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- The camera goes on the set to film the making of Westworld (1973), the first directorial effort of medical student turned novelist/screenwriter, thirty year old Michael Crichton who is enjoying the process if only because it is so different than the solitary function of the screenwriter. The movie takes place in a futuristic world where bored, wealthy adults can live out their fantasies of living in the Wild West, medieval Europe or Imperial Rome without repercussion at a high tech amusement park called Delos, where the "actors" at the three theme parks are robots programmed to give pleasure in meeting those fantasies. The "injured" or "killed" robots are repaired overnight to be used again the following day. While Crichton discusses the possibility of such amusement parks actually existing, stars Yul Brynner and Richard Benjamin discuss their parts in the story, which is basically an old fashioned adventure with a modern twist.
- This 14-minute film is designed to create an atmosphere in which people can speak seriously and openly about their thoughts and feelings concerning sexual behavior. The film concerns the conflict a young couple faces because of their different attitudes toward sex. At the point of maximum tension, the film ends and a narrator appears and poses questions to elicit a discussion of feelings, attitudes, and values. The publisher indicates that this film is appropriate for senior high students, college students, and adults. The film can be shown to a large group of students followed by a group discussion. The teacher may wish to test student knowledge of the subject prior to viewing the film as well as direct the subsequent discussion to meet the particular needs of the group. An instructor's guide accompanies the film and contains an introduction to concepts dealt with in the film, objectives to be covered, a synopsis of the film, a list of key terms, and a variety of test questions. At the end of the guide are recommended resources helpful for follow-up exercises.
- Analyses how people process information. Pretty girls, bizarrely dressed men and some improvisational actors demonstrate attention, language processing, long and short term memory, mnemonics, retrieval strategies and problem solving.
- The story of the everyman who keeps finding himself at the bad end of the stick with poor customer service.
- Two young men discuss the passing of a close mutual friend of theirs immediately following his burial. One of them questions whether his death was an accident or a suicide.