2010: The Year We Make Contact

2010: The Year We Make Contact

2010 is a 1984 American science fiction film written and directed by Peter Hyams. It is a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, and is based on Arthur C. Clarke's novel 2010: Odyssey Two, a literary sequel to the film. Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and John Lithgow star, along with Keir Dullea and Douglas Rain of the original cast. Nine years earlier, the American Discovery One's mission to Jupiter mysteriously failed. As depicted in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Discovery's HAL 9000 computer—or "Hal" —malfunctioned, killing four astronauts. The fifth,...
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quick facts
Release date:December 7, 1984
Directed by:Peter Hyams
Rated:PG (USA)
Runtime:116 Minutes
Producer:Peter Hyams, Neil A. Machlis, Jonathan A. Zimbert
Music by:David Shire, György Ligeti, Richard Strauss
Screenplay by:Arthur C. Clarke, Peter Hyams
Estimated budget:$28,000,000
Adapted from:2010: Odyssey Two
Genre:Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Cast of 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Tanya Kirbuk
Born:July 26, 1945
Age:66
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Walter Curnow
Born:October 19, 1945
Age:66
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
Heywood R. Floyd
Born:Nov. 10, 1932
Died:Feb. 10, 2008
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
Dr. Chandra
Born:August 16, 1945
Age:66
Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen
SAL 9000
Born:May 9, 1946
Age:65
Keir Dullea
Keir Dullea
David Bowman
Born:May 30, 1936
Age:75

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1985 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
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YearAward Nomination
1984 Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Albert Brenner
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Film director of 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Peter Hyams
Peter Hyams
Born: July 26, 1943
Age: 68

Peter Hyams is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, probably best known for directing the 1981 science fiction thriller Outland, Capricorn One, action/comedy Running Scared, 2010 , the comic book adaptation Timecop, the action film Sudden Death , and the horror film The Relic....
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TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 2009 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
A Sound of Thunder 2005 PG-13 (USA) Fantasy
The Musketeer 2001 PG-13 (USA) Action
End of Days 1999 R (USA) Action
The Relic 1997 R (USA) Thriller
Sudden Death 1995 R (USA) Action
Timecop 1994 R (USA) Science Fiction
Stay Tuned 1992 PG (USA) Musical
Narrow Margin 1990 R (USA) Thriller
The Presidio 1988 R (USA) Action
Running Scared 1986 R (USA) Thriller
2010: The Year We Make Contact 1984 PG (USA) Adventure
The Star Chamber 1983 R (USA) Thriller
Outland 1981 R (USA) Western
Hanover Street 1979 PG (USA)
Capricorn One 1977 PG (USA) Science Fiction
Peeper 1975 PG (USA) Comedy
Busting 1974 R (USA) Comedy
Our Time 1974
Rolling Man 1972
Goodnight, My Love 1972
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Music contributors for 2010: The Year We Make Contact

György Ligeti
György Ligeti

György Sándor Ligeti was a composer of contemporary classical music. Born into a Hungarian Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania, he...
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Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss

Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der...
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