At 10:56pm EDT, Neil Armstrong became the first actor to walk on the moon set.
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing brought in over 500 million viewers, making the film far more successful than Kubrick's previous space film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Kubrick was a master of dynamic special effects. In this shot he used Front Screen Technology to make actor Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. look as if he's standing on the actual moon.
A record $25.4 billion was spent on Apollo 11. In comparison, James Cameron spent a mere $200 million on his 1997 documentary Titanic.
As well as being a genius filmmaker, Kubrick was also really good at Photoshop.
Tragically, Apollo 11 wasn't even nominated for the Academy Award for Set Design.
Prior to their retirement from Hollywood, the actors did a series of press junkets, including this one with presidential impersonator Richard M. Dixon.
After the film's success with the coveted baby boomer generation, Kubrick was asked to direct five moon sequels.
