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)
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- TriviaWriter and director David Lynch has said he considers this movie the only real failure of his career. To this day, he refuses to talk about the production in great detail, and has refused numerous offers to work on a Special Edition DVD. Lynch had always claimed that revisiting the movie would be too painful an experience to endure. Many fans hoped that he would eventually come around and in an article published in Esquire during 2022, he did indeed say that a Director's Cut could happen.
- 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 (1984)
Featured review
A visual masterpiece.
First off, an honest confession, I went to the cinema, expecting to be seeing the new film, when the credits rolled, it was this, the original adaptation.
Some time since I've seen it, but I still have the same opinions as I did when I first saw it.
It's a heavy film, you do need to be a sci-fi enthusiast to enjoy this, partly because of content, partly because of the long running time.
I'll start with my favourite aspect, the visuals, absolutely breathtaking, it is a dazzling watch, the sets and costumes are tremendous, the scale of it is hugely impressive, a big supporting cast, it really is a masterpiece, visually. Sure some of the special effects are a little dated now, but that's expected.
The story, I have read the book, so I understand the complexities of it, for a novice it can be a challenge, but it may be worth checking out the synopsis before you watch it.
The acting, is somewhat varied, I still regard the powerhouse performance as being the one from Sian Phillips, who of course plays The Reverend Mother, she is fabulous, and has heaps of stage presence.
I am not sure I have ever fully appreciated just how good an actress Francesca Annis is, talk about a true screen beauty, her presence is huge here, such a beautiful woman.
This has given me an even greater appetite to see the new one, however, this remains a classic, it still has the capacity to shock, it definitely still entertains, 8/10.
Some time since I've seen it, but I still have the same opinions as I did when I first saw it.
It's a heavy film, you do need to be a sci-fi enthusiast to enjoy this, partly because of content, partly because of the long running time.
I'll start with my favourite aspect, the visuals, absolutely breathtaking, it is a dazzling watch, the sets and costumes are tremendous, the scale of it is hugely impressive, a big supporting cast, it really is a masterpiece, visually. Sure some of the special effects are a little dated now, but that's expected.
The story, I have read the book, so I understand the complexities of it, for a novice it can be a challenge, but it may be worth checking out the synopsis before you watch it.
The acting, is somewhat varied, I still regard the powerhouse performance as being the one from Sian Phillips, who of course plays The Reverend Mother, she is fabulous, and has heaps of stage presence.
I am not sure I have ever fully appreciated just how good an actress Francesca Annis is, talk about a true screen beauty, her presence is huge here, such a beautiful woman.
This has given me an even greater appetite to see the new one, however, this remains a classic, it still has the capacity to shock, it definitely still entertains, 8/10.
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,925,690
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,025,091
- Dec 16, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $30,979,816
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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