How does this movie break new ground in filmmaking? Are sex robots a real thing? And why is Yul Brynner so awesome? Listen now to find out! Scott Croco and Mike Young unhack Westworld (1973) in this podcast episode.
When two friends visit the ultimate theme park, they are forced to reckon with more danger than they bargained for. Richard Benjamin, Yul Brynner, and James Brolin star in Michael Crichton’s Westworld (1973)!
Episode Log:
- November 1973 trivia (2:25)
- Summary of Westworld’s story (4:15)
- Movie review (5:30)
- Michael Crichton (6:00)
- Movie walkthrough (7:30)
- What would Delos cost in today’s dollars (8:50)
- Peter and John have first encounter with the gunslinger (16:45)
- Living in the old west would suck (18:05)
- Westworld’s gun safety mechanism (21:45)
- Sex with robots (23:25)
- What is the morality around sexbots? (34:00)
- Malfunctioning robots (39:20)
- Is this park sustainable financially? (43:15)
- Everything can be customized in Westworld (45:05)
- Snakebites and barfights (48:05)
- Very nice robot visual effect (51:20)
- Switching back and forth between all the Westworld environments(52:30)
- What is happening in Roman World? Movie doesn’t show us (53:25)
- The robots go off the rails (58:55)
- Are horse footprints warm? (1:06:50)
- Gunslinger vision – first ever digital film processing (1:08:00)
- Why did Roman World get cut? (1:09:35)
- Audio design and gunslinger footsteps (1:14:00)
- Extensive fire stunt (1:16:60)
- Underappreciated film and it’s legacy (1:20:20)
- Budget, Box Office, Critics’ reactions (1:24:00)
- “Fiction or Fake?” game (1:32:35)
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Episode 071 – Westworld (1973) unhacked!
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