from Harvard Medical School in 1969 but did not practice medicine, choosing to focus on his writing instead. Many of his novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and scientific background.Ĭrichton received an M.D. His novels often explore technology and failures of human interaction with it, especially resulting in catastrophes with biotechnology. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films.
premiere on August 27, followed by the UK on September 3, Germany on September 9 and the Netherlands, Singapore and Finland in October.John Michael Crichton ( / ˈ k r aɪ t ən/ Octo– November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. Crichton reportedly took over the directing reins from McTiernan and only now is the film – which originally stopped filming in November 1997 – finally reaching cinema audiences.Įarly reviews have been less than promising: “stilted dialogue, ridiculous storyline and spurting arteries combine for a very ugly filmgoing experience”, opined one less than impressed critic.Īlready on release in Austria, Portugal and France, the “The 13th Warrior” has its U.S. Add Hollywood heartthrob Antonio Banderas looking sultry and swinging a sword, and surely the fans will be there in droves.īut numerous production troubles, disastrous test screenings and expensive reshoots pushed the estimated $60 million budget to more than $100 million and things spun rapidly out of control.
Director John McTiernan is no stranger to high action thrillers (“Die Hard”, “The Hunt for Red October”), while another Crichton novel, “Jurassic Park”, has provided one of the successes of the 90s. On paper “The 13th Warrior” has a lot going for it. The movie is based upon Michael Crichton’s novel Eaters of the Dead, which was itself based on the 8th century poem, Beowulf. Banderas must find a way to combat the group of flesh-eating invaders that mutilate the warriors and devour their flesh. 922 – stars Antonio Banderas as Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, who accompanies a party of unwashed, brutish Vikings on a quest to destroy the evil creature Wendol. “The 13th Warrior” – an action adventure set in A.D. “Stranger Things 4” surpasses one billion hours viewed
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