Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park.
Acting
Yul Brynner's silent, relentless gunslinger — terrifying with zero dialogue.
Practical Effects
Gritty 70s robotics that aged like fine, creepy wine.
Direction
Crichton's lean, paranoid pacing before he invented the blockbuster template.
Director
Michael Crichton
Yul Brynner
The Gunslinger
Richard Benjamin
Peter Martin
James Brolin
John Blane
Norman Bartold
Medieval Knight
Alan Oppenheimer
Chief Supervisor
Victoria Shaw
Medieval Queen
Dick Van Patten
Banker
Linda Gaye Scott
Arlette
Steve Franken
Technican
Terry Wilson
Sheriff
Majel Barrett
Miss Carrie
Anne Randall
Daphne
Sharyn Wynters
Apache Girl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yul Brynner's all-black costume directly homage'd his Magnificent Seven character — now a villain.
Crichton essentially wrote Jurassic Park twice: theme park, hubristic creators, systems failure, body count. This was the rough draft.
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