Stanley Kubrick: influences, peers and legacy

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Stanley Kubrick built his cinema from Manhattan press photography, European art film, and an obsessive reader's appetite for source novels. This mix traces the tracking shots he stole from Max Ophüls, the tabloid flash of Weegee, the New York indie scene he emerged alongside, and the directors who still measure themselves against him.

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• Key Influence · Letter from an Unknown Woman by Max Ophüls (1948). Kubrick repeatedly named Ophüls among the directors he most admired, and the debt is visible: the gliding, unbroken camera moves through the trenches of Paths of Glory and the corridors of the Overlook descend directly from Ophüls's fluid tracking through staircases and ballrooms. Made in Hollywood exile, this Vienna-set melodrama shows the technique at full stretch, camera and décor working as one continuous emotional instrument.
• Influencia Obscura · Naked City by Weegee (1945). Before he directed, Kubrick shot for Look magazine, and Weegee's flash-lit New York crime photographs are the aesthetic bedrock of Killer's Kiss and The Killing: harsh light, wet pavement, faces caught mid-shock. The link became literal when Weegee worked as a still photographer on the set of Dr. Strangelove, where his clipped New York speech is often cited as a source for Peter Sellers's accent as the title character.
• Local Roots · Little Fugitive by Morris Engel (1953). Shot on Coney Island with a hidden hand-held 35mm rig, Engel's film emerged from the same New York photojournalist milieu that produced Kubrick, and in the same year as his self-financed debut Fear and Desire. Both were magazine photographers who financed features outside the studios and proved a movie could be made by a handful of people on city streets — the template for American independent production.
• Beyond the Medium · A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1962). Kubrick worked almost exclusively from novels, and Burgess's book gave him something no screenwriter could invent: Nadsat, an Anglo-Russian teen argot that supplies the film's narration nearly verbatim. Kubrick adapted the American edition, which omitted Burgess's redemptive final chapter — a decision that shaped the film's bleak circularity and fed years of public argument between novelist and director.
• Peer · Dog Day Afternoon by Sidney Lumet (1975). Lumet was Kubrick's near-exact New York contemporary, a fellow product of the city who moved from live television into features as Kubrick moved from photography into them. Both built careers on adaptation, institutional critique and long rehearsal with actors; Lumet's siege comedy shares Strangelove's sense of official machinery collapsing into farce while cameras and crowds watch.
• From the Canon · 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick (1968). Developed with Arthur C. Clarke from his story 'The Sentinel' over four years, shot at Borehamwood with front projection and a rotating centrifuge set, and scored with Strauss and Ligeti instead of the commissioned orchestral music Kubrick discarded. It replaced exposition with duration and silence, redefined visual effects before digital tools existed, and remains the reference point for every serious film about space.
• Key Collaborator · Dr. No by Terence Young (1962). Production designer Ken Adam built the Dr. Strangelove war room — the vast black-floored table under a ring of light that Reagan reportedly expected to find in the White House — and later designed Barry Lyndon, winning an Oscar. Dr. No established the modernist villain-lair vocabulary Kubrick hired him for: hard geometry, exposed structure and scale used to dwarf the men who think they control it.
• Legacy · The Master by Paul Thomas Anderson (2012). Anderson has spoken often of Kubrick as a governing example, and the influence is structural: 65mm photography, long unblinking takes on faces, a dissonant Jonny Greenwood score used the way Kubrick used Ligeti, and a protagonist whose psychology is withheld rather than explained. The Master's clinical framing of an institution processing a damaged man is Kubrick's method applied to postwar America.

What influenced Stanley Kubrick

• The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke (1951). The Sentinel (Arthur C. Clarke) — titan for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Kubrick made the suggestion to work on his 1948 short story " The Sentinel ", in which a monolith found on the Moon alerts aliens of mankind.” (Wikipedia)
• Sergei Eisenstein. Eisenstein was an early influence on Kubrick. (also via Alexander Nevsky) “He was particularly inspired by Sergei Eisenstein and Arthur Rothstein , the photographic technical director of Look magazine.” (Wikipedia)
• I Vitelloni by Federico Fellini. Kubrick ranked I Vitelloni as his number one favorite film. “he listed Federico Fellini 's I Vitelloni as first in his Top 10 list.” (Wikipedia)
• Orson Welles (1915). Welles's camera style influenced Kubrick, especially in The Killing. (also via Citizen Kane) “Film historian/critic Robert Kolker sees the influence of Orson Welles ' moving camera shots on Kubrick's style. LoBrutto notes that Kubrick identified with Welles and that this influenced the making of The Killing” (Wikipedia)
• Atmosphères by György Ligeti (1961). Atmosphères (György Ligeti) — culture for Stanley Kubrick (also via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Kubrick is credited with introducing Hungarian composer György Ligeti to a broad Western audience by including his music in 2001, The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Ingmar Bergman (1918). Kubrick wrote a personal letter to Bergman expressing deep admiration for his work. “Your vision of life has moved me deeply, much more deeply than I have ever been moved by any films. I believe you are the greatest film-maker at work today” (Wikipedia)
• Max Ophüls. Ophüls's camerawork influenced Kubrick's visual style. (also via Letter from an Unknown Woman) “He was inspired by the complex, fluid camerawork of French director Max Ophüls , whose films influenced Kubrick's visual style” (Wikipedia)
• D. W. Griffith. Kubrick is listed among filmmakers who praised Griffith. (also via Stanley Kubrick) “Filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock , [ 35 ] Lev Kuleshov , [ 36 ] Jean Renoir , [ 37 ] Cecil B. DeMille , [ 38 ] King Vidor , [ 39 ] Victor Fleming , [ 40 ] Raoul Walsh , [ 41 ] Carl Theodor Dreyer , [ 42 ] and Stanley Kubrick have prai…” (Wikipedia)
• Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss (1896). Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss) — culture for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “2001: A Space Odyssey takes numerous works of classical music for its soundtrack , including pieces by Richard Strauss , Johann Strauss II , Aram Khachaturian , and György Ligeti .” (Wikipedia)
• Weegee. Weegee influenced Kubrick's photography and was later hired on Dr. Strangelove. (also via Naked City) “Freelance photographer Weegee (Arthur Fellig) had a considerable influence on Kubrick's development as a photographer; Kubrick later hired Fellig as the special stills photographer for Dr. Strangelove (1964).” (Wikipedia)
• Letter from an Unknown Woman by Max Ophüls (1948). Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls) — titan for Stanley Kubrick “He was inspired by the complex, fluid camerawork of French director Max Ophüls, whose films influenced Kubrick's visual style, and by director Elia Kazan, whom he described as America's "best director" at that time, with his ability of "…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Citizen Kane by Orson Welles (1941). Citizen Kane (Orson Welles) — titan for Stanley Kubrick “Film historian/critic Robert Kolker sees the influence of Orson Welles' moving camera shots on Kubrick's style.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• The Odyssey by Homer. Kubrick explains using Homer's Odyssey as a model of literary merit and inspiration for the film's title. “It occurred to us that for the Greeks the vast stretches of the sea must have had the same sort of mystery and remoteness that space has for our generation.” (Wikipedia)
• Konstantin Stanislavski. Stanislavski's ideas influenced Kubrick's approach to directing actors. “Kubrick also found the ideas of Konstantin Stanislavski to be essential to his understanding the basics of directing.” (Wikipedia)
• Alexander Nevsky by Sergei Eisenstein (1938). Alexander Nevsky (Sergei Eisenstein) — ghost for Stanley Kubrick “He was particularly inspired by Sergei Eisenstein and Arthur Rothstein, the photographic technical director of Look magazine.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Vsevolod Pudovkin. Pudovkin's writings on editing shaped Kubrick's aesthetics. “Kubrick read Pudovkin's seminal theoretical work, Film Technique, which argues that editing makes film a unique art form, and it needs to be employed to manipulate the medium to its fullest.” (Wikipedia)
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1962). A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess) — culture for Stanley Kubrick “Kubrick had received a copy of Anthony Burgess's novel of the same name from Terry Southern while they were working on Dr.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Arthur Rothstein. Rothstein, Kubrick's colleague at Look, was an early influence. “He was particularly inspired by Sergei Eisenstein and Arthur Rothstein , the photographic technical director of Look magazine.” (Wikipedia)
• Elia Kazan. Kubrick admired Kazan's directing ability. “by director Elia Kazan , whom he described as America's "best director" at that time, with his ability of "performing miracles" with his actors.” (Wikipedia)
• To the Moon and Beyond by Con Pederson (1964). To the Moon and Beyond (Con Pederson) — ghost for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Graphic Films' Con Pederson, Lester Novros, and background artist Douglas Trumbull airmailed research-based concept sketches and notes covering the mechanics and physics of space travel, and created storyboards for the space flight seque…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Forbidden Planet by Fred M. Wilcox (1956). Biographer John Baxter cites Forbidden Planet as a possible visual/production inspiration for 2001. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)'s big budget CinemaScope production Forbidden Planet” (Wikipedia)
• Godzilla films by Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya. Baxter notes Japanese kaiju films' cinematography/set design as a possible influence on Kubrick's sci-fi approach. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “the slick widescreen cinematography and set design of Japanese kaiju (monster film) productions (such as Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya 's Godzilla films and Koji Shima 's Warning from Space )” (Wikipedia)
• Warning from Space by Koji Shima. Baxter cites Koji Shima's Warning from Space among possible inspirations for 2001's visual style. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “the slick widescreen cinematography and set design of Japanese kaiju (monster film) productions (such as Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya 's Godzilla films and Koji Shima 's Warning from Space )” (Wikipedia)
• Universe by National Film Board of Canada. States that the 1960 documentary Universe was a major influence on 2001. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Two educational films, the National Film Board of Canada 's 1960 animated short documentary Universe and the 1964 New York World's Fair film To the Moon and Beyond , were major influences.” (Wikipedia)
• To the Moon and Beyond by Graphic Films Corporation. States that the 1964 World's Fair film To the Moon and Beyond was a major influence on 2001. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Two educational films, the National Film Board of Canada 's 1960 animated short documentary Universe and the 1964 New York World's Fair film To the Moon and Beyond , were major influences.” (Wikipedia)
• Encounter in the Dawn by Arthur C. Clarke. Clarke states his own short story inspired the film's Dawn of Man sequence. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Clarke said that his 1953 story " Encounter in the Dawn " inspired the film's "Dawn of Man" sequence.” (Wikipedia)
• Sublimated Birth. The 1963 experimental short Sublimated Birth inspired the visual approach of the Star Gate sequence. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Kubrick was in part inspired to make the scene by seeing abstract effects in experimental films , such as the 1963 short film Sublimated Birth , whose creators would later work on the Star Gate sequence.” (Wikipedia)
• Olivier Mourgue. Mourgue's furniture design (the Djinn chair) was incorporated into the film's set design, later used by Mourgue in his own advertising. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Olivier Mourgue , designer of the Djinn chair, has used the connection to 2001 in his advertising; a frame from the film's space station sequence and three production stills appear on the homepage of Mourgue's website.” (Wikipedia)
• Arne Jacobsen. Arne Jacobsen's cutlery design was used as a prop in the film. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Danish designer Arne Jacobsen designed the cutlery used by the Discovery astronauts in the film.” (Wikipedia)
• Eero Saarinen. Eero Saarinen's pedestal table design appears as set furniture in the film. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “and Eero Saarinen 's 1956 pedestal tables.” (Wikipedia)
• George Nelson. George Nelson's Action Office desk design was used as a modified prop in the film. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “he is greeted by an attendant seated behind a slightly modified George Nelson Action Office desk from Herman Miller 's 1964 " Action Office " series.” (Wikipedia)
• Herman Miller. Furniture from Herman Miller's 1964 Action Office series was used as a prop in the film's set design. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “he is greeted by an attendant seated behind a slightly modified George Nelson Action Office desk from Herman Miller 's 1964 " Action Office " series.” (Wikipedia)
• How the West Was Won. The marketing/format approach of 2001 was modeled on MGM's earlier Cinerama release How the West Was Won. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Kubrick obtained financing and distribution from the American studio MGM with the selling point that the film could be marketed in the ultra-widescreen Cinerama format, which MGM had recently used on How the West Was Won .” (Wikipedia)
• The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II. The film incorporates a Johann Strauss II composition into its soundtrack. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “2001: A Space Odyssey takes numerous works of classical music for its soundtrack , including pieces by Richard Strauss , Johann Strauss II , Aram Khachaturian , and György Ligeti .” (Wikipedia)
• Gayane Ballet Suite by Aram Khachaturian. The film incorporates a composition by Aram Khachaturian into its soundtrack. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “2001: A Space Odyssey takes numerous works of classical music for its soundtrack , including pieces by Richard Strauss , Johann Strauss II , Aram Khachaturian , and György Ligeti .” (Wikipedia)
• Lux Aeterna by György Ligeti. The film incorporates György Ligeti's composition into its soundtrack. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “2001: A Space Odyssey takes numerous works of classical music for its soundtrack , including pieces by Richard Strauss , Johann Strauss II , Aram Khachaturian , and György Ligeti .” (Wikipedia)
• Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary by Henry Purcell. Purcell's composition was reworked electronically for the film. (via A Clockwork Orange) “The film marked Kubrick's first collaboration with Wendy Carlos , who provided electronic renditions of Henry Purcell 's Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary and Beethoven 's " Ode to Joy ".” (Wikipedia)
• Ode to Joy by Beethoven. Beethoven's Ode to Joy was electronically rendered for the film's soundtrack. (via A Clockwork Orange) “The film marked Kubrick's first collaboration with Wendy Carlos , who provided electronic renditions of Henry Purcell 's Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary and Beethoven 's " Ode to Joy ".” (Wikipedia)
• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (1953). Clarke's novel Childhood's End impressed Kubrick and led to their collaboration. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “having been highly impressed with science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke 's novel Childhood's End .” (Wikipedia)
• The Country Dance by William Hogarth. Hogarth's paintings influenced the visual style of Barry Lyndon. (via Barry Lyndon) “William Hogarth 's The Country Dance (c. 1745) illustrates the type of interior scene that Kubrick sought to emulate with Barry Lyndon .” (Wikipedia)

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Peers and kindred spirits

• Silent Running by Douglas Trumbull (1972). Silent Running (Douglas Trumbull) — collaborator for Stanley Kubrick (also via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “The effect was ground-breaking for its time and the film caught the attention of director Stanley Kubrick, who was beginning work on the project that would become 2001: A Space Odyssey.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Graphic Films Corporation. Graphic Films Corporation was hired as a design consultant on 2001, providing concept sketches and storyboards. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey, To the Moon and Beyond) “Kubrick hired the company that produced it, Graphic Films Corporation—which had been making films for NASA, the US Air Force , and various aerospace clients—as a design consultant.” (Wikipedia)
• Cabaret by Bob Fosse (1972). Cabaret (Bob Fosse) — collaborator for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “He is best known for his work on critically acclaimed releases such as Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bob Fosse's Cabaret and Richard Donner's Superman.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Kirk Douglas. Kubrick collaborated with Kirk Douglas on two major films. “This was followed by two collaborations with Kirk Douglas : the anti-war film Paths of Glory (1957) and the historical epic Spartacus (1960).” (Wikipedia)
• Carl Sagan. Sagan recounts being consulted by Kubrick and Clarke on depicting extraterrestrial intelligence in the film. “Astronomer Carl Sagan wrote in his 1973 book The Cosmic Connection that Clarke and Kubrick had asked him how to best depict extraterrestrial intelligence .” (Wikipedia)
• One-Eyed Jacks by Marlon Brando. Establishes Kubrick was originally director of One-Eyed Jacks before Brando took over. “just when shooting was about to start, Marlon had a falling out with the director, Stanley Kubrick, and took over the direc tion himself.” (Evening Star (Washington, D.C.))
• Alex North. Kubrick commissioned composer Alex North to score 2001 before ultimately rejecting the score. “Kubrick commissioned a score for 2001 from Hollywood composer Alex North , who had written the score for Spartacus and also had worked on Dr. Strangelove .” (Wikipedia)
• Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation. Kubrick co-founded the production company with James B. Harris. “The two formed the Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation in 1955.” (Wikipedia)
• Saul Bass. Bass worked for Kubrick. “During his 40-year career, Bass worked for some of Hollywood's most prominent filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock , Otto Preminger , Billy Wilder , Stanley Kubrick , and Martin Scorsese .” (Wikipedia)
• Solaris by Andrei Tarkovsky (1972). Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky) — peer for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “The Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky found the film to be an inadequate addition to the science fiction genre of filmmaking.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Wendy Carlos. Wendy Carlos composed electronic music for A Clockwork Orange. (via A Clockwork Orange) “The film marked Kubrick's first collaboration with Wendy Carlos , who provided electronic renditions of Henry Purcell 's Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary and Beethoven 's " Ode to Joy ".” (Wikipedia)
• Jim Thompson. Jim Thompson wrote dialogue for The Killing. (via The Killing) “at Kubrick's suggestion, they hired film noir novelist Jim Thompson to write the dialog for the film—which became The Killing (1956)” (Wikipedia)
• Dr. No by Terence Young (1962). Dr. No (Terence Young) — collaborator for Stanley Kubrick (themoviedb.org)
• Dog Day Afternoon by Sidney Lumet (1975). Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet) — peer for Stanley Kubrick (themoviedb.org)
• Don't Look Now by Nicolas Roeg (1973). Don't Look Now (Nicolas Roeg) — peer for Stanley Kubrick (themoviedb.org)
• Shadows by John Cassavetes (1959). Shadows (John Cassavetes) — geography for Stanley Kubrick (themoviedb.org)
• Little Fugitive by Morris Engel. Little Fugitive (Morris Engel) — geography for Stanley Kubrick (themoviedb.org)
• Quatermass and the Pit by Roy Ward Baker (1967). Quatermass and the Pit (Roy Ward Baker) — geography for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) (wikidata.org)
• The Day the Earth Caught Fire by Val Guest (1961). The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Val Guest) — geography for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) (wikidata.org)
• Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard (1965). Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard) — peer for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) (wikidata.org)
• 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke (1982). 2010: Odyssey Two (Arthur C. Clarke) — collaborator for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Clarke co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time.” (en.wikipedia.org)

Who Stanley Kubrick influenced

• Ridley Scott (1937). 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick) — titan for Ridley Scott (via 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien) “his attention was not fully caught until he saw Stanley Kubrick 's 2001: A Space Odyssey , about which he said, "Once I saw that, I knew what I could do."” (Wikipedia)
• Interstellar by Christopher Nolan (2014). Interstellar (Christopher Nolan) — legacy for Stanley Kubrick (also via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Orson Welles, one of Kubrick's greatest personal influences and favorite directors, said that: "Among those whom I would call 'younger generation', Kubrick appears to me to be a giant." Kubrick continues to be cited as a major influence …” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Paul Thomas Anderson. The article says Anderson cited Kubrick as an influence. (also via The Master) “He has cited Robert Altman , Martin Brest , Jonathan Demme , Robert Downey Sr. , Alfred Hitchcock , John Huston , Alex Cox , Stanley Kubrick , Akira Kurosawa , Mike Leigh , David Mamet , Anthony Mann , Max Ophüls , Martin Scorsese , Stev…” (Wikipedia)
• Live Art in Microgravity. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick) — culture for Live Art in Microgravity (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) (themoviedb.org)
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Williams's score for A.I. alludes to music from other Kubrick films. “John Williams 's score contains many allusions to pieces heard in other Kubrick films.” (Wikipedia)
• The Master by Paul Thomas Anderson (2012). The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson) — legacy for Stanley Kubrick “He has cited Robert Altman, Martin Brest, Jonathan Demme, Robert Downey Sr., Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Alex Cox, Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, Mike Leigh, David Mamet, Anthony Mann, Vincente Minnelli, Max Ophüls, Martin Scorsese,…” (en.wikipedia.org)
• The Overlook (Alexander McQueen collection). Named after and thematically drawn from Kubrick's film. (via The Shining) “McQueen's following collection, The Overlook (Autumn/Winter 1999), was named after the Overlook Hotel from Stanley Kubrick 's 1980 film The Shining .” (Wikipedia)
• Blade Runner by Vangelis. Scott used aerial footage from Kubrick's The Shining in Blade Runner's ending. (via The Shining) “Ridley Scott contacted Kubrick about using some of his surplus helicopter aerial photography from The Shining .” (Wikipedia)
• The Simpsons by Matt Groening (1989). The Shining (Stanley Kubrick) — culture for The Simpsons (via The Shining) “Kubrick is widely referenced in popular culture; for example, the TV series The Simpsons is said to contain more references to Kubrick films than any other pop culture phenomenon.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• Alien by Ridley Scott (1979). Alien (Ridley Scott) — legacy for 2001: A Space Odyssey (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “At the 2007 Venice film festival, director Ridley Scott said he believed 2001 was the unbeatable film that in a sense killed the science fiction genre.” (en.wikipedia.org)
• James Cameron. Cameron cites repeated viewings of 2001: A Space Odyssey as pivotal to his transition from fan to filmmaker. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “I saw "2001: A Space Odyssey" 18 times in the first two years of its release, and that was before VHS or DVD, where you actually had to go to a movie theater.” (Fresh Air (NPR))
• The Sopranos by David Chase (1999). The documentary reveals that the Sopranos finale drew inspiration from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “how inspiration for it was drawn partly from, believe it or not, Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey."” (Fresh Air (NPR))
• The Wire by David Simon (2002). Simon cites the film Paths of Glory as the archetype for the antagonist bosses throughout The Wire. (via Paths of Glory) “I think the archetype of all of our bosses comes from "Paths of Glory."” (Fresh Air (NPR))
• 2010: The Year We Make Contact. 2010: The Year We Make Contact was produced as a direct sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “A sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact , was released in 1984 without Kubrick's involvement.” (Wikipedia)
• Steven Spielberg (1946). Spielberg cited 2001 as foundational to his generation of filmmakers. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Steven Spielberg has referred to it as "the big bang of his film making generation".” (Wikipedia)
• Star Wars by George Lucas (1977). The article describes 2001: A Space Odyssey as an inspiration for the original Star Wars film. (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) “Whilst initially wanting to use tracks and film music in a similar manner to 2001: A Space Odyssey , which served as the inspiration for the film, Williams advised against this” (Wikipedia)
• David Bowie (1947). A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick) — culture for David Bowie (via A Clockwork Orange) (wikidata.org)
• Fargo by Joel and Ethan Coen (1996). The Killing (Stanley Kubrick) — titan for Fargo (via The Killing) (wikidata.org)
• Kitsou Dubois (1954). 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick) — culture for Kitsou Dubois (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) (themoviedb.org)
• Vivienne Westwood (1941). Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick) — culture for Vivienne Westwood (via Barry Lyndon) (themoviedb.org)
• Jimi Hendrix. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick) — culture for Jimi Hendrix (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) (themoviedb.org)
• Parliament-Funkadelic. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick) — culture for Parliament-Funkadelic (via 2001: A Space Odyssey) (themoviedb.org)