Futureworld

Futureworld was a 1976 sequel to the 1973 science fiction film Westworld. It was written by George Schenk and Mayo Simon, and directed by Richard T. Heffron The cast included Hollywood notables Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, and Arthur Hill. There is also a cameo appearance by Yul Brynner, who played a deadly robot in the first film. This would prove to be Brynner's last film appearance.

The film attempted to take the plot in a different direction from the Westworld movie, but it was not generally well-received by the critics. The film was deemed as lacking in action and the acting was not engaging.

Futureworld ran for 104 minutes and had an MPAA rating of PG. It was filmed in color but the sound was in mono.

Template:Spoilers Several years after the Westworld theme amusement park, the corporate owners are planning to open the park again following safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, a private showing of the park is planned that will include the reporters Chuck Browning (Fonda) and Tracy Ballard (Danner). Just prior to arriving at the park, however, Browning is given a clue by a dying man that something is amiss.

This film resolved the question from the first film about why the robots killed. After some investigation, the two reporters discover that the robots were programmed for this purpose, in order to replace wealthy and influential visitors with robot copies, thereby taking over the world. The two reporters are selected for early termination and replacement, but Browning discovers this fact in time. This results in a battle between the reporters and their doubles.

External links

• Futureworld at IMDb