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Westworld (1973): Michael Crichton's Warning About AI
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Why is Michael Crichton's Westworld a landmark science-fiction film?
Sci-fi took some serious steps forward in the 1970s, and Westworld was an influence on franchises to come, like The Terminator.
Despite being a mega best-selling author, Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park) stepped into the director's chair to realize his first story of a theme park gone wrong.
Serving up strict warnings about technology and AI, Westworld still feels relevant 50+ years after its release.
In this episode, I discuss Yul Brynner's chilling performance as a robot gunslinger that influenced Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator, how the movie used the first computer-generated image in a live-action portion of a movie, and question the hygiene tactics of robotic prostitutes.
Written and Directed by Michael Crichton. Starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, and James Brolin.
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