Westworld (1973) [DVD]

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 1000 a... more

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 1000 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 a less