178K views · 9.3K reactions | Do you read me, HAL? Voiced by Douglas Rain, HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY ('68) was voted the 13th greatest villain all time by the American Film Institute in 2003. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

54K views · 1.9K reactions | "One of the best cuts in the history of filmmaking is in 2001 where it goes from an ape throwing a bone and it jumps... millions of years into the space age. And it cuts to what is essentially a weapon of war." - Brad Bird on 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY('68). #TCMEssentials | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

29K views · 1.3K reactions | When MGM execs discovered that 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY ('68) had a large number of college-age repeat viewers who often attended under the influence of mind-altering drugs, they started marketing the film as “The Ultimate Trip.” The journey begins Saturday at 8pm ET on the #TCMEssentials. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook