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Westworld (1973)

Directed by Michael Crichton

Science Fiction | Thriller | Western

Most recently watched by AllAboutSteve, danielt, eduardovictory, seanCduregger, schofizzy

Overview

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds—ancient Rome, Medieval times and the Old West—populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park.

Rated PG | Length 89 minutes

Actors

Yul Brynner | Richard Benjamin | James Brolin | Norman Bartold | Alan Oppenheimer | Victoria Shaw | Dick Van Patten | Linda Gaye Scott | Steve Franken | Michael T. Mikler | Terry Wilson | Majel Barrett | Anne Randall | Julie Marcus | Sharyn Wynters | Anne Bellamy | Chris Holter | Charles Seel | Wade Crosby | Nora Marlowe | Lin Henson | Orville Sherman | C. Lindsay Workman | Lauren Gilbert | Davis Roberts | Howard Platt | Richard Roat | Kenneth Washington | Jared Martin | Robert Patten | David M. Frank | Kip King | David Man | Larry Delaney | Will J. White | Ben Young | Tom Falk | Shirley Anthony | Julie Bennett | Tony Brubaker | Barry Cahill | Bill Catching | Ross Dollarhide | Jaye Durkus | Louie Elias | Bob Harks | George Hickman | Robert Hogan | Kathryn Janssen | Paul King | Alan Marston | Rod McGaughy | Ty Randolph | Robert Nichols | Monty O'Grady | Charlie Picerni | Leoda Richards | David Roya | Tom Smith | Paul Sorensen

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Viewing Notes

Wanted to revisit this classic after watching Yul Brynner in the first two Magnificent Seven films as his character here is based off that iconic role. It’s sad that he took this gig bc he was broke and not bc he wanted to reprise this character. He’s excellent ofc and really the best thing in the movie. This was the scariest movie I saw as a child and the only one to give me nightmares. Ironic given that Magnificent Seven was one of my favorite childhood movies.

Rewatching it now is a completely different experience but I still love that this movie affected me so much as a kid. Very clear observing how Brynner‘s gunslinger influenced Arnold’s Terminator. Also,  Crichton writing Jurassic Park after making this movie makes so much sense.

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