Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production
that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
Verily, in article <10mpmd2$33duh$10@dont-email.me>, did
weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:
Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production
that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it
probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or
so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being
fascinated.
Verily, in article <10mpmd2$33duh$10@dont-email.me>, did
weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:
Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production
that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it
probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or
so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being
fascinated.
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote:
Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production >>> that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it
probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or
so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being
fascinated.
I saw it as a teenager and while it could've used some nekked nudity, it
was pretty much every bit as fun as the upcoming Fembots that so
shamelessly ripped it off
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <10mpmd2$33duh$10@dont-email.me>, did
weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:
Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production
that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it
probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or
so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being
fascinated.
I saw it as a teenager and while it could?ve used some nekked nudity, it
was pretty much every bit as fun as the upcoming Fembots that so
shamelessly ripped it off
On 2026-02-14 14:42:57 +0000, anim8rfsk said:
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Verily, in article <10mpmd2$33duh$10@dont-email.me>, did
weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:
Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production >>>> that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it
probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or
so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being
fascinated.
I saw it as a teenager and while it could?ve used some nekked nudity, it
was pretty much every bit as fun as the upcoming Fembots that so
shamelessly ripped it off
You youngsters! ... the "Westworld" show only started airing in 2016. ;-)
*It's a joke!!*
I know there was an older "Westworld" series in 1973 and "Beyond
Westworld" in 1980.
anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote:
Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production >>>> that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it
probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or
so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being
fascinated.
I saw it as a teenager and while it could've used some nekked nudity, it
was pretty much every bit as fun as the upcoming Fembots that so
shamelessly ripped it off
There was no female nudity?
I recomended that the creator cover THE ADROMEDA STRAIN, another Michael Crichton film.
I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it
probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or
so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being
fascinated.
Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production
that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
In this episode, we open the gates to the chaotic production of
Westworld. Discover how a "cheap" B-movie shot in just 30 days
predicted the rise of Artificial Intelligence, the first computer
virus, and the terrifying reality of what the wealthy do when they
think no one is watching.
Michael Crichton's directorial debut was a disaster waiting to happen.
With a starving budget, a lead actor in financial ruin, and a studio
that wanted to bury the film, Westworld (1973) should have failed.
Instead, it invented digital special effects (CGI) and inspired The >Terminator, Halloween, and Jurassic Park. But beyond the robot cowboys,
the film hid a darker message about corporate greed and elite morality
that took 50 years to come true.
Timestamps
00:00 The Face That Inspired The Terminator
01:18 NASA vs. Disney: The Terrifying Idea
02:56 30 Days of Chaos: Production Hell
05:10 Blood & Venom: The On-Set Accidents
07:07 Inventing The Pixel (The First CGI)
08:42 How Editing Saved The Movie
10:05 The Deleted Medieval Torture Scene
11:17 The "Blitzkrieg" Release Strategy
13:55 The Grandfather of Sci-Fi Horror
15:56 The Franchise That Malfunctioned
17:35 A Warning for 2026: The Lawless Playground
19:19 A Complex Machine
https://youtu.be/hsmzSh6nMF4?si=v5CoyuFQiW3qdNCA
Verily, in article <10mpmd2$33duh$10@dont-email.me>, did
weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:
Before Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton built a different kind of
monster. This is the story of Westworld (1973), the "cursed" production
that predicted the dark side of AI and the playgrounds of the elite.
I watched this as a little kid. I'm not sure how old I was, but it
probably took a few years for this to cycle to TV, so I was maybe 8 or
so. I recall understanding virtually none of it and still being
fascinated.
I saw Westworld in a double feature with Soylent Green in early
1974. I was 13. Shown together made a very clear point that the
greed of corporations over and above the value of life, human or
otherwise was a major theme and a burgeoning problem and the future
might be quite grim.
I thought that 80s Young Sherlock Holmes film was credited with the
first proper cgi effect on screen.
On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:04:54 -0500, moviePig wrote:
I saw Westworld in a double feature with Soylent Green in early
1974. I was 13. Shown together made a very clear point that the
greed of corporations over and above the value of life, human or
otherwise was a major theme and a burgeoning problem and the future
might be quite grim.
Did it ever occur to you that those films were made and distributed by
big, faceless, amoral, profit-driven corporations of exactly the type
those films were warning you about?
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