50th anniversary 2001: A Space Odyssey interview actor Keir Dullea

Interview with actor Keir Dullea on the 50th anniversary of sf-classic 2001: A Space Odyssey
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[@hypercomms2001]

It is remarkable how Keir Dullea looks now, and how similar he looks to the aged version of him in the room at the end of 2001... how Kubrick was spot on!

[@exoplanet11]

I think he looks like Alan Alda (now).

[@nataliaturner4845]

Now I want them to re-shoot the ending with the real older-looking Keir :)

[@dougf94912]

I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@philippesangeronimo8721]

Yes!!it's true

[@swifty1969]

you beat me to it, I was going to say the same thing. He looks very close to his aged version.

[@siray3232]

he seems to be an intelligent and kind person, and he looks great for an 82-year-old guy!

[@MarthaMansbridge]

Wow - he was a beautiful man when he was younger, just stunning and look at him at 82! Still got that fabulous face - Lucky guy!

[@KrolKaz]

For real I hope I look that good at 80

[@juliabohemian]

I read somewhere that he looked so good when they filmed 2010 that they didn't have to de-age him with makeup.

[@squatch545]

Keir will be immortalized by this movie.

[@bruceharrip]

Not will be Is .

[@Kayem967]

No he won't. Hes facing his maker. Not the maker that a man made up

[@susanstratton1892]

EXACTLY!! That’s what this movie is really all about. Mankind thinking he can become “god.” Those who obsess over this movie are in for a very rude awakening…

[@charlessomerset9754]

Seeing him age, I realize just how good the aging makeup was in 2001.

[@roquefortfiles]

Isn't it?? And it is also frightening. He was such a young guy in the film. He looks almost exactly the same now as his aged make up. One of the greatest films ever. I find it a bit of a bore at times but I've forgiven that aspect. I watch and pay attention.

[@johns.8220]

I'd love for him to recreate the ending scenes now that he's about the age he was pretending to be in the film.

[@roquefortfiles]

@@johns.8220 That would be so cool. He should do it. Step back into Dave's shoes. Apparently it was his idea to create the transitions by "Seeing" himself at older and older stages where he drops the knife then sees himself in bed. It is freaky how similar he looks now to the make up they put on him. I had to watch this film about 5 times before I somewhat understood what was happening. Apparently to light that weird room he's in took a shit load of extremely hot lights. Such an iconic movie.

[@davidl570]

@@roquefortfiles ......................................and he had to endure those hot lights while wearing an almost equally hot spacesuit the whole time. Talk about suffering for your art!

[@TomTimeTraveler]

Keir Dullea had that "Neil Armstrong" personna in the movie - cool, calm, collected and confident. An excellent casting choice and he will forever be immortalized in one of the greatest works of art in the history of film making.

[@pointzerotwo]

Indeed, all actors kindo share the same persona.

[@ZoolGatekeeper]

What I just realised is that this film is everything that mankind has to present to an alien civilization. We could have sent a filmreel of 2001 with a Voyager probes.. Why bother with a golden record? You can see the images on the reel and figure everything else out.. OK, granted, film don't last. But the idea itself could be sound.

[@indiefilmandmusic]

The most chilling moment in all of cinema. "This conversation can no longer serve any purpose. Goodbye Dave."

[@d3monoidphenomenon102]

That’s what I say to people who don’t like this movie

[@indiefilmandmusic]

@@d3monoidphenomenon102 Hah!

[@EvaSchwarzfuss]

The right sentence is: "This conversation can serve no purpose anymore; Goodbye!"

[@brucelamberton8819]

I agree - I once described Hal as the most frightening movie villian.

[@bchick7598]

You know I'm not sure if that's the most chilling moment I think that is subjective but it was probably for Dave Bowman's! How about the next few seconds after that saying hals name with just ever so slightly growing panic each time he did (Before he goes back to calm cool collected Dave.)l!😻

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

Keir is spot on. I didn't watch 2001 back in 1968 - I experienced it! Bowman and Poole were heroes to this 13 year old who wanted to be an astronuat. I grew up and became a satellite systems engineer, and they're still my heroes.

[@iampedro101]

Wow bruh you are a true 2001 A Space Odyseey fan. I see you in every comment of that topic

[@noahstickley9774]

@@iampedro101 Plus, his profile pic is literally the Star Gate near the end of the film and his name is Beyond The Infinite, which is the segment that has the Star Gate.

[@Johnny-qg5kn]

I’m glad to hear that.2001 is my favorite movie and David Bowman is one of my favorite sci-fi characters.

[@utkarshpandey6424]

@@Kayem967 nothing disappointing, Barely been 60-70 years Good amount of progress done In 200-300 years we would have lots of things.

[@applehat2345]

Wow man that’s amazing!

[@novaqne]

Holy cow He sounds the same as when he sounded when he was in 2001

[@SeventiesVet]

The iPad-like tablets in the movie was truly prophetic. What a great and unpretentious actor and man.

[@MarquisDeSang]

My God, it’s full of stars.

[@jorosanar-cana7945]

That was 2010 when they added swearing, I think.

[@funkydozer]

The age makeup in the movie was genius, he looks just the same as they predicted

[@HardRockMiner]

It is amazing how he looks exactly like his aged self in make-up in 2010 The Year We Made Contact

[@PointyTailofSatan]

You just know that when he dies, his grave will always have little models of the monolith, Discovery, and the EVA pods on it.

[@andrewwardle7634]

I would imagine his tombstone will be a Monolith.

[@Srekwah]

That would be epic! The inscription should be so small that people will need to get down on their knees and peer down to read it.

[@cortadew]

he won't die, when he will be near death the monolith will appear to turn him into the starchild.

[@jflow5601]

Keir was a great looking man in the 2001 film. Still looking good.

[@ktitapeace_]

It's incredible how this man has always looked like younger than his actual age.

[@batfleckforever3594]

Indeed. I remember seeing him in 2010 and he looked exactly the same as in 2001 16 years earlier.

[@Simon74]

I actully think he looked 40 when he was 30 and now he looks 60 when he‘s 80.

[@Kayem967]

Doesn't matter.he died

[@3pound]

@@Kayem967 no hes still alive

[@ughugh351]

@@Kayem967 what the fuck fake information

[@gynandroidhead]

He looks and sounds fantastic for being in his early 80's. I could listen to this guy read a phone book.

[@exoplanet11]

Keir Dullea has been very kind in giving interviews on the 50th anniversary.

[@davewilson4058]

Kubrick nailed it when he selected the voice of HAL. I still get shivers when I hear it, even after all these years. Keir Dullea was perfectly cast as the, "Right Stuff," astronaut. That emotion of contained stress and the, "keeping it together," attitude during the airlock sequence, was perfection. It was palpable, that he was almost, but not quite, panicking.

[@francoisleveille409]

I really like the fact this gentleman is old but he is perfectly aware of recent technology and refers to iPads and Skyping. He's old school but he's young in his mind.

[@francoisleveille409]

@@Kayem967 LOL! Keir Dullea is still very much alive! Check your stuff buddy! He's a very very good actor.

[@davidl570]

@@Kayem967 Uh, WRONG!

[@terryzx6]

I met him at a Star Trek convention 15 years ago. A total class act!

[@miguelrosado6348]

What a nice and kind person this man seems to be.

[@jimcameron1234]

WTF? The movie is 50 years old but this guy still alive + in super healthy condition! How old was he back then?????

[@ajs41]

He was 30 and 31 during filming in 1966 and 1967. I just saw this film in the cinema in Birmingham, England with my father who hadn't seen it since the original screening in 1968. He was 27 then, 77 now. He could remember most of it from before.

[@jimcameron1234]

Andy JS wow, did you saw it resent... in 70MM with brand new print or digital projection?

[@ajs41]

70MM I think.

[@jimcameron1234]

Andy JS wow i envy you brother no 70MM show in Germany

[@rodrigobraz2]

In another interview from the 80s (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpmwqZpvo7t_j6c) he credits his slowed aging to his intense practice of yoga. Indeed, in "2010", released almost 20 years after "2001: A Space Odyssey", he looks very much as he did in the 60s.

[@zona999]

He looks fantastic. So good to see him. Floored by how much he looks like the special effects Old Dave in the film.

[@psychoangus]

The way his eyes are lit at 0:53 is brilliant. Shows how seething with anger and panic he is, even though he's trying not to show it to HAL.

[@aj82725]

YAAAS!!!!! The way the light reflected on his face was my most favorite scene from the entire movie, somehow emphasizes the anger yet he manage to keep it real calm.... This movie is just epic, could easily be the best in my life.

[@SASA-il3wt]

Probably one of the most underrated, and underused, actors around.

[@raiderdanCA]

The greatest film achievement in motion picture History, hands down.

[@Chastonicity]

Fascinating how Keir Dullea is still known as the face for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey from 50 years ago and how some technology has been invented but many have not even been invented like the AI of HAL.

[@arricammarques1955]

Keir intelligence, shines through.

[@simonrose2483]

His enthusiasm all these years later is wonderful to see/hear - he must've been asked these questions hundreds if not thousands of times yet is still full of joy about his role in an immense work of art.

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Every time words come out of Mr Dullea's mouth, my respect for him goes a little notch further up. Then just look at him! He's kept himself humble and grateful, wise and young.

[@dpellek74]

Wow. Looks just like he did at the end of the movie. What an amazing actor

[@NatansNotes]

I saw this last month in 70mm during the 50th anniversary screenings. I had seen it 5 or 6 times before that, but it was incomparably more impactful on a huge screen. Still one of the top films ever made!

[@ricimercury9490]

Natan's Notes I saw it in IMAX 70mm too, seriously I can't believe my eyes.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

The theatre I saw it in scheduled it once and it demand was so great they extended it three more times. The crowd was a lot of older and young people. It was amazing to see teenagers going to see it

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@@ricimercury9490 >>> Same here -- IMAX in July of 2018. I had NOT seen the movie on the big screen since I was a kid, and NEVER BEFORE had I seen it in IMAX. Wow. Just WOW....

[@REDPUMPERNICKEL]

My best friend and I, for reasons long forgotten, hopped on our little motor bikes and drove an hour south to Toronto. We messed around doing I don't know what then headed back. It started to rain so we pulled over to shelter until it stopped. The parking lot was of a theater so we thought, 'might as well watch a movie'. We walked in to an ocean of empty seats in which only three people sat so we found a spot dead center about twenty rows back. Did I mention the giant base bins in all the corners? The lights went down, the curtain motored back to reveal a gently curving screen so wide it completely filled our horizontal visual field And then the movie started. My mind had no trouble following the plot for I had long been a voracious science fiction reader. By the time Zarathustra played I had what can best be described as an awestruck intellectual orgasm, vast, intense, complex emotion... words fail me. Only a few years later I watched Niel Armstrong take a big step on behalf of humanity and I thought, 'oh my, it's actually happening, yippee! 2001 had no competition until Alien burst upon us and we began to imagine that putting a map on Voyager might not have been such a great idea. If I was king I'd ban it from TV and on every subjects 16th birthday I'd require them to make a pilgrimage ending in an ideal presentation of the movie. And eventually, when our vacations in The Matrix become permanent, the requirement would continue. Cheers, eh! Lol

[@Alan_Connor]

I saw it in Edinburgh on the big screen about 15 years ago. Jaw-dropping.

[@waynepayne9875]

So happy he's still alive and well. It's amazing to think he was a full grown man in the 60s and is still with it today.

[@NoosaHeads]

I've seen 2001 many times but I didn't get to see it at the cinema, when it came out. About a year ago it was on at the cinema - a high quality restored version. I cancelled all appointments and drove 150 miles to the cinema. I was not disappointed. Visually, it's the best film I've ever seen. (However, Barry Lyndon was nearly as visually stunning). If anyone gets the chance to watch "2001" at the cinema - don't miss the opportunity. It's definitely a mind boggling experience. I thought Keir Dullea was very good in "Bunny Lake is missing". He wasn't just a one show pony.

[@not.supermario]

I couldn't watch Keir Dullea in Black Christmas without seeing him as Dave Bowman.

[@itkojecockot]

man, the guy is incredibly sharp for his age...... funny how he starred in the greatest movie of all time and I've never seen him in any major movie ever since

[@edspeece9641]

I’m glad that he survived The Starlost.

[@ryancoulter4797]

And Paperback Hero.

[@loginregional]

@@ryancoulter4797 Boooo! Paperback Hero was great. The car was the co-star.

[@AdrianBoyko]

“If you’re only remembered for one thing, you could do a lot worse!” Starlost reference 😂

[@greglapointe1311]

Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood were both wonderful in this movie and the special effects hold up to this day.

[@markdc1145]

Keir Dullea is amazing. 2001 is one of the most iconic films ever.

[@SASA-il3wt]

Stanley Kubrick only won 1 Oscar, for speciall effects on 2001: a Space Odyssey. I think he should have won many more. He was truly a genius. It's incomprehensible how a human like you or me could create such flaws motion pictures at an insane rate.

[@DoctorXander]

And that oscar was only credited to him on a bullshit technicality. The Academy didn't want to award the four main effects guys the one award, so they credited Kubrick instead

[@ylenia6801]

The Academy just didn't understand anything

[@kevinsturges6957]

The aging makeup they did on him in the 60’s still looks amazing.

[@powerboatguy2308]

He has aged very well to be in is 80s-

[@thurney4343]

This film has not only stood the test of time, but it looks as fresh and futuristic today as it did then. I watched this film with my mother when I was seven, and visually it blew me away. I've watched it many times since and it stands as one of my top ten films of all time!

[@GentlemanAmerican]

Regarding what Mr. Dullea said about casting the voice of HAL, I cannot imagine anyone else but Douglas Rain doing that voice. His voice was iconic and perfect for the role.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

Douglas had a clear tone but very mechanical, it was perfect

[@chocolatnoir1108]

yep, clear calming and convincing, even when he started to be ‘bad’ 😅 even it is just a voice, we can feel the emotions in it👍🏿 anything about this movie is brilliant!

[@davidl570]

What other credits does Douglas Rain have? Can't say I've heard of him!

[@seandoherty8754]

Very interesting & funny(About Hal with a cockney accent😁!) talk with Keir Dullea! One of the Greatest Movies in history, Brilliant still! Kubrick, Dullea & Lockwood👍

[@BLUEsurf63]

What a really lovely guy, fantastic in 2001 the movie.

[@youarelife3437]

What's most amazing to me is how human Keir is, very heartwarming. I never thought of seeing his interviews and just had this cold emotionless picture of Dave Bowman from the film in my head.

[@mtlassen1992]

I have an autographed photo of Keir Dullea right here on the wall above my desk. Best movie ever produced. Saw it at age 12 in the theater the 1st time, and still watch it a few times per year.

[@Dan0__]

They did an extraordinary job aging him in the movie...

[@earthwatcher2012]

MY GOD...IT’S FULL OF STARS

[@carl_anderson9315]

I’ve seen thousands of movies in my life, a lot for simple entertainment and some for artistic value, as many of you. 2001 remains for me as the most perfect movie ever made. The Godfather is great, Citizen Kane is genius, Seven Samurai, etc. But 2001 is like a diamond: absolutely flawless. The perfect balance between intellectual and abstract content. Visually, musically, creatively. Keir Dullea in my opinion has one of the greatest honors in film history: to be a protagonist of Kubrick’s vision. It’s more valuable than an Academy Award.

[@adambazso9207]

A great interview and very positive vibes from Mr. Dullea.

[@MaximTendu]

whenever i break a wine glass, i think about him.

[@jean-micheldumay3409]

Stanley Kubrick didn't make a mistake with the choice of Keir Dullea, and today nobody else can speak like him about 2001....

[@mohanicus]

i had the privilege to see keir act on stage as brooks in the stage play of the shawshank redemption here in dublin afew years ago.. he was fantastic.

[@RenePeraza]

Keir could shoot all his aged scenes in 2001 and 2010 now and insert them into these films! It would be ground-breaking!

[@GaryALucas]

I remember a story from the time, 1968, where an audience member under the influence of LSD, jumped through the screen during the stargate scene. I am still amused by that. But I have to say, '2001: A Space Odyssey' is one movie that if you are seeing it in a good theater I really felt like I was in outer space. I think the very clinical mood it has contribute to that feeling. Kubrick seemed to try and make it as realistic as possible.

[@zora_noamflannery2548]

- Acid and movies was a big thing back then. I saw it on Orange Sunshine. You buy your ticket, drop the tab and hope you get to your seat before it hits. Had to drive home 30 miles afterwards. That was a trip in itself. The road was a little squirmy.

[@williamchiafos3889]

No one on this planet could have been a better Dave Bowman.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

Mr Dullea was also good in a 1964 movie called, 'David and Lisa', costarring Janet Margolin.

[@ondinehd6889]

Kubrick's choice of music (Ligeti, J., and R. Strauss, Khatchaturian), and how he uses it, as well as his use of sounds, noises, silence, the economy of dialogue, restraint of action and movement, the choreography which is so elegant, the simplicity yet density of the plot, all this converges to create a work that is absolutely genial. "2001" is a work of art, and oddly enough, has many similarities with Kurosawa's "Rashomon." Keir Dullea is right when he says the film is "such a visual experience," paired with a carefully crafted auditory experience. When you compare "2001" with most of today's movies, which feature boring, and over-busy plots, convoluted actions, verbose, mundane, and chattery dialogues which leave nothing to the imagination, and a non-existent sense of choreography, I think we are in urgent need of another monolith: a "tabula rasa...!" PS: Don't disappoint yourself by watching "2010: The Year We Make Contact." "2001" needed no "sequel" to so-called find out "what happened:" all the possible answers are contained in the original film, and "2010" is no match, by any stretch of the imagination to "2001!" (Keir Dullea is a wonderful actor. I also saw him in "Bunny Lake is Missing:" he creates very convincing characters, very different from each other, and really knows how to step outside himself.)

[@NicleT]

ondine hd Fun fact (well not really fun though): Kubrick never ask György Ligeti the rights for using his music, he just used it. Ligeti found out a couple of years after when seeing the movie for the first time.

[@andestung1760]

HAL deserved to win an Oscars!

[@Phil_Mitchell]

I love how humble he is about being remembered for 2001. Also his Michael Caine/cockney impression is hilarious and left field after being used to his deadpan delivery in 2001 😂

[@luthermcgee7297]

It's so good to see him again after all of these years. And yes, he looks great for his age. I hope I look that way when I get there.

[@lsb2623]

HE IS ACHIEVING FINAL FORM !!!

[@user-wr3gs4rh2p]

He is looking exactly like in the movie when he was aged😮

[@pigsassispork]

Concept voices for HAL 9000. In the beginning they were too American or too British. Enter Douglas Rain, the best of both worlds and not too much of either. The classic Canadian compromise. March 13, 1928 - November 11, 2018. You touched so many people. Thank you. Rest in peace.

[@rogermouton2273]

have to say, his acting in the scene where Hal won't open the doors was brilliant. So understated, but the look of sheer desperation on his face...

[@Zeusdattilo]

@Roger Mouton Yes, I agree. But what I like the most is the way he performed the whole topic scene. When Hal stopped the conversation, he acted as someone who felt lost in outern space where nobody could help but soon after he took again the control of himself and behaved with extraordinary coolness like an astronaut trained to deal with every kind of situation getting into the ship through the vacuum of the space for some seconds. One of best sequences of one of greatest the movie of all time and wonderful performance of Keir Dullea.

[@createdeccentricities6620]

An intelligent, humble person.

[@bylokonnor]

He sounds like a very kind man.

[@smokeyovertheline6394]

HAL in Cockney!

[@sclogse1]

Keir's theater work is very special stuff. Remember in the film, right at the end of the "stargate" sequence, before we see the room, we see a closeup of him, with his eyes stuck up in his head somewhere, shaking....he's gone. Real gone. Almost to the point where you wonder if anything in that room actually happened at all. That it all happened in his head. But then, the unique thing about that room is that time was no longer the same. That was the real exciting part of that whole room sequence. That was the brilliant part of the film. And Keir was part of the idea factory in the end, too. For me, a good review of the film has to have something of the personal experience the reviewer had. For me it opened a gate I didn't know was there. It said all things are possible. The framework of consciousness is only a relative platform. You can move at any speed you wish. Or, to put it even less clearly, the only way to comprehend the unknown, is to be the unknown. I made a short film a while back. I still see how 2001 influenced how I put it together. Not for phones. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXXVgmCBocSYja8

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

Nice link thanks. Argh, I only have one day left to see 2001 at The Castro in 70mm.

[@moeshickenyay]

Kier Looks great, just re watched special reshowing of original print 2001 at Ontario place cinema, blew me away again. Wish they would remake “The Starlost” loved that show.

[@davidyoung5114]

I agree 100% about a remaking 'The Starlost'. If they gave it the same level of care and planning that they did with the 'Battlestar Galactica' reboot, I have no doubt that it could be as good (if not better). And I'd love to see him get the part of the Computer Host if it were to happen! 'CAN I BE OF ASSISTANCE?.

[@loginregional]

@@davidyoung5114 The Bassetts ruined STARLOST. As for the proposed system of miniatures, motion control cameras, blue/green screen -- the technology was not advanced enough at the time, so that was an impediment to the process. Also, Robin Ward can't act. The Computer Host was heard quite often in commercials on Canadian TV.

[@helenamatias5]

He's still handsome 🤩

[@Daisypetal100]

Keir is still good looking. I haven't seen 2001 Space Odyssey. I've seen a couple of his other movies. He was a gorgeous leading man.

[@Alexander-tj2dn]

What?!!!

[@CharlesAustin]

Great casting !! The music was awesome !!

[@DanyboyS7]

My favorite movie of all time

[@Semiam1]

Such a great attitude for an actor

[@paulmatulavich7321]

Thank you for this incredibly enjoyable interview. There are special, noble, souls on this earth, and Keir Dullea is one of them.

[@damirbabic7403]

What a great guy🥰👍 i like him he was great in 2001.space odissey like this interview with his wife 🥰👍

[@krismoonpie]

What a beautiful person

[@johnsampson6387]

He is looking pretty good for his early 80s!

[@qaterius1433]

What a lovely guy...

[@dalegriffin6768]

Keir was such a great actor,he played in so many uncommercial films

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

Happy 84th!

[@AzeAlter]

Wow he aged really well!

[@williamgallop9425]

In a radioprogram of '2001' was quoted A C Clarke (or Kubrick) "If you understand 2001, we have failed".

[@Fuff63]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@AntPDC]

Lovely man. Still handsome.

[@piehound]

Very nice interview. Thanks for that.

[@DelightLovesMovies]

Wow, he's so cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@Dementia-Gaming938]

Keir has the same personality in this interview as he does in 2001: Calm, intelligent, and lovable.

[@donnarachiele1226]

I will forever remember him as a young lawyer son of Madam x excellent performance I watch about once a year and always brings tears to my eyes the final scene

[@danielkelly1210]

Keir Dullea was Great in Madam X many years ago !!

[@jamesanderson348]

An extraordinary film indeed!!!!

[@dobermanpac1064]

One of my top ten favorite films.

[@rzu7120]

Very interesting interview. I saw the film in the theater when it was first released, and it is definitely one of my top 10 favorite films.

[@castanedagus]

Great gent. Still good looking. He looked like a GQ cover model in the film

[@isaacleutton8060]

He looks exactly like Kubrick showed us! Cool!

[@rpm1796]

Never forget that hot summer night at the Glendale in Toronto as a kid. Amazing Keir!

[@Magnetron692]

Yes, indeed!!