The joke working title, "How the Solar System was Won", reflected the original idea for the film. Just as La conquista del West (1962) was a series of short stories spanning decades, this film was going to be a series of stories showing explorations on many planets and moons, ending with "The Sentinel" showing the uncovering of the monolith on the Moon, which was the first contact with extraterrestrials. A genuine working title was "Voyage Beyond the Stars". When Viaggio allucinante (1966) was released, Stanley Kubrick reportedly so disliked that film that he did not want his film to sound anything like it. In the end, "2001" was chosen as it is the first year of both the 21st century and the 3rd millennium. In 1999 Sir Arthur C. Clarke held a press conference in which he said he was dismayed that so many people (including college professors and journalists) were incorrectly calling 2000 the beginning of the century.
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