Westworld (film) Westworld (film) Westworld is a 1973 American science fiction Western thriller film written and directed by novelist Michael Crichton about amusement park androids that malfunction and begin killing visitors. It stars Yul Brynner as an android in a futuristic Western-themed amusement park, and Richard Benjamin and James Brolin as guests of the park. The film served as Crichton's feature directorial debut. It was also the first feature film to use digital image processing to pixellate photography to simulate an android point of view. The film was nominated for Hugo, Nebula, and Saturn awards. "Westworld" was followed by a sequel, "Futureworld"
Majel Barrett dedicated to Roddenberry and Barrett. Barrett and her husband were honored in 2002 by the Space Foundation with the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award for their work creating awareness of and enthusiasm for space. She appeared as Primus Dominic in Roddenberry's 1973 postapocalyptic TV drama pilot, "Genesis II"; as Dr. Bradley in his 1974 TV movie "The Questor Tapes" and as Lilith the housekeeper in his 1977 TV drama pilot, "Spectre". She also appeared in Michael Crichton's 1973 sci-fi Western, "Westworld" as Miss Carrie, a robot brothel madam; the 1977 Stanley Kramer thriller "The Domino Principle"; and the 1979