2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) (3/4)

In this sequel to 2001 A Space Odyssey, a joint American- Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions. Among the mysteries the expedition must explain are the appearance of a huge black monolith in Jupiter's orbit and the fate of H.A.L., the Discovery's sentient computer. Based on a novel written by Arthur C. Clarke.

Directed by: Peter Hyams
The cast includes: Roy Scheider (Heywood Floyd), John Lithgow (Dr. Walter Curnow), Helen Mirren (Tanya Kirbuk), Bob Balaban (Dr. R. Chandra, HAL''s Inventor), Keir Dullea (Dave Bowman), Madolyn Smith (Caroline Floyd), Mary Jo Deschanel (Betty Fernandez, Bowman''s Wife)
MPAA rating: , Running time: 116 minutes
Presented in: Color
Sci-Fi Channel Ranking: 77
Awards: Academy Awards '84
- Best Art Direction/Best Set Decoration
- Best Makeup
- Best Sound
Related titles: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Related categories: Space...the Final Frontier