"2001" is talked of chiefly as Kubrick's film, but the importance of Arthur C. Clarke's role as co-screenwriter (and novel adaptor) shouldn't be minimized. For all of Kubrick's embrace of then ground-breaking special effects and a classical music score, Clarke made certain that Kubrick didn't go as overboard as he did when working entirely on his own.
"2001" is talked of chiefly as Kubrick's film, but the importance of Arthur C. Clarke's role as co-screenwriter (and novel adaptor) shouldn't be minimized. For all of Kubrick's embrace of then ground-breaking special effects and a classical music score, Clarke made certain that Kubrick didn't go as overboard as he did when working entirely on his own.