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Westworld is a futuristic theme park where paying guests can pretend to be gunslingers in an artificial Wild West populated by androids. After paying a sizable entrance fee, Blane (James Brolin) and Martin (Richard Benjamin) are determined to unwind by hitting the saloons and shooting off their guns. But when the system goes haywire and Blane is killed in a duel with a robotic gunslinger (Yul Brynner), Martin's escapist fantasy suddenly takes on a grim reality.

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Yul Brynner gives a memorable performance as a robotic cowboy in this amusing sci-fi/western hybrid.

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Westworld | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Pauline Kael New Yorker Micheal Crichton's Westworld is a moderately entertaining sci-fi film; its major disadvantage is that Crichton's ideas is -- potentially -- too ingenious for what he was able to do. Sep 15, 2023 Full Review Westworld | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Gavin Bainbridge Empire Magazine A sharp, far-reaching sci-fi that will be remembered for Brynner's monotone maniac and a classic premise; Westworld is a thrilling What If? Rated: 4/5 Mar 13, 2021 Full Review Westworld | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Variety Combines solid entertainment, chilling topicality, and superbly intelligent serio-comic story values. Jun 5, 2007 Full Review Westworld | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Over fifty years later, Westworld remains a groundbreaking sci-fi Western. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 27, 2024 Full Review Westworld | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Russell Davies Observer (UK) In the closing minutes, Brynner's presence comes to inspire the classic movie monster mixture of dread and pathos, while his destructive urge sounds the film's warning against unrestrained technology. Sep 27, 2023 Full Review Westworld | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Kristin Battestella InSession Film Though at times the potential is undercooked, the western meets SF peril provides enough food for thought. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It gets three stars for Yul Brynner;s absolutely mesmerizing performance as the cyborg gunslinger and at age 53! He's actually playing a sort of parody of himself in such films as The Magnificent Seven, while absolutely nailing the cold-blooded robot's persona. The film is beautifully shot and the sets - actually sets OF sets in this context! - are first rate. It suffers a bit from lack of exposition, a clear conclusion, and a few rather implausible scenarios. What the director managed to do with the available technology, half a century ago, qualifies as brilliant. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Narciso R Yul Brenner is awesome in this movie, no emotion, yet frightening. NRJ. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Max W Westworld is a profoundly influential science fiction film, introducing core elements like theme parks, machine awakening, and the terror of escape that are prevalent in modern cinema. While it doesn't delve as deeply into the human-robot relationship as the modern TV series does, for a 1973 entertainment piece, it effectively instilled a lasting fear of robots in the minds of many viewers. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/24 Full Review Jim222001 W The film takes a creepy dark turn pretty much out of nowhere. Still, it’s an entertaining movie that surprised the hell out of me. When I saw it for the first time in the 90’s. It’s Jurassic Park with cowboy robots but West World came first. It definitely has the “oooh ahh, then there’s running and screaming.” Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/24 Full Review Jay H "Why don't you make arrangements to take our hovercraft to Medieval World, Roman World and Westworld? Contact us today, or see your travel agent. Boy, have we got a vacation for you!" Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/17/24 Full Review Sarfaraz A Starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, Anne Randall, and James Brolin,This science-fiction western film is about a fantasy amusement park where customers who pay are taken on a trip of adventure and thrill. The amusement park features both Roman and Western choreography, based on the guest's preferences. In this world, visitors are referred to as guests, and they can engage with humanoids by killing or beating them, having sex with them, or engaging in other activities without causing harm to themselves. All of them are managed and monitored from a central location where technicians, engineers, and scientists assess their actions and changes. However, owing to a malfunction, numerous robots go unregulated and start attacking guests. One of the humanoids is ruthless gunslinger Yul Brynner.The film begins entertainingly, with main actors discussing the adventure they would embark on while being taken to the amusement park. It was nice that Yul agreed to to this minimal role, in which he had a few dialogues but more action to do. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael Crichton Director Yul Brynner Robot Gunslinger Richard Benjamin Peter Martin James Brolin John Blane Norman Bartold Medieval Knight Dick Van Patten Banker
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Synopsis Westworld is a futuristic theme park where paying guests can pretend to be gunslingers in an artificial Wild West populated by androids. After paying a sizable entrance fee, Blane (James Brolin) and Martin (Richard Benjamin) are determined to unwind by hitting the saloons and shooting off their guns. But when the system goes haywire and Blane is killed in a duel with a robotic gunslinger (Yul Brynner), Martin's escapist fantasy suddenly takes on a grim reality.

Director
Michael Crichton

Producer
Paul N. Lazarus III

Screenwriter
Michael Crichton

Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Rating
PG

Genre
Sci-Fi

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 1973, Original

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 25, 2010

Runtime
1h 28m

Sound Mix
Stereo

Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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