2010: The Year We Make Contact Movie
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Director: Peter Hyams
Actors: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren
PlotNine years after a failed mission to Jupiter leaves a spaceship, the Discovery, abandoned near the planet, a joint U.S.-Soviet expedition is formed. Dr. Heywood Floyd, haunted by the previous mission's failure and the mysterious monolith in orbit around Jupiter, joins the mission to help investigate what went wrong and to find out more about the monolith. The team onboard the Soviet spacecraft, the Leonov, includes American and Soviet scientists, reflecting the Cold War tensions back on Earth, but they must put aside their differences to solve the mysteries waiting for them in space. Their mission is to rendezvous with the deserted Discovery and reactivate the ship's intelligent computer, HAL-9000, which malfunctioned disastrously during the first mission.
Upon arriving at Jupiter, the crew encounters a series of increasingly strange phenomenon tied to the monolith. Their investigations reveal that the monolith is part of a vastly more complex and enigmatic structure beyond human comprehension. It soon becomes apparent that the mission is about more than just salvaging the lost ship or understanding what went wrong; it's about making contact with an intelligence far beyond human reach. As tensions rise with unexpected complications, the crew must work together to complete their mission and uncover the secrets held by the monolith, which challenges their understanding of life and the universe.
Writers: Arthur C. Clarke, Peter Hyams
Runtime: 116 min
Rating: PG
Country: United States
Language: English, Russian
Physical Media Reviews
2010: A thought-provoking sequel with quality home video, despite flaws and omissions.




