2010: The Year We Make Contact Movie Review 1984

Based on Arthur C. Clarke's novel, which is his sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey." Americans and Russians unite to investigate the abandoned starship Discovery's decaying orbit around Jupiter and try to determine why the HAL 9000 computer sabotaged its mission years before, while signs of cosmic change are detected on and around the giant planet.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 116 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Space Operas, Books to Film: Arthur C. Clarke, Special FX Extravaganzas, Astronauts

Screenplay

Peter Hyams, Arthur C. Clarke

Cast

Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea, Madolyn Smith, Mary Jo Deschanel

Cinematography

Peter Hyams

Director

Peter Hyams

Music

David Shire

Other

Douglas Rain, Candice Bergen

Producer

MGM, Peter Hyams