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| Credits | |
| Title: | Westworld |
| Director: | Michael Crichton |
| Writers: | Michael Crichton |
| Producers: | Paul N. Lazarus, III; Michael I. Rachmil |
| Composer: | Fred Karlin |
| Cinematography: | Gene Polito |
| Editors: | David Bretherton |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | MGM |
| Released: | November 21st, 1973 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 88 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | Unknown |
| Gross: | Unknown |
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Westworld is an American science fiction movie of the renegade robot subgenre. It was written and directed by Michael Crichton and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was released theatrically in the United States on November 21st, 1973. The film produced a sequel in 1976 called Futureworld, as well as a short-lived television series spin-off Beyond Westworld, which aired for only three episodes before CBS pulled the plug on the project. Westworld has the distinction of using digital image proccessing - a forerunner to computer generated image (CGI) technology. The film stars Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Alan Oppenheimer and Majel Barrett.
Plot[]
The setting of the film takes place in the very near-future where robotics have advanced to the point that companies can create near-human androids for the sake of amusement and commerce. A megacorporation known as Delos develops an amusement park which consists of various themed adult attractions, each one catering to a different setting and sensibility. There is Medievalworld, which consists of attractions patterned after medieval Europe. There is Romanworld which includes features based on the pre-Christian Roman Empire and lastly there is Westworld; patterned after the American Old West, customers can visit a saloon, carouse with a comely dance hall girl, or even engage an outlaw in a High Noon-styled shoot-out - all for the low price of only $1,000 a day. The "citizens" of these theme worlds are all robots, but as robots are frequently known to do, they begin to malfunction and act against their programming. One particular robot gunslinger sets his sights on two customers named Peter Martin and John Blane.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yul Brynner | The Gunslinger |
| Richard Benjamin | Peter Martin |
| James Brolin | John Blane |
| Norman Bartold | Medieval Knight |
| Alan Oppenheimer | Chief supervisor |
| Victoria Shaw | Medieval Queen |
| Dick Van Patten | Banker |
| Linda Scott | Arlette |
| Steve Franken | Technician |
| Michael Mikler | Black Knight |
| Terry Wilson | Sheriff |
| Majel Barrett | Miss Carrie |
| Anne Randall | Servant girl |
| Julie Marcus | Girl in dungeon |
| Sharyn Wynters | Apache girl |
| Anne Bellamy | Middle-aged woman |
| Chris Holter | Stewardess |
| Charles Seel | Bellhop |
| Wade Crosby | Bartender |
| Nora Marlowe | Hostess |
| Lin Henson | Ticket girl |
| Orville Sherman | Supervisor |
| Lindsay Workman | Supervisor |
| Lauren Gilbert | Supervisor |
| Davis Roberts | Supervisor |
| Howard Platt | Supervisor |
| Richard Roat | Technician |
| Kenneth Washington | Technician |
| Jared Martin | Technician |
| Robert Patten | Technician |
| David Frank | Technician |
| Kip King | Technician |
| David Man | Technician |
| Larry Delaney | Technician |
| Will J. White | Workman |
| Ben Young | Workman |
| Tom Falk | Workman |
| Robert Nichols | First male interview |
| Paul Sorensen | Second male interview |
| Barry Cahill | Third male interview |
| Robert Hogan | Interviewer of Delos guests |
| Ty Randolph | Girl in saloon |
| Leoda Richards | Woman on elevator |
Notes & Trivia[]
Recommendations[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Westworld at AMG
- Westworld at IMDB
- Westworld at Wikipedia
- Westworld at The Terror Trap
- Westworld at Rotten Tomatoes
- Westworld at the Sci-Fi Movie Page
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