tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post488667036030529706..comments2024-03-17T18:53:56.416-07:00Comments on Cosmic American Blog: Westworld (Crichton, 1973)yoggothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00233852251148460524noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-90411818556351484542009-10-10T14:13:15.818-07:002009-10-10T14:13:15.818-07:00Yes, Zrbo, he died a couple of years ago. A real t...Yes, Zrbo, he died a couple of years ago. A real tragedy - ripped to shreds by a velociraptor in his Malibu home.Little Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415022026000282965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-30467890314126122152009-10-10T00:58:36.071-07:002009-10-10T00:58:36.071-07:00Chrichton was 24 or something when he did Westworl...Chrichton was 24 or something when he did Westworld. I believe he was already a published writer by this time. I remember reading a story when I was in high school he wrote about how he was living in some shitty apartment in LA after having just moved there and getting a bit of a reality check about the real glorified life of a screen writer. He actually had a bunch of his books made into really bad movies way before Jurassic Park. Andromeda Strain, Terminal Man, etc. Westworld's a fairly well known movie, but I think his first real commercial success came with Jurassic Park. I believe him and Spielberg were friends and that's how he got a hold of the book rights before Crichton even published it.ninquelotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749880420446456422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-84342989112892761022009-10-07T11:40:16.654-07:002009-10-07T11:40:16.654-07:00Oh, it's a real film all right. Yes, Crichton...Oh, it's a real film all right. Yes, Crichton directed it. I didn't realize he was that old, considering I never heard of him before the 90s with Jurassic Park, so I was surprised that the film is from '73 (and also, according to imdb, he's dead!)Herr Zrbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728690738360128504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-81688226059981933842009-10-07T10:26:22.792-07:002009-10-07T10:26:22.792-07:00I thought I was the only person to have ever seen ...I thought I was the only person to have ever seen this movie. Actually, I really thought I dreamed this movie, as a result of watching Jurrasic Park, Deliverance, and Unforgiven all in the same week. <br /><br />Thanks for reinforcing reality for me.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-18758102217179655082009-10-06T20:46:48.048-07:002009-10-06T20:46:48.048-07:00Well you know what a big expert I am on the "...Well you know what a big expert I am on the "robots/theme park gone crazy" genre. I think you may have just discovered the source. Congratulations.<br /><br />I did not realize that Crichton actually <i>directed</i> movies. That gets me thinking: perhaps I, also a writer, could one day direct!Little Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415022026000282965noreply@blogger.com