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Westworld (1973), Director: Michael Crichton, rated PG

Boy, have we got a vacation for you... Where nothing can possibly go worng!

Film ClipStarring: Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Alan Oppenheimer, Dick Van Patten, Alan Oppenheimer, Victoria Shaw, Steven Franken

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★ - perfect

"There's no way to get hurt in here, just enjoy yourself." – John Blane

Why watch this? ... it is one of the best sci-fi films from the 70's.

Plot Summary: In a futuristic amusement park called Delos, wealthy guests can indulge in their fantasies in lifelike, robot-inhabited worlds, including the Wild West-themed Westworld. When a programming error causes the androids to malfunction, these vacationers find themselves in a terrifying struggle for survival against the park's attractions.

Dad's Preview: When you are an 11-year-old boy, who loves weird movies, this is your kind of film. I begged Mom to take me to the theater and she agreed. Holy Cow! It is a real sci-fi mind-bender. Its theme is classic: humans invent artificial intelligence, it goes horribly wrong, and everyone pays the price. It was pure genius to cast Yul Brynner as the robotic "gun-slinger", a character similar to his role in The Magnificent Seven (1960). The real horror begins when robots populating futuristic theme park, Westworld, start to malfunction. The gunslinger becomes a ruthless killer, one that knows no pity, and will not stop until he's eliminated his human prey.  


Paul N. Lazarus III; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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