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Dune

  • 19841984
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Sean Young and Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
161K
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POPULARITY
576
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    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writers
      • Frank Herbert(novel)
      • David Lynch(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kyle MacLachlan
      • Virginia Madsen
      • Francesca Annis
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    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writers
      • Frank Herbert(novel)
      • David Lynch(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kyle MacLachlan
      • Virginia Madsen
      • Francesca Annis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 886User reviews
    • 209Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Francesca Annis in Dune (1984)
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    Sean Young and Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)
    Kenneth McMillan in Dune (1984)
    Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)
    Sting, Jack Nance, and Siân Phillips in Dune (1984)
    Sean Young and Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)
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    Kyle MacLachlan
    Kyle MacLachlan
    • Paul Atreides
    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Princess Irulan
    Francesca Annis
    Francesca Annis
    • Lady Jessica
    Leonardo Cimino
    Leonardo Cimino
    • The Baron's Doctor
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Piter De Vries
    José Ferrer
    José Ferrer
    • Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
    Linda Hunt
    Linda Hunt
    • Shadout Mapes
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Thufir Hawat
    Richard Jordan
    Richard Jordan
    • Duncan Idaho
    Silvana Mangano
    Silvana Mangano
    • Reverend Mother Ramallo
    Everett McGill
    Everett McGill
    • Stilgar
    Kenneth McMillan
    Kenneth McMillan
    • Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
    Jack Nance
    Jack Nance
    • Nefud
    Siân Phillips
    Siân Phillips
    • Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
    • (as Sian Phillips)
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Duke Leto Atreides
    Paul L. Smith
    Paul L. Smith
    • The Beast Rabban
    • (as Paul Smith)
    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Gurney Halleck
    Sting
    Sting
    • Feyd Rautha
    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writers
      • Frank Herbert(novel)
      • David Lynch(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Writer 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 claims revisiting the movie would be too painful an experience to endure. Many fans hope that he will eventually come around.
    • Goofs
      When the Guild navigator visits the Emperor in the beginning, as the black container enters through the two gold doors, an assistant to the navigator trips and falls on the left side of the container.
    • 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 credits
      The closing credits play out over shots of the Caladan ocean, and feature a montage of the main cast.
    • Alternate versions
      As 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)
    • Connections
      Edited into Destination Dune (1984)

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    Dune
    First of all I've read Herberts Dune saga and I loved the first book (the one the movie is about) and liked the rest.

    Second there is a difference between the cinema version (137 min) and the TV version (190 min often referred also "special edition") which should also not be confused with the new version from 2000 (Frank Herbert's Dune). To keep it short the 137 version is great and the 190 min version sucks.

    The TV version was split up to fill 2 evenings. For that they added about an hour of additional material not seen in the original version. While some of it is quite good like the prologue which went a little bit deeper into the Dune universe (Butlers Djihad) but most of it just destroys the atmosphere and the flow of the movie. On the technical side there is to note that the whole movie was Pan-Scanned which never is a good idea. Compared to the original version the quality really blows.

    Now to the good one:

    The movie is pretty much faithful to the book. There are things that were cut out from the book or it shows stuff that wasn't there, but what you see is CLEARLY Herbert's book which I thought is nearly impossible to translate into a (good) movie. It translates the "feel" of the book very well to the screen.

    The most notable differences is that in the book Paul is at the age of 15 (at least at the beginning) while McLachlan more looks like 20 but I can live with that. The rest are minor things (like these sound modules) and some differences in continuity (the navigators needing the spice to well... navigate is revealed at the beginning).

    The all actors give a solid performances. Notable are Kenneth McMillan (Baron Harkonnen) Patrick "Captain Picard" Steward (Gurney Halleck) and Sting as Feyd Rautha which really add to the movie.

    The special effects range from crappy to good. The movie shines where it 's most important namely the sand worms which look fairly convincing. Personally I prefer (well done) miniature shots over those Episode 1/2 CGI effects which make especially environments look like plastic.

    I think everybody who calls himself a Science-Fiction fan should have seen this movie which is a jewel under all those mediocre films that were spawned by Star Wars at that time. All the fans of the book should see it as what it is: A movie based on Dune. If you want the book word by word, don't watch the movie and read the book again.
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    FAQ7

    • What is Dune about?
    • What are Weirding Modules?
    • Why did Shaddam IV want to destroy House Atriedes?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 1984 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Wüstenplanet
    • Filming locations
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Dino De Laurentiis Company
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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