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2001: A Space Travesty

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2001: A Space Travesty
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R,1hr 38min
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2001
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Originally titled 2000.1: A Space Travesty, this zany send-up of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi classic will never be confused with Noel Coward or Neil Simon. The inescapable Leslie Nielsen (who also co-produced and co-scripted) stars as U.S. Marshall Richard "Dick" Dix, who springs into action when President Bill Clinton (Damien Masson) is kidnapped and held hostage on Moon Base Vega. There is nothing for Dix to do but suit up and board a space vessel bound for the moon to rescue the finger-waggling ... Full Synopsis
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At least Leslie Nielsen movies have found a sensible home: straight-to-video. Then again, anyone who tried to squeeze a theatrical run out of this aptly named mess would be laughed out of the building -- and then the one next door for good measure. Nielsen, more involved behind the camera than he's ever been, can't even get his own concept right. 2001: A Space Travesty would seem to promise a lamer ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Marshall Dix, U.S. Marshall Richard "Dick" Dix
Uschi Kunstler
Miss Pustle
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