Based on a much loved scifi film from 1973 adapted from a book by michael crichton of. Yul brynner and the legacy of westworld speakeasy wsj. Movie is a good watch and makes an interesting contrast to the tv series westworld. Westworld is an american science fictionthriller media franchise, which began in 1973 with the release of the film westworld, written and directed by michael crichton. Its plot concerns amusement park androids that malfunction and begin killing visitors.
Ed harris man in black is already a nod to yul brynners westworld. When interviewed, gave differing information about his life, including that he was born taidje khan on sakhalin island to a mongol father and a gypsy mother. So last night i rented westworld from itunes and watched it for the first time since i was kid, and was dismayed to find that the scene with yul brynner walking into and then out of a river had been cut. It stars yul brynner as an android in a futuristic westernthemed amusement. The film covers a lot of ground in its relativelyshort running time 1 hour, 25 minutes and so it is important to pay attention to all that goes on. But when richard benjamin goodbye, columbus opts for the wild west, he gets more than he bargained for when a gunslinger robot, portrayed by academy awardwinner yul brynner the king and i, the magnificent seven, goes berserk.
The dark side of yul brynner s magnificent seven character. Buy mondwest westworld brynner by yul brynner, michael crichton isbn. Sure, ed harris man in black is based on yul brynner s character. Yul brynner was in the latest episode of westworld live. Westworld, the film, screens at the carolina theatre. So they go into to the guts, the machinery of the theme park as yul brynner is chasing the protagonist and its like this brief tour of the other worlds that weve started now to see in the series as well and an allday toga party where you can do anything you want sounds kinda great to me. Westworld is a 1973 american sciencefiction western thriller film written and directed by michael crichton. It is the basis for the hbo series by the same name. Yul brynner 19201985 holds a winchester model 1873 as the gunslinger in westworld 1973. The new tv drama westworld is predicted to astonish this generation of. With only two seasons of game of thrones left, hbo has big hopes for westworld clifton collins jr. July 11, 1920 october 10, 1985 was a russianamerican film and stage actor brynner first became widely known for his portrayal of king mongkut of siam in the rodgers and hammerstein musical the king and i, for which he won two tony awards and an academy award for the film version.
The film depicts a technologically advanced, westernthemed amusement park populated by androids that malfunction and begin killing the human visitors. But when the system goes haywire and blane is killed in a duel with a robotic gunslinger yul. It could be a homage as yul brynner notoriously always wore black in his personal life and in westworld, he believed it made his life easier. Until tonight, westworld the 1973 michael crichton film and westworld the hbo tv series didnt share any characters. If you havent, do yourself a favor and watch the original movie. Yul brynner, playing one such android in westworld, serves as the primary antagonist, tracking down the heroes for one final showdown. Reserve your spot for our limitededition weekly newsletter all about the scifi thriller westworld. Having yul brynner wear a similar outfit to what he wore in the magnificent seven was a fantastic little tiein. Fans of westworld have wondered just how much the new hbo series has taken from the 1973 scifiwestern of the same name. Review westworld groovy gory gruesome gold, 1973 by.
Westworld is probably 2016s most anticipated tv show. Westworld is an american science fictionthriller media franchise, which began in 1973 with the. A great concept, and an amazing villain in yul brynner, make westworld a classic science fiction film. On october 2, the 1973 scifi movie westworld will be reimagined as a sleek, modern tv series courtesy of hbo. Westworld official trailer 1 1973 yul brynner hd youtube. Westworld film starring yul brynner on big screen, inspired hbo series raleigh. Westworld 1973 a robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adultthemed amusement park. The following contains some spoilers for both the westworld series and. Westworld 1973 michael crichton, yul brynner, richard. I loved him in westworld and the magnificent seven, too, and in the buccaneer, a movie in which he was once again paired with charlton heston, yul had hair.
It stars yul brynner as an android in a futuristic westernthemed amusement park, and richard benjamin and james brolin as guests of the park. Benjamins first inkling that something is amiss occurs when, during a mock showdown with robot gunslinger yul brynner, brolin is shot and killed for real. Yul brynners gunslinger from director michael crichtons source material made a brief cameo in the adversary. Rent westworld 1973 starring yul brynner and richard benjamin on dvd and bluray. In fairness two rich white guys shot him repeatedly before his meltdown.
Written and directed by jurassic park author and e. Tims son alex joins us for this movie about a futuristic theme park where nothing could possibly go wrong but, due to exceptionally bad design flaws, things do. Yul brynner was in the latest episode of westworld. Westworld by michael crichton michael crichton, yul. If they cant get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
Westworld 1973 michael crichton, yul brynner, richard benjamin, james brolin, action, scifi, thriller may 31, 2016 an amusement park for rich vacationers, the park provides its customers a way to live out their fantasies through the use of robots that provide anything they want. The original westworld movie had a really dark view of. So it is hardly surprising that his impersonation of the gunslinger in. If you want to download the westworld offline for archive, you may copy and paste the video url to allavsoft and click download button. The original, written by michael crichton, featured a character known only as the gunslinger who was played by yul brynner. Boy, have we got a vacation for youwhere nothing can possibly go wrong the tagline for the 1973 theatrical version of michael crichtons westworld sets the movie up perfectly. It stars yul brynner as an android in a futuristic westernthemed amusement park, and. Yul brynner is cast as the gunslinger, a rogue cowboy dressed in all black. Thanks for watching quiklores video on what is westworld. Yul brynner post mortem cancer tv commercial antismoking westworld or the king and i. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Its great fun to watch james brolin and richard benjamin as they encounter the different aspects of westworld, but spending more time exploring the history of the parks would have been even better. Quotes 8 people dont know my real self, and theyre not about to find out.
Yul brynner stars as a gunslinger who seems to have tired of constantly being beaten by rich tourists with no shooting skills. Hollywood star yul brynner stands in a classic gunslingers pose, pistol in hand, but theres something wrong. The film covers a lot of ground in its relativelyshort running time 1 hour, 25 minutes and so it is important to pay. John blane james brolin and peter martin richard benjamin face the gunslinger yul brynner once more, but this time, things go off script. Given that the show is produced by the likes of jonathan nolan and j. Everyone remembers the scene in westworld where yul brynner is a robot that runs amok. Thanks to its programming, humans can always outdraw the gunslinger and kill it. Yul brynner always has been one of my alltime favourite actors. The movie is an even darker thrill ride with more views into this world. The iconic actor made a cameo in the most recent episode of westworld and while many are calling it an easter egg, it turns out that brynners. An amazing performance as an unrelenting unforgiving, and unstoppable killing machine. I distinctly remember that this scene had us in stitches when we were kids.
Yul brynner, richard benjamin, james brolin, norman. Westworld yul brynner cameo as the gunslinger is it a. A lawyer and businessman richard benjamin and james brolin take a dream holiday to the newly opened technological paradise westworld, a resort offering its visitors all the thrills, but none of the dangers, of the old wild west, which is recreated by supposedly harmless robots. With yul brynner, richard benjamin, james brolin, norman bartold. I vowed that i would stay as cool as yul brynner when the god chronos came for me.
Richard benjamin and james brolin star as friends who visit western world to play out. Westworld paid homage to the original 1973 film with this easter egg last night. Its not nearly as great as this series, but as a kid, the scene with yul brynner coming down that dark hallway scared the shit out of me still spooks me out watching it these days, such awesome imagery. One of the attractions in west world is the gunslinger brynner, a robot programmed to start duels. In this video we talk about hbos new series, westworld 2015 hbo series. Download westworld 1973 yul brynner, richard benjamin torrent or any other torrent from video movies direct download via magnet link. Westworld paid homage to the original 1973 film with this.
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