Originally posted by ronnierocketAGO: Now 2001...that should be fun. Thing is, what was the heavy impact of this film from WAY back in 1968? I mean besides being quite polarizing to many folks, yet capturing a good slice of the youth population at the time that realized what a masterpiece they have seen, and made it(until STAR WARS) the most successful science-fiction movie of all time.
Well, I just wanted to add to this.
The big social impact 2001 really had was that it allowed people high on peyotte or acid to go in and be blown away during the Star Gate climax of the film.
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