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Michael Crichton - news / articles
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Spielberg adapting Crichton's posthumous novel -
28 August 2009
-Steven Spielberg's dreams of making an adventure movie on the high seas is set to come true - he's adapting his late pal Michael Crichton's book Pirate Latitudes.-
-The filmmaker brought Crichton's novel Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World to the big screen, with
Michael Crichton - what members say
review by ShaunCG from Sussex
A faithful adaptation of a good story 24 May 2005
review by from Norfolk
Another great film from Michael Crichton 9 November 2003
review by from Kent
Good effort, but a bit strained 4 April 2004
Michael Crichton - filmography
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The 13th Warrior
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Omar Sharif
Director: John McTiernan
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It is 922 AD. Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan (Antonio Banderas) is an Arab ambassador travelling through Northern Europe with his mentor Melchisidek (Omar Sharif). They chance upon a band of Vikings, who are licking their wounds after an attack by mysterious creatures. A fortune teller prophecies that unless ..read more »
 
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Sphere
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Michael Keys Hall
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
A mysterious deadly force has been discovered beneath the surface of the Pacific. Psychologist Dr. Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) is sent by the government to investigate with a specialist team, including Beth Halperin (Sharon Stone), a biochemist, and Harry Adams (Samuel L. Jackson), a sceptical ..read more »
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from 8,738 members
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Twister
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Helen Hunt, Jami Gertz, Bill Paxton
Director: Jan De Bont
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Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt and Carey Elwes may be billed as the stars of Twister, but the film's real attractions are the cyclones themselves. Best experienced in a theater, the nail-biting, blow-the-audience-out-of-their-seats computer generated graphics, cutting edge sound and other special effects ..read more »
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from 14,945 members
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Jurassic Park
(1993)
Starring: Sam Neill, Bob Peck, Laura Dern
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg's phenomenally successful sci-fi adventure thriller is graced by state-of-the-art special effects from the team of Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri from George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic. The film follows two dinosaur experts -- Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and ..read more »
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from 47,124 members
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Physical Evidence
(1988)
Starring: Ted McGinley, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty
Director: Michael Crichton
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
Burt Reynolds stars a Joe Paris, a copper who drinks too much and may also be guilty of a little murder. Jenny Hudson is a beautiful lawyer with a promising future. They're worlds apart, but when she's appointed to defend him they are drawn into a nightmare world of police corruption, mob violence ..read more »
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from 126 members
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Runaway
(1984)
Starring: Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons
Director: Michael Crichton
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Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
A police sergeant goes up against an evil electronics whiz in this fast-paced, futuristic thriller. Ramsey is a widowed cop trying to raise his young son, Bobby. Although he suffers from a fear of heights, this condition hasn't stopped him from becoming one of the best officers on the force. His ..read more »
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from 279 members
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Looker
(1981)
Starring: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey
Director: Michael Crichton
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Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the ..read more »
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from 13 members
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The Great Train Robbery
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Alan Webb, Malcolm Terris, Sean Connery
Director: Michael Crichton
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Victorian heist movie from writer-director Michael Crichton. Suave master-thief Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) comes up with a cunning plan to steal gold bullion from a moving railway car, but to pull it off he needs the help of his girlfriend Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down), safecracker Agar (Donald ..read more »
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from 1,497 member
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Westworld
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Yul Brynner, James Brolin, Richard Benjamin
Director: Michael Crichton
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
A lawyer and businessman (Richard Benjamin and James Brolin) take a dream holiday to the newly opened technological paradise Westworld, a resort offering its visitors all the thrills, but none of the dangers, of the old Wild West, which is recreated by supposedly harmless robots. However, when one ..read more »
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Michael Crichton facts
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...'Sphere' is an adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel of the same name. The plot concerns the discovery of a spaceship at the bottom of the ocean, and the team of scientists fl...
