: The jokes are described as flowing freely but often missing the mark, with some audiences finding the pacing frustratingly slow for a comedy .
: Dix must go undercover at the cloning facility to rescue the real President before an intergalactic disaster occurs . 2001: A Space Travesty
While the film is titled to evoke 2001: A Space Odyssey , several analyses point out that it largely ignores the source material's themes of evolution and consciousness . : The jokes are described as flowing freely
: It remains a footnote in Leslie Nielsen's filmography, noted by some IMDb users as being more effective as a "cure for insomnia" than as a successful comedy . 2001: A Space Travesty (2000) - IMDb : It remains a footnote in Leslie Nielsen's
The film follows Marshal Richard "Dick" Dix (Leslie Nielsen), a special agent and pet hostage negotiator sent on a top-secret mission to the moon base .