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RepositoryUniversity Archives and Special Collections Centre
Reference NumberSK/12/1/2/7
Title'2001: A Space Odyssey' [Other HAL Screenplay]
DescriptionOne bound copy of a screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke, with additions to certain scenes, including dialogue for an 'Other HAL' which speaks to Dave Bowman 6in the computer brain room scene explaining what has gone wrong with the original HAL. The screenplay includes dialogue, details of actions and character movements and a narrator for some sections of the film. It is divided into 4 sections A, B, C and D, reflecting the chapters of the finished film a) Dawn of Man, b) Journey to the Moon and investigation of the Monolith and c) the voyage of the Discovery to Saturn [in the film the planet was changed to Jupiter] and D) the end sequences in the hotel room, fantastic voyage and Star Child. Each section has its own page numbering. The screenplay includes a narrator describing some of the events in the film.

The text is dated usually using the American style dating Month/Day/ Year but on some occasions using the English day/month/year and printed on pink, white amd green paper [probably to reflect the different dates of production].
Date4 Oct 1965 - 25 Feb 1966
Extent1 volume
LevelFile
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