Its serio-comedy is intellegently presented.
Westworld (1973)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:27
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Yul Brynner gives a memorable performance as a robotic cowboy in this amusing sci-fi/western hybrid.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Michael Crichton's directorial debut, WESTWORLD is the direct precursor to JURASSIC PARK as the story of a technological amusement park gone out of control, with tourists becoming victims. For... Michael Crichton's directorial debut, WESTWORLD is the direct precursor to JURASSIC PARK as the story of a technological amusement park gone out of control, with tourists becoming victims. For $1,000 a day, patrons can visit high-tech recreations of historically based mythical settings controlled by lifelike androids and synthetic environments: a Roman world that recreates tales of ancient Rome; a medieval world that recreates the legends of the Middle Ages; and Westworld, which recreates the myth of the classic Western. Two Chicago businessmen, Martin (Richard Benjamin) and Blane (James Brolin), spend their vacation in Westworld, where they live out their fantasies of the Old West mythology: chaotic barroom brawls, random love with beautiful prostitutes, and a violent jailbreak during which they shoot the local sheriff. But the complex technology that supports these fabricated worlds develops complicated syndromes faster than the scientists behind the scenes can resolve them. Soon the entire resort breaks down into chaos, and the androids turn hostile on the visiting tourists. WESTWORLD is both a retread on classic science fiction themes and a precocious critique of the false values and artificiality of the encroaching mass culture. [More]
Starring: Yul Brynner, James Brolin, Norman Bartold, Alan Oppenheimer
Starring: Yul Brynner, James Brolin, Norman Bartold, Alan Oppenheimer, Victoria Shaw, Richard Benjamin, Jared Martin, Dick Van Patten
Director: Michael Crichton
Director: Michael Crichton
Composer: Fred Karlin
Producer: Paul N. Lazurus
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Reviews for Westworld
Brynner is very good, his austere presence and unflinching intent making him seem indestructible.
Combines solid entertainment, chilling topicality, and superbly intelligent serio-comic story values.
The film is 83 minutes long and basically puts forward its premise, twists the plot and then ends before the concepts become exhausted.
Versão “primitiva” de Jurassic Park, parte de uma premissa interessante, mas jamais cria tensão suficiente no terceiro ato – apesar da boa presença de Brynner.
Latest News for Westworld
November 05, 2008:
Michael Crichton Passes Away (1942-2008)
Best-selling author, screenwriter, and director Michael Crichton has passed away at the age of 66. The medical doctor-turned-filmmaker was best known for writing... More...
January 18, 2006:
Is Westworld Remake Finally Coming?
Director Tarsem Singh, best known for doing R.E.M videos such as "Losing My Religion," has been tapped (according to IMDb) to to helm the update of the 1973 classic... More...
August 12, 2005:
"Westworld" Remake Lands a Director
Director Tarsem Singh, best known for the bizarre Jennifer Lopez thriller "The Cell," has been tapped by WB and producer Jerry Weintraub to helm their remake of... More...
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