Westworld is a 1973 science fiction western-thriller film written and directed by novelist Michael Crichton and produced by Paul Lazarus III about amusement park robots 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.
Westworld was the first theatrical feature directed by Michael Crichton. 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 Golden Scroll (a.k.a. Saturn) awards, and was followed by a sequel film, Futureworld, and a short-lived television series, Beyond Westworld. In August 2013, HBO announced plans for a television series based on the original film.
Sometime in the near future a high-tech, highly-realistic adult amusement park called Delos features three themed "worlds" — West World (the American Old West), Medieval World (medieval Europe), and Roman World (the pre-Christian city of Pompeii). The resort's three "worlds" are populated with lifelike androids that are practically indistinguishable from human beings, each programmed in character for their assigned historical environment. For $1,000 per day, guests may indulge in any adventure with the android population of the park, including sexual encounters and even a fight to the death, depending on the android model. Delos' tagline in its advertising promises "Boy have we got a vacation for you!"
Westworld is the debut album by the hard rock group Westworld.
All songs written by Tony Harnell/Mark Reale
Westworld was an American hard rock band formed in 1998 by vocalist Tony Harnell and guitarist Mark Reale. They were later joined by bassist Bruno Ravel and drummer John O'Reilly and released their first album in 1999.
Deep in a valley of green, shadows of clouds run by
And the sun burns over heather, in the westworld
in the westworld
One wish I have for you,
that you might see what I see
Where the water runs forever in the westworld
In the westworld where silence is true
And when I go there I see all things new
In the westworld my heart is a-flame
Just for a moment my sould feels no pain
People can be so cruel, sometime I need solitude
Where there's no one,
just the beauty of the westworld
In the westworld, where silence is true
And when I go there I see all things new
In the westworld my heart is a-flame
Heaven is only a heartbeat away
I see a rainbow of hope, a promise that
touches my soul
It's beyond your imagination, in the westworld
in the westworld
But there's agony in the ecstacy, 'cause I
long for you to be here with me
And the rocks are blue and so cold to touch,
but there's nothing here to be frightened of
And an eagle flies to a blood red sky,
and I see a light on the mountainside
There's a hope I have, do I see your face
Are you coming home
Are you coming home
Yes, you're coming home to the westworld with me
In the westworld you can be free
In the westworld you can be free
There is peace and there is rest
Oh can you feel it, this holiness
And like a wind, the spirit breathes
And you and I we are set free
We are set free
Written by Chris Eaton
© Longitude Music Co. obo Clouseau Music
Musicians:
Drum, Keyboard and Bass Programming:
Chris Eaton and Tommy Simms
Guitars: Dann Huff, Mark Creswell
Drums: Chris McHugh