HAL is 28.

I have never seen a suitable explanation of the gap; maybe 1997 seemed too far away from 1968 when Kubrick made the film. Perhaps Clarke told him the year should be change to 1997 and Stanley replied "I'm sorry Arthur, I'm afraid I can't do that".

The script had zillions of rewrites of all kinds (the black monolith was originally a glass pyramid, which was unfilmable, they arrive at an alien world with oceans tilted 90 degrees, etc, etc) so the birth date gap is el chocolate del loro in comparison.

If you're a fan of the book and/or the movie (like me) get ASAP a copy of this 1972 book, which makes the most awesome reading for any fan. Lots of inside facts about the interaction between Clarke and Kubrick, lots of alternate versions, the works !

The Lost Worlds of 2001

Get it ! It'll make your day, your week and your month.

Have a nice weekend and regards.
V.