Behind the Scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Strangest Blockbuster in Hollywood History
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Despite delays, maxed-out budgets, radical re-writes, and some early bad reviews, Stanley Kubrick’s outer-space epic went on to set records and propel a generation of cinema lovers—a big gamble of a movie that still resonates 50 years later.
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Behind the scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDb
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2001: A Space Odyssey
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDb
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