Tim: [Referring to E.D.I.] He can't hear you. He's sleeping.
Ben Gannon: You know what, I'll call it a he when it comes out of its cockpit and takes a piss, how's that?
Kara Wade: Just tell me you love me, you pussy.
Stealth (2005)
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Directed by: Rob Cohen
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas
Factual error: There would not be so many people standing around on the flight deck without some type of ear and eye protection and a float coat.
Question: Is it a coincidence that the name of the plane EDI is made following a pattern similar to the one used with HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey with the name of IBM? Letter "E" is 3 letters before "H", "D" is 3 letters after "A", and "I" is 3 letters before "L". Is it just a coincidence?
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Answer: Not a coincidence, this is what happens when a screenwriter or producer decides that he is terribly clever. They probably assumed they were paying homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey with their whole "dangerous AI loses control" schtick, so they thought it'd be coy to make that kind of reference.