Actor douglas rain died on sunday from natural causes in ontario. A space odyssey, and the novel it is based on by arthur c. A space odyssey, american sciencefiction film, released in 1968, that set the benchmark for all subsequent movies in the genre and consistently ranks among the top 10 movies ever made, especially known for its groundbreaking special effects and unconventional narrative. It is a simple voice synthesizer that looks like the famous hal 9000 computer from the movie. Hals performance is a nod to a speech synthesis project at bell laboratories in which an ibm 704 was programmed to sing the same song. A space odyssey, american sciencefiction film, released in 1968, that set the benchmark for all subsequent movies in the genre and consistently ranks among the top 10 movies ever made, especially known for its groundbreaking special effects and. After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer h. A space odyssey, hal heuristically programmed algorithmic computer is a sentient computer or artificial general intelligence that controls the systems of the discovery one spacecraft and interacts with the. Oct 28, 2011 i can still remember sitting in a movie theater on minot air force base, staring at the screen, mouth agape as the final credits rolled for 2001. They were merely caretakers of the hibernating scientists who did know what it wa. Heywood floyd, douglas rain hal 9000 buy bluray on amazon.
Nov 12, 2018 actor douglas rain, who was the voice of the sinister computer hal in scifi film 2001. So from hal you can ask it to read all types of text, even though it is a little basic and simple as synthesizers go, especially when compared to other, similar and. A space odyssey predicted the future50 years ago stanley kubricks iconic film gave us hal and other scifi elements. Douglas rain, the acclaimed shakespearean actor whose chilling performance as the voice of the homicidal hal 9000 computer in 2001. I know ive made some very poor decisions recently, but i can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I can still remember sitting in a movie theater on minot air force base, staring at the screen, mouth agape as the final credits rolled for 2001. The hal 9000 computer is one of the stars of stanley kubricks sciencefiction film masterpiece, 2001. A space odyssey is the quintessential science fiction book, filled with both inspired visions of. Hal is cast in three pieces of solid white resin, and includes a clear plastic dome, washer, and graphic for the nameplate. Actor douglas rain, who was the voice of the sinister computer hal in scifi film 2001.
With keir dullea, gary lockwood, william sylvester, daniel richter. Hal 9000, more commonly called hal, became operational in the hal plant in urbana, illinois, on january 12, 1992. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. Audio cd, original recording reissued, original recording remastered, october 29, 1996. Hal, of course, was the nefarious computer from stanley kubricks classic 1968 film 2001. Nov 12, 2018 actor douglas rain died on sunday from natural causes in ontario. It was at that point in my young life the most mindblowing cinematic experience id had. A space odyssey predicted the future50 years ago wired.
Hal was ordered, by dr heywood floyd, to conceal information specifically the discovery of the monoliths and the real purpose of the mission from poole and bowman. Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke. A space odyssey 1968 movie full hd, divx, dvd summary movie 2001. He was 90 and is best known for the voice of hal in 2001. A space odyssey make sure to check out joes amazing hal screensaver, im running it. Hal s performance is a nod to a speech synthesis project at bell laboratories in which an ibm 704 was programmed to sing the same song. Dave, i really think im entitled to an answer to that question. I know everything hasnt been quite right with mebut i can assure you nowvery confidentlythat its going to be all right again. A novelisation of the film released after the films premiere was in part written concurrently with the screenplay.
He is the hidden main antagonist of 2001 and a major protagonist. Jan 27, 2009 joe mackenzie has created the hal project, a fantastic tribute to hal 9000 the ai enhanced computer aboard the spaceship discovery in 2001. Im sorry, dave, but you can now download hal 9000 onto your. A space odyssey is possibly the most famous computer in cinema history and one of the most cryptic fictional characters of all time. A space odyssey but youre playing as hal ai is even scarier when its you behind the machinery. The hal heuristically programmed algorithmic computer 9000 computer is an artificial intelligence and the onboard computer on the spaceship discovery 1. Hal s voice gets lower and slower as he sings daisy bell daisy, daisy, give me your answer do, im half crazy all for the love of you, and fades out as he is completely shut down. Douglas rain, the actor who provided the creepy, chilling voice of the hal computer in the movie 2001. A fellow designer recently watched stanley kubricks 2001. During the first week of 2001, various newspaper cartoonists paid homage to the movie. Hal 2001 a space odyssey hal 9000 computer voice hal 9000 is a fictional computer character in the space odyssey movies, the first being 2001. A space odyssey already appeared in 12 angry men and a thousand clowns and would later appear in pyscho, was hired by kubrick to do the voice of hal. A space odyssey sounds are sampled at 11khz mono wav or 128bit stereo mp3.
Supposedly hes an unfeeling hunk of metal, but in reality, hes the only one in the novel who really seems to feel much of anything, or to act as if he feels much of anything. A space odyssey, douglas shared many of the same qualities as kubricks iconic creation. Incarnations view all 3 versions of hal 9000 on btva. A space odyssey has very few characters and one of the most famous lines ever. Hal 9000 is a fictional artificial intelligence character and the main antagonist in arthur c. It has often been a legend that the name hal was derived because each letter comes one place before ibm in the alphabet. A space odyssey may 02, 2016 a masterpiece in its own right, 2001 is a sharp, cinematic film that drags itself out and fails to stay engaging for the duration. Hal 9000 is a fictional computer character in the space odyssey movies, the first being 2001. Since 1994, the internets original resource for information and insights on the classic science fiction film, 2001. Freely downloadable soundbites and sound clips from the movie 2001. A space odyssey rendered the amoral emptiness of outer space. A space odyssey, died sunday in stratford, ontario, the bbc reported. A voice synthesizer with the look of hal 9000 from the movie 2001.
Joe mackenzie has created the hal project, a fantastic tribute to hal 9000 the ai enhanced computer aboard the spaceship discovery in 2001. Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent. A space odyssey did hal lie about the failure or was. Getting a real computer to talk like hal has proven one of the toughest problems posed by 2001. Oct 23, 2018 hal was ordered, by dr heywood floyd, to conceal information specifically the discovery of the monoliths and the real purpose of the mission from poole and bowman. The talking computer hal in the 1968 film 2001a space odyssey had an almost human voice, but it was the voice of an actor, not a computer. Without your space helmet, dave, youre going to find that rather difficult. A space odyssey with this terrific theme pack, contributed to windows 7 by dw. A space odyssey, has died, the organisers of a theatre festival he founded have said. A space odyssey, hal heuristically programmed algorithmic computer is a sentient computer or artificial general intelligence that controls the systems of the discovery one spacecraft and interacts with the ships astronaut crew. A space odyssey, which came out 50 years ago this year. An exploration of the dialogue in stanley kubricks masterpiece, 2001.
I am hal sound from hal 2001 space odyssey soundboard. A space odyssey make sure to check out joes amazing hal screensaver, im running it now. A space odyssey meaning of the monolith revealed part 1. Douglas rain, the veteran canadian stage actor who provided the soft and gentle voice of the rogue hal computer for stanley kubricks classic 2001. The final parts of the novel pit the human crew against the selfaware hal 9000 computer. One of the most influential of all scifi films and one of the most controversial stanley kubricks 2001 is a delicate, poetic meditation on the.
Ai is even scarier when its you behind the machinery. Download or listen to sound bites of audio quotes and sound effects sampled from the movie 2001. Hal 9000 sketch freebie download free resource for sketch. The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. May 23, 2011 turn your windows 7 desktop into hal 9000 from stanley kubricks landmark sciencefiction movie 2001. Sometime in the distant past someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith here on earth presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well evolution then enabled man to reach the moons surface. Nov 05, 2001 the talking computer hal in the 1968 film 2001a space odyssey had an almost human voice, but it was the voice of an actor, not a computer. A space odyssey, and decided to make a blue tribute to the late hal 9000. A space odyssey screenplay by stanley kubrick and arthur c. He is the hidden main antagonist of 2001 and a major protagonist in 2010. Introduction of the hal 9000 computer voice by douglas rain and the two nothibernating members of the jupiter mission on the spaceship discovery one, dave keir dullea and frank gary lockwood, in stanley kubricks 2001. Hal, the discoverys computer, is easily the most entertaining character in the book.
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