Ep. 03-25: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

An imposing black obelisk connects the past and the future in this beautifully filmed adaptation of a short story by science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are on a mysterious mission when their ship’s computer system, HAL, exhibits increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.

Cue the music. You know you hear it. We’re back in space with this monumental landmark film directed by Stanley Kubrick. Join us for story origins, production details, our first impressions, and our speculations of the famous final twenty minutes. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys takes you on a mission to Jupiter and beyond, an enigmatic odyssey that questions the very existence of man.