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"
The Original (Westworld) by series co-creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, based on the premise of the 1973 film "Westworld" by Michael Crichton. The episode had a budget in the range of $25 million. Directed by Nolan, "The Original" was filmed in August 2014 in and around Los Angeles, California. Locations in California included Santa Clarita, at Melody Ranch in Newhall and at Paramount Ranch in Agoura. The episode was also filmed in southern Utah, specially Castle Valley and Fisher Valley. The score is composed by Ramin Djawadi. The episode also features piano and orchestral interpretations of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" and The