2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984): Cast, Box Office & Plot
2010: The Year We Make Contact is a 1984 sci-fi thriller directed by Peter Hyams, starring Keir Dullea as Dr. David Bowman, Herta Ware and Douglas Rain. It runs 1 hour 56 minutes and earned $40.4 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 56m (116 min)
- Director
- Peter Hyams
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is 2010: The Year We Make Contact About?
The premise of 2010: The Year We Make Contact without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In the near future, a modest crew of American and Russian astronauts embarks on humanity’s boldest quest—to determine whether life exists beyond the stars. As Earth teeters on the edge of nuclear annihilation, the joint team aboard the spacecraft Leonov races to rendezvous with the still‑orbiting Discovery, where the only remaining occupant is the infamous, homicidal computer HAL.
2010: The Year We Make Contact Themes & Keywords
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- lincoln memorial
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- colon in title
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- electronic music score
- revelation
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- tower bridge london
- london england
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- paris france
- electromagnetic pulse
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- soviet union
- female cosmonaut
- top secret
- news report
- watching tv
- professor
- scientist
- computer programmer
- super computer
- spacesuit
- media coverage
- surrealism
- countdown
- beach
- film starts with text
- widow
- recap segment
- scene during opening credits
- satellite dish
- space travel
- race against time
- suspicion
- near death experience
- cover up
2010: The Year We Make Contact Cast & Characters
Keir Dullea leads the cast as Dr. David Bowman, with Herta Ware as Jessie Bowman and Douglas Rain as HAL 9000 (voice). Directed by Peter Hyams; 27 actors are credited in all.
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Director Peter Hyams
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Keir Dullea as Dr. David Bowman -
Herta Ware as Jessie Bowman - Douglas Rain as HAL 9000 (voice)
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Roy Scheider as Dr. Heywood Floyd
Also Starring in 2010: The Year We Make Contact
· 23 more- John Lithgow Dr. Walter Curnow
- Madolyn Smith Osborne Caroline Floyd
- Taliesin Jaffe Christopher Floyd
- Bob Balaban Dr. R. Chandra
- Ilya Baskin Maxim Brailovsky
- Helen Mirren Tanya Kirbuk
- Candice Bergen SAL 9000 (voice)
- Dana Elcar Dimitri Moisevitch
- James McEachin Victor Milson
- Savely Kramarov Dr. Vladimir Rudenko
- Jan Tříska Alexander Kovalev
- Robert Lesser Dr. Hirsch
- Arthur C. Clarke Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
- Mary Jo Deschanel Betty Fernandez
- Vladimir Skomarovsky Yuri Svetlanov
- Ron Recasner Hospital Neurosurgeon
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- Cheryl Carter Nurse
- Natasha Shneider Irina Yakunina
- Larry Carroll Anchorman on TV
- Delana Michaels Commercial Announcer
- Victor Steinbach Nikolaj Ternovsky
- Gene McGarr Commercial Announcer
- Oleg Rudnik Dr. Vasili Orlov
More from Peter Hyams
More films directed by Peter Hyams, best-rated first: 2010, Narrow Margin, The Star Chamber and The Relic.
2010: The Year We Make Contact Plot Summary
What happens in 2010: The Year We Make Contact from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Nine years have passed since the failure of the Discovery mission to Jupiter in 2001, which left commander David Bowman, Keir Dullea, and his crew missing. Amid rising international tensions, the United States and the Soviet Union each prepare separate missions to Jupiter. The Soviet spacecraft Leonov will be ready a year before the American Discovery Two, but only the Americans can reactivate HAL 9000, Douglas Rain, the ship’s sentient computer thought to be responsible for the disaster. Because Discovery will crash into Jupiter’s moon Io before the Americans can reach it, the Soviets agree to bring along former NCA Director Heywood Floyd, [Roy Scheider], Discovery engineer Walter Curnow, [John Lithgow], and HAL’s creator Dr. Chandra, [Bob Balaban].
Full summary
The whole story of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, scene by scene
2010: The Year We Make Contact Box Office
2010: The Year We Make Contact grossed $40.4 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$40.4M
- US & Canada
- $40.4M
2010: The Year We Make Contact Videos
3 videos: 3 clips.
- Clip Max is killed by the monolith - 2010 (1984)
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How Well Do You Know 2010: The Year We Make Contact?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which Soviet spacecraft is the first to reach Jupiter in the film?
2010: The Year We Make Contact Also Known As
34 alternative titles, including “2010: Odyssey Two” and “2010 Odisea 2”.
- Also known as
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- 2010: Odyssey Two
- 2010 Odisea 2
- 2010威震太阳神
- 2010 - Odisea dos
- 2010: El año que hicimos contacto
- 威震太阳神
- 2010 - O Ano do Contacto
- 2010: Druhá vesmírná odysea
- 2010年
- 2010 - O Ano em que Faremos Contato
- 2010 l'année du premier contact
- 2010 - The Year We Make Contact
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- 2010太空漫游
- 2010：The Year We Make Contact
- 2010 - Das Jahr, in dem wir Kontakt aufnehmen
- 2010: A kapcsolat éve
- 2010 - L'anno del contatto
- 2010 : L'Année du premier contact
- 2010: Космическая одиссея
- 2010: Odisea dos
- 2010: Året då vi får kontakt
- 2010: Den anden rumrejse
- 2010: Odyseja kosmiczna
- 2010 우주여행
- 2010: השנה שיצרנו מגע
- 2010: O Ano em que Faremos Contato
- 2010: Druga odiseja
- 2010: Karşılaşma Zamanı
- 2010威震太陽神
- 2010: Година контакта
- 2010 Годината, в която осъществихме контакт
- Bí Ẩn Vào Năm 2010
- 2010: Rok prvého kontaktu
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2010: The Year We Make Contact FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, each answered in a sentence.
How long is 2010: The Year We Make Contact?
2010: The Year We Make Contact runs 1 hour 56 minutes (116 minutes).
When was 2010: The Year We Make Contact released?
2010: The Year We Make Contact was released on December 6, 1984.
Who directed 2010: The Year We Make Contact?
2010: The Year We Make Contact was directed by Peter Hyams.
More films by Peter Hyams Who is in the cast of 2010: The Year We Make Contact?
2010: The Year We Make Contact stars Keir Dullea as Dr. David Bowman, Herta Ware as Jessie Bowman and Douglas Rain as HAL 9000 (voice), among 27 credited actors.
How much did 2010: The Year We Make Contact make at the box office?
2010: The Year We Make Contact grossed $40.4 million worldwide.
Does 2010: The Year We Make Contact have a post-credit scene?
No. 2010: The Year We Make Contact has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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