Now that the mythical year has come to pass, this documentary was filmed to commemorate the making of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The program chronicles the four years that director
Stanley Kubrick spent filming the production. Archival film footage from the set gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at this genius of the film medium, along with the movie's cast, and writer Arthur C. Clarke. Interviews with cast members and Clarke, as well as scientists from NASA, shed light on the film's making and the intertwining of science and fantasy into this masterpiece of science fiction. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide