Page One: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968)

Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke

The movie version of the opening:

Can’t include ‘unfilmables’ in a script? Stanley Kubrick says, “Ha!”

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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