Dune
- 1984
- Tous publics
- 2h 17m
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
Siân Phillips
- Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
- (as Sian Phillips)
Paul L. Smith
- The Beast Rabban
- (as Paul Smith)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe suits worn by the Guild members were body bags that were found in a disused fire station dating back to the early 1920s. The bags had actually been used several times, something that was kept from the cast members until after shooting was completed.
- GoofsAt 1 hour 28 minutes and 40 seconds, Paul is seen standing next to Chani his eyes are blue, in the next scene Paul's eyes are normal. At this point In the movie Paul has only been on the planet Dune for a few days, it takes years of extended exposure to the spice for ones eyes to become blue, like the Fremen. Which happens to Paul later in the movie.
- Quotes
Paul: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will let it pass over me and through me. And when it has passed I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where it has gone, there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
- Crazy creditsThe closing credits play out over shots of the Caladan ocean, and feature a montage of the main cast.
- Alternate versionsAs of 2006, the Alan Smithee version had been released in a two disk set containing both the Lynch version and the extended version. However, many scenes were edited out once again: The heart plug scene when the baron is introduced is not in the extended version anymore (it is still in the original). The scene where Thufir discovers the burning wierding modules is also missing, as well as Thufir's death scene. (Thufir's death scene is included as a deleted scene in the special features)
- ConnectionsEdited into Destination Dune (1983)
Featured review
Seriously, I do not understand why so many people dislike this movie. I think you have to take a couple of things into account. First: It is a 2 hour movie telling a story that spans several hundred pages in a book - so certain losses are just natural. Second: Compared to three times recycled multi-million-dollar-trash like the new Star Wars Episodes, this movie offers something really unique: A style of its own. The mixture between scifi elements, medieval setting and the culture of the the Middle East is excellent and Lynch welded them together into one solid piece of art... even though he seems to disagree today. Within this setting the lack of non-stop-action or overwhelming SFX never bothered me. On the contrary, this movie gives you time to watch... and many scenes are worth a second look. Third: I loved the actors, who were just as stiff, ugly, arrogant, noble or nice like the characters they tried to represent.
In the end it is a question of taste if you like this movie or not. But for me, it will always have a place in my DVD-shelf...
In the end it is a question of taste if you like this movie or not. But for me, it will always have a place in my DVD-shelf...
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $31,439,560
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,025,091
- Dec 16, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $31,502,161
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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