Malevolent robot stories used to be more about brawn than brain — so it was a genuine shock for audiences in 1968 when the sentient HAL-9000 computer calmly said, "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't ...

A throwaway line from this hard sci-fi film continues to terrify and endure because of the underlying horror behind it.

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