HAL-9000 Hilariously Reimagined as Amazon Alexa In an Iconic Scene From ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

Lori Dorn
March 2, 2018

The Screen Junkies series The Dailies has reimagined the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey scene during which HAL-9000, the sentient computer onboard refused to open the pod bay doors to let Dave back inside the craft. In doing so they replaced HAL’s voice and functionality with that of Amazon Alexa, adding a hilarious bit of levity to the otherwise devastating scene.

Alexa, open the pod bay doors.

Here’s the original scene from the film.

Thanks Dave Klass!

Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.