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Futureworld

"Is this you... or are YOU you?"

1976 1h 48m EN
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★5.9TMDB · 377
ActionAdventureScience FictionThriller
Synopsis
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Two years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck Browning and Tracy Ballard are invited to review the park. Just prior to arriving, however, Browning is given a clue by a dying man that something is amiss.

“Is this you... or are YOU you?”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Richard T. Heffron
Writers
George Schenck, Mayo Simon
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Westworld Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard T. Heffron, shot by Howard Schwartz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fred Karlin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James Mitchell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner and Arthur Hill carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Is this you... or are YOU you?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard T. Heffron directs. Howard Schwartz behind the camera. Fred Karlin scores. James Mitchell cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Part of the "Westworld Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Directed by Richard T. Heffron, shot by Howard Schwartz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Fred Karlin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor James Mitchell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner and Arthur Hill carry the top of the cast.
  • 8Marketing tagline: "Is this you... or are YOU you?".
  • 9IMDB entry: tt0074559 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 10Classified under 8 themes, including "android", "journalist", "clone", "killer robot".
  • 11Released under 31 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Howard Schwartz
Original score
Fred Karlin
Editing
James Mitchell
Makeup / hair
Robert Norin
Stunt coordinator
Paul Nuckles
Runtime
108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$2,500,000
Box office
$4,200,000
Return
168% of budget
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
PG

Part of

Westworld Collection

A science fiction-thriller film series about a highly realistic adult amusement park featuring human realistic androids that run amok.

Also by

Richard T. Heffron

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Production companies

Who made it

  • American International Pictures

    American International Pictures

    US

  • TH

    The Aubrey Company

Key crew

  • EditorJames Mitchell
  • ProducerRichard T. Heffron
  • ProducerSamuel Z. Arkoff
  • Executive ProducerSamuel Z. Arkoff
  • Stunt CoordinatorPaul Nuckles
  • Assistant Property MasterKenneth Crawford
  • Still PhotographerSteve Wever
  • Property MasterRussell Goble
  • First Assistant DirectorRobert J. Koster
  • Production ManagerMarty Hornstein
  • Boom OperatorClint Althouse
  • Construction CoordinatorReggie Foster
  • Production CoordinatorIrene Berkman
  • Assistant EditorLeo Gomez-Guerra
  • Assistant EditorCharles Titone
  • Music EditorDan Carlin Sr.
  • Camera OperatorLloyd Ahern II
  • Set DesignerEric W. Orbom
  • Production ControllerDennis A. Brown
  • StuntsJack Verbois
  • Costume SupervisorJames M. George
  • Wardrobe AssistantLlandys Williams
  • Visual Effects CoordinatorBrent Sellstrom
  • Camera OperatorJack Willoughby

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • android
  • journalist
  • clone
  • killer robot
  • robot as menace
  • reporter
  • doppelgänger
  • world domination

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1976-08-13PG
  • Physical2010-12-01· VHS / CED / LaserDisc / DVD (exact day unknown)
  • Physical2013-03-26· Blu-ray

Also known as

International titles

  • Future WorldUS
  • Mundo futuroES
  • Ano 2003 - Operação TerraBR
  • Мир будущегоRU
  • Westworld 2 - FutureworldCA
  • Бъдещ святBG
  • ФючъруърлдBG
  • Ο Μυστηριώδης Κόσμος του ΜέλλοντοςGR
  • SF未来世界JP
  • Les Rescapés du futurFR
  • دنیای آیندهIR
  • 未来世界JP
  • 미래세계의 음모KR
  • El món del futurES
  • Futureworld - Das Land von ÜbermorgenDE

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