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We Really Miss Michael Crichton's Pop Culture Dominance

Michael Crichton's ideas once dominated movies, TV, and novels. When I was a kid, my parents wouldn't let me watch R-rated movies, for obvious reasons. But I was allowed to take any book out of the library I wanted. That loophole led me to one of my favorite authors of all time, Michael Crichton. If you love science fiction, then you know Crichton. Crichton's name dominated the 80s and 90s. He wrote the best-selling books forThe Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Congo, Disclosure, and Sphere. These novels sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, and 13 of them were made into major motion pictures. Crichton was also a director and producer, creating Westworld and ER. Here's a stunning fact from an article on him in Vanity Fair: Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 19 April, 2022

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