Michael Crichton

Dr. John Michael Crichton (born October 23, 1942, pronounced {{IPA|}})) is an author, film producer and television producer. His best-known works are science fiction novels, films and television programs. His genre can be best described as techno-thriller which is usually the marriage of action and technical details. Many of his novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and science background.

Movies and television

Crichton has directed several motion pictures:

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• 1972 Pursuit (a TV movie)
• 1973 Westworld
• 1978 Coma
• 1979 The Great Train Robbery
• 1981 Looker
• 1984 Runaway
• 1989 Physical Evidence

Westworld was the first feature film that used 2D computer-generated imagery (CGI) and the first use of 3D CGI was in its sequel, Futureworld (1976), which featured a computer-generated hand and face created by then University of Utah graduate students Edwin Catmull and Fred Parke.

Related Topics:
Computer-generated imagery - University of Utah

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Many of his novels have been filmed by others:

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• 1971 The Andromeda Strain
• 1972 Dealing
• 1972 The Carey Treatment (A Case of Need)
• 1972 The Terminal Man
• 1979 The Great Train Robbery
• 1993 Rising Sun
• 1993 Jurassic Park
• 1994 Disclosure
• 1995 Congo
• 1997 '
• 1998 Sphere
• 1999 The 13th Warrior (Eaters of the Dead)
• 2003 Timeline
• 200? Prey

He has written the screenplay for the movies Extreme Close Up (1973) and Twister 1996 (the latter co-written with Anne-Marie Martin, his wife at the time).

Related Topics:
Extreme Close Up - 1973 - Twister - 1996

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Crichton is also the creator and executive producer of the television drama ER. In December of 1994, he achieved the unique distinction of having the #1 movie (Disclosure), the #1 TV show (ER), and the #1 book (Disclosure, atop the paperback list).

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