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Roy Scheider in 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Roy Scheider stars in a forgettable 1984 sci-fi sequel to Kubrick's 2001.
In brief
Roy Scheider stars in a forgettable 1984 sci-fi sequel to Kubrick's 2001. Roy Scheider starred in 2010: The Year We Make Contact, a 1984 sequel to 2001 that lacks the mystery of Kubrick's original. Originally reported by SlashFilm.
2010 sequel to 2001
Roy Scheider stars in 2010: The Year We Make Contact, a 1984 sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001.
Five Oscar nods
The 1984 film earned five Oscar nominations but is now largely forgotten.
2001's legacy
Stanley Kubrick's 2001 remains a genre-defining sci-fi classic from 1968.
2010's cast
Roy Scheider plays astronaut Heywood Floyd with John Lithgow and Bob Balaban.
2010's plot
The film reveals Dave Bowman's crew was lost on Jupiter for nine years before finding the monolith.
2010's reception
Critics called it a hodgepodge of bits and pieces, lacking 2001's mystery.
What matters most
Roy Scheider starred in 2010: The Year We Make Contact, a 1984 sequel to 2001 that lacks the mystery of Kubrick's original.
