Michael Crichton (1942–2008) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He wrote 28 novels and his books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films.
Bibliography
Novels
Year | Title | Notes | # Novel | Under Own Name | Published after Death | Adapted into Film | Ref. |
1966 | Odds On | as John Lange | 1 | No | No | No | [1] |
1967 | Scratch One | as John Lange | 2 | No | No | No | [2] |
1968 | Easy Go | as John Lange (also titled as The Last Tomb) | 3 | No | No | No | [3] |
1968 | A Case of Need | as Jeffery Hudson (re-released as Crichton in 1993) | 4 | No | No | Yes | [4] |
1969 | Zero Cool | as John Lange | 5 | No | No | No | [5] |
1969 | The Andromeda Strain | | 6 | Yes | No | Yes | [6] |
1969 | The Venom Business | as John Lange | 7 | No | No | No | [7] |
1970 | Drug of Choice | as John Lange (also titled Overkill) | 8 | No | No | No | [8] |
1970 | Dealing | as Michael Douglas (with brother Douglas Crichton) | 9 | No | No | Yes | [9] |
1970 | Grave Descend | as John Lange | 10 | No | No | No | [10] |
1972 | Binary | as John Lange (re-released as by Crichton in 1993) | 11 | No | No | Yes | [11] |
1972 | The Terminal Man | | 12 | Yes | No | Yes | [12] |
1975 | The Great Train Robbery | | 13 | Yes | No | Yes | [13] |
1976 | Eaters of the Dead | also titled The 13th Warrior | 14 | Yes | No | Yes | [14] |
1980 | Congo | | 15 | Yes | No | Yes | [15] |
1987 | Sphere | | 16 | Yes | No | Yes | [16] |
1990 | Jurassic Park | | 17 | Yes | No | Yes | [17] |
1992 | Rising Sun | | 18 | Yes | No | Yes | [18] |
1994 | Disclosure | | 19 | Yes | No | Yes | [19] |
1995 | The Lost World | | 20 | Yes | No | Yes | [20] |
1996 | Airframe | | 21 | Yes | No | No | [21] |
1999 | Timeline | | 22 | Yes | No | Yes | [22] |
2002 | Prey | | 23 | Yes | No | No | [23] |
2004 | State of Fear | | 24 | Yes | No | No | [24] |
2006 | Next | | 25 | Yes | No | No | [25] |
2009 | Pirate Latitudes | Posthumous publication | 26 | Yes | Yes | No | [26] |
2011 | Micro | Posthumous publication (completed by Richard Preston) | 27 | Yes | Yes | No | [27] |
2017 | Dragon Teeth | Posthumous publication | 28 | Yes | Yes | No | [28] |
2024 | Eruption | Posthumous publication (completed by James Patterson) | 29 | Yes | Yes | No | [29] |
Short fiction
Year | Title | Originally published | Notes |
1957 | "Johnny at 8:30" | First Words (1993) | poem |
1960 | "[Untitled]" | First Words (1993) | fan titled Well, Nothing. |
1961 | "Life Goes to a Party" | First Words (1993) | |
1961 | "The Most Important Part of the Lab" | First Words (1993) | |
1968 | "Villa of Assassins" | Stag Annual (1968) | as John Lange; excerpted from Scratch One (1967) |
1968 | "How Does That Make You Feel?" | Playboy (November 1968) | as Jeffrey Hudson |
1970 | "The Death Divers" | Man's World (December 1970) | as John Lange; excerpted from Grave Descend (1970) |
1971 | "The Most Powerful Tailor in the World" | Playboy (September 1971) | |
1984 | "Mousetrap: A Tale of Computer Crime" | Life (January 1984) | |
2003 | "Blood Doesn't Come Out" | McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (2003) | |
Post-Crichton novel
Nonfiction
Film and television
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
1973 | Extreme Close-Up | No | Yes | No | |
Westworld | Yes | Yes | No | |
1978 | Coma | Yes | Yes | No | |
1979 | The Great Train Robbery | Yes | Yes | No | Also based on his novel |
1981 | Looker | Yes | Yes | No | |
1984 | Runaway | Yes | Yes | No | |
1989 | Physical Evidence | Yes | No | No | |
1993 | Jurassic Park | No | Yes | No | Also based on his novel |
Rising Sun | No | Yes | No |
1994 | Disclosure | No | No | Yes |
1996 | Twister | No | Yes | Yes | |
1998 | Sphere | No | No | Yes | Also based on his novel |
1999 | The 13th Warrior | Uncredited | No | Yes | Uncredited reshoots Director Also based on his novel |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes |
1971–1974 | Insight | No | Yes | No | Episodes "The War of the Eggs", "Killer" & "The Theft" |
1972 | Pursuit | Yes | No | No | TV movie Also based on his 1972 novel "Binary" |
1994–2009 | ER | No | Yes | Yes | Also creator |
Derivative works
Films based on Crichton's novels
Sequel to Crichton's film
Television series based on Crichton's films
Novels adapted into television series
In development
Year | Title | Network | Producers |
TBA | Dragon Teeth | National Geographic | TBA |
TBA | Sphere | HBO | TBA[31] |
References
- ^ John Lange. Odds On.
- ^ John Lange. Scratch One.
- ^ John Lange. Easy Go.
- ^ Jeffery Hudson (1993-08-01). A Case of Need. Dutton. ISBN 978-0-525-93802-6.
- ^ John Lange (2008). Zero Cool. Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8439-5959-8.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1969). The Andromeda Strain. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-41525-3.
- ^ John Lange. The Venom Business.
- ^ John Lange (1970). Drug of Choice. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-451-04116-6.
- ^ Michael Douglas (1971). Dealing. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-42168-1.
- ^ John Lange (2006). Grave Descend. Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8439-5597-2.
- ^ Lange, John (1972). Binary. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-47987-3.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1972). The Terminal Man. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-44768-1.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1975-05-12). The Great Train Robbery. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-49401-2.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1976). Eaters of the Dead. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-49400-5.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1980). Congo. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-51392-8.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1987). Sphere. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-56110-3.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1990). Jurassic Park. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-58816-2.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1993). Rising Sun. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-38037-1.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1994). Disclosure. ISBN 978-0-679-41945-7.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1995). The Lost World. ISBN 978-0-679-41946-4.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1996). Airframe. ISBN 978-0-679-44648-4.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1999). Timeline. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-679-44481-7.
- ^ Michael Crichton (1999). Prey. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-679-44481-7.
- ^ Michael Crichton (2004-12-07). State of Fear. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-621413-9.
- ^ Michael Crichton (2006-11-28). Next. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-087298-4.
- ^ Michael Crichton (November 24, 2009). Pirate Latitudes. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-192937-3.
- ^ "New Crichton novel coming in the fall". USA Today. May 22, 2011.
- ^ "HarperCollins to Publish Found Novel by Late Michael Crichton". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "BREAKING: #MichaelCrichton and #JamesPatterson co-authored novel gets TITLE and RELEASE DATE". X.
- ^ Don Oldenburg (November 14, 2019). "'The Andromeda Evolution' an infectious sequel to Michael Crichton's classic best-seller". USA Today.
- ^ Hibberd, James (27 August 2020). "Michael Crichton's novel Sphere is getting an HBO adaptation". Entertainment Weekly.
External links
- Michael Crichton bibliography at IMDb
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Films written | - Extreme Close-Up (1973)
- Westworld (1973)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Rising Sun (1993)
- Twister (1996)
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Video games | - Amazon (1984)
- Westworld 2000 (1996)
- Timeline (2000)
- Jurassic Park series
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