Over on the Typophile, there is a thread on the origins of the font that appears
in the end credits of the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick.
Apparently no one is quite certain if it was custom or a film-type that has
been overlooked.

I checked a few of the 'usual' places and found the attached. I did not make
this font, but I will take full credit for it anyway ;) If this is not esoteric
enough for you, then I do not know what is. You are likely not reading the
right newsgroups and/or forums.

Some notes found with the font file:
"Here is the Space Odyssey font. I did not touch Futura for this one, as
all letters were redrawn from actual film screen captures. One deviation
made from the screen grabs is the height of the A. In the screen grabs, the
A is a bit lower than the other letters. I made it touch the caps height,
the same as the other letters with the exception of the rounded letters which
go above the caps height and/or below the baseline. The font is autospaced
and is not kerned."

spaceodysseymo1.otf