Westworld [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Crichton

Overview

Welcome to Westworld, where nothing can go wrong...go wrong...go wrong....Writer/director Michael Crichton has concocted a futuristic "Disneyland for adults", a remote resort island where, for a hefty fee, one can indulge in one's wildest fantasies. Businessmen James Brolin and Richard Benjamin are just crazy about the old west, thus they head to the section of Westworld populated by robot desperadoes, robot lawmen, robot dance-hall gals, and the like. Benjamin's first inkling that something is amiss occurs when, during a mock showdown with robot gunslinger Yul Brynner, Brolin is shot and killed for real. It seems that the "nerve center" of Westworld has developed several serious technical glitches: the human staff is dead, and the robots are running amok. Suddenly promoted to the film's hero, Benjamin (who seems as surprised and shocked as the audience) must first avoid, then face down the relentless Brynner. Much of Westworld was lensed on the expansive grounds of the old Harold Lloyd estate in Beverly Hills, so it's no surprise that there's something Lloydlike about Dick Benjamin's instinct for self-preservation.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2013
UPC:	0883929266012
Original Release:	1973
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	16,314

Special Features

Featurette, 1980 TV Pilot Beyond Westworld ; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Benjamin	Peter Martin
James Brolin	John Blane
Yul Brynner	Robot Gunslinger
Linda Scott	Arlette,Actor
Norman Bartold	Medieval Queen
Dick Van Patten	Banker
Steve Franken	Technician
Michael T. Mikler	Black Knight
Terry Wilson	Sheriff
Majel Barrett	Miss Carrie
Anne Randall	Servant Girl
Julie Marcus	Girl in Dungeon
Sharyn Wynters	Apache Girl
Ann Bellamy	Middle-aged Woman
Christine Holter	Stewardess,Stewardess
Charles Seel	Bellhop
Wade Crosby	Bartender
Nora Marlowe	Hostess
Will J. White	Workman
Ben Young	Workman
Tom Falk	Workman
Orville Sherman	Supervisor
Lindsay Workman	Supervisor
Lauren Gilbert	Supervisor
Davis Roberts	Supervisor
Howard Platt	Supervisor
Jared Martin	Technician
Richard Roat	Technician
Kenny Washington	Technician,Technician
Robert Patten	Technician
David Frank	Technician
Kip King	Technician
David Man	Technician
Larry Delaney	Technician
Lin Henson	Ticket Girl
Steve Franke	Actor
Victoria Shaw	Queen
Alan Oppenheimer	Chief Supervisor
David Michael Frank	Actor
Robert Hogan	TV Announcer
Ramin Djawadi	Composer
Fred Karlin	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton	Screenwriter
Paul N. Lazurus III	Producer
Charles Schulthies	Special Effects
Harry Tetrick	Sound/Sound Designer
Richard S. Church	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Medical expert-turned-screenwriter Michael Crichton is best known for his blockbuster novels like Jurassic Park, which combine cutting-edge scientific theory with crowd-pleasing adventure. In 1973, he made his feature film directing debut (after a 1972 TV movie) with this thoroughly original futuristic saga. Using MGM production sets that were far from lavish, Crichton created a fantasy world of an adult Western theme park for millionaires. While Richard Benjamin and James Brolin are visiting, the robotic cowboys malfunction, and one played by Yul Brynner goes berserk. Alternatingly preposterous and riveting, Westworld was one of Crichton's most ambitious and quirky stories. His inexperience as a director was telling, and it would be five years before he directed again, with Coma. He had more success when directors like Steven Spielberg turned his visions into gold.