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Odyssey Two. Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and John Lithgow star, along with Keir Dullea and Douglas Rain of the cast of the previous film. Nine years after the mysterious failure of the Discovery One mission to Jupiter in 2. Watch Personal Effects Online Metacritic' title='Watch Personal Effects Online Metacritic' />Personal Effects ProtectionDavid Bowman, the fiasco was blamed on Dr. Heywood Floyd, who resigned his position as head of the National Council for Astronautics. While an international dispute causes tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, both nations prepare space missions to determine what happened to the Discovery. Although the Soviet ship, the Leonov, will be ready before the American spacecraft Discovery Two, the Soviets need American astronauts to help board the Discovery and investigate the malfunction of the ships sentient computer, HAL 9. The US government agrees to a joint mission when it is determined that Discovery will crash into Jupiters moon Io before Discovery Two is ready. Floyd, along with Discovery designer Walter Curnow and HAL 9. Dr. Chandra, joins the Soviet mission. Upon arriving at Jupiter, the crew detect signs of life on Jupiters seemingly barren moon Europa. They send an unmanned probe down to Europa to investigate the unusual readings, but just as it finds the source, a mysterious energy burst destroys the probe and its data. The burst then flies toward Jupiter. The Soviets believe the burst was simply electrostatic build up, but Floyd suspects it was a warning to stay away from Europa. After surviving a dangerous braking maneuver around Jupiters upper atmosphere, the Leonov crew find the abandoned Discovery floating in space. Curnow reactivates the ship and Chandra restarts HAL, who had been deactivated by Dave Bowman before his disappearance nine years earlier. Also nearby is the giant alien Monolith that the Discovery was originally sent to investigate. Cosmonaut Max Brailovsky travels to the Monolith in an EVA pod, at which point the Monolith briefly opens with a burst of energy, sending Maxs pod spinning off into space. On Earth, Dave Bowman, now an incorporeal being that exists inside the Monolith, appears on his wifes television screen and wishes her farewell. He also visits his terminally ill mother just before she dies. On the Discovery, Chandra discovers the reason for HALs malfunction The National Security Council ordered HAL to conceal from Discoverys crew the fact that the mission was about the Monolith this conflicted with HALs basic programming of open, accurate processing of information, causing him to suffer the computer equivalent of a paranoidmental breakdown. Although the order bears his signature, Floyd is outraged that this was done without his knowledge. On Earth, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union escalate to a state of war. The Americans are instructed to leave the Leonov and move to the Discovery, with both crews ordered not to communicate with each other. Both crews plan to leave Jupiter separately when a launch window opens in several weeks however, Bowman appears to Floyd and says it is imperative that everybody leave within two days. Stunned by Bowmans appearance, Floyd returns to the Leonov to confer with Captain Tanya Kirbuk, who remains skeptical. The Monolith then suddenly disappears, and a growing black spot appears on Jupiter itself. The spot is actually a vast group of Monoliths that are constantly multiplying. The Monoliths begin shrinking Jupiters volume, increasing the planets density, and modifying its chemical composition. This convinces the two crews that they must leave soon. Since neither ship can reach Earth with an early departure, they work together to use the Discovery as a booster rocket for the Leonov, though it means the Discoverys and HALs destruction. HAL is left in the dark about the true purpose of the operation, but as Jupiters conversion progresses, he suggests to Chandra to stop the launch and remain to study the event. When Chandra tells him the truth, HAL willingly continues the countdown to save the humans. The Monoliths engulf Jupiter, causing nuclear fusion that transforms the planet into a small star. Discovery is consumed in the blast after the Leonov breaks away to safety. Just before the Discovery is engulfed, Bowmans voice is heard once again as he speaks to HAL and tells him that they will soon be together after he transmits a message to Earth ALL THESE WORLDSARE YOURS EXCEPTEUROPAATTEMPT NOLANDING THEREUSE THEM TOGETHERUSE THEM IN PEACEThe stars miraculous appearance inspires American and Soviet leaders to seek peace. Europa gradually transforms from an icy wasteland to a humid jungle covered with plant life. A Monolith stands in the primeval Europan swamp, waiting for intelligent life forms to evolve. Arthur C. Clarke appears as a man on a park bench outside the White House which is out of frame in the pan and scan version, but visible in the letterboxed and widescreen versions. In addition, a Time magazine cover about the AmericanSoviet tensions is briefly shown, in which the President of the United States is portrayed by Clarke and the Soviet Premier by the 2. Stanley Kubrick. ProductioneditDevelopment and filmingeditWhen Clarke published his novel 2. Odyssey Two in 1. Stanley Kubrick, and jokingly said, Your job is to stop anybody from making it into a movie so I wont be bothered. Metro Goldwyn Mayer subsequently worked out a contract to make a film adaptation, but Kubrick had no interest in directing it. However, Peter Hyams was interested and contacted both Clarke and Kubrick for their blessings I had a long conversation with Stanley and told him what was going on. If it met with his approval, I would do the film and if it didnt, I wouldnt. I certainly would not have thought of doing the film if I had not gotten the blessing of Kubrick. Hes one of my idols simply one of the greatest talents thats ever walked the Earth. He more or less said, Sure. Go do it. I dont care. And another time he said, Dont be afraid. Just go do your own movie. While he was writing the screenplay in 1. Hyams in Los Angeles began communicating with Clarke in Sri Lanka via the then pioneering medium of e mail using Kaypro II computers and direct dial modems. The two would discuss the planning and production of the film on an almost daily basis using this method, and their informal, often humorous correspondence was published in 1. The Odyssey File. As it focuses on the screenwriting and pre production process, the book terminates on February 7, 1. Principal photography on the film began in February 1. The majority of the film was shot on MGMs soundstages in Culver City, California, with the exception of a week of location work in Washington, D. C., Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and at the Very Large Array in New Mexico. Originally, Hyams had intended to film the opening scene at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, home of the worlds largest radio telescope, but after visiting there in 1. Clarke that the site was truly filthy and unsuitable for filming. Special effectseditThe special effects for 2. The effects were produced by the Entertainment Effects Group EEG, the special effects house created by Douglas Trumbull, who contributed to the effects on 2. However, Trumbull himself did not work on the film, and the effects were supervised by Richard Edlund, who had just left Industrial Light Magic. After completing 2. EEG would become a part of Edlunds own effects company Boss Film Corporation. Early in the production of 2. Hyams had learned that all of the original large spacecraft models from 2.