The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
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Amanda Lear | ... | Herself |
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Chris Foss | ... | Himself |
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Christian Vander | ... | Himself |
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Diane O'Bannon | ... | Herself |
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Jean-Pierre Vignau | ... | Himself |
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Michel Seydoux | ... | Himself |
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The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
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troubled production | film industry | failed project | director | paris france |Taglines:
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16 March 2016 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$36,018, 23 March 2014Gross USA:
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Hollywood studios would only let Alejandro Jodorowsky make the film provided that it would be 1h 50 mins long. Jodorowsky declined, stating that he wanted to make approximately a 15 hour long film. See more »Quotes
Alejandro Jodorowsky: I was searching for... For the light of genius in every person, with an enormous respect, an enormous respect. And then, every day I was feeding them in order to... to be free, to do what, to do the best of them.See more »
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If you love movies and/or eccentric characters, you simply must see "Jodorowsky's Dune." It's one of the best documentaries about the (un)making of a film I've ever seen. It's a terrific documentary and a thoroughly fascinating character study.
It covers the story of a feature film that Alejandro Jodorowsky never made. He came close to making an adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel, Dune, before David Lynch did it in the 1980s. Jodorowsky was a very successful cult film director during the '70s and made films like El Topo, The Holy Mountain, and Santa Sangre. When you listen to Jodorowsky talk for this length of time, you come to understand how he got his films made: he simply hypnotized people! ;-)
Although it was never actually made, Jodorowsky's sci-fi film went on to influence later sci-fi movies like "Alien," "Blade Runner," and even "Star Wars." And it also opened the door for the film careers of people like Dan O'Bannon, Jean Giraud, and H.R. Giger, who later worked on Ridley Scott's "Alien."
"Jodorowsky's Dune" gets a big thumbs up from me! I highly recommend this documentary!