Directed by:
Michael CrichtonScreenplay:
Michael CrichtonCinematography:
Gene PolitoComposer:
Fred KarlinCast:
Richard Benjamin, Yul Brynner, James Brolin, Norman Bartold, Victoria Shaw, Alan Oppenheimer, Dick Van Patten, Linda Gaye Scott, Majel Barrett (more)VOD (2)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
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