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1 day ago - De Laurentiis commissioned Herbert to write a new screenplay in 1978; the script Herbert turned in was 175 pages long, the equivalent of nearly three hours of screen time. De Laurentiis then hired director Ridley Scott in 1979, with Rudy Wurlitzer writing the screenplay and H.
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Dune (1984) Director: David Lynch
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David Lynch's 1984 Dune is unironically a very well done film and I have little idea why critics were so up in arms over this movie. (Opinion Essay so buckle up)
David Lynch is incapable of making a movie that's not worth watching and obsessively analyzing. That said, I feel like this movie didn't quite know who it was aiming to please. (Denis obviously went with broad appeal while not turning off all but the most insufferable "stick to the books" freaks). Lynch's Dune is absolutely impenetrable to anyone who hasn't read the book and anyone who is a fan of the book will be annoyed in how it basically completely misses the point of the book. I'm sadly unable to watch the movie with fresh eyes, but I certainly still see a lot to like about it and even "failures" can be fascinating and are often worth seeing. Plus it's got space pugs. SPACE PUGS. More on reddit.com
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March 10, 2024Dune 1984 Editing Question
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May 25, 2023A couple of questions about the adaption of Dune from 1984...
The 1984 movie was directed by David Lynch. The director's cut was close to 3 hours long, but the producer forced him to cut it shorter, to 2:17, for the theatrical release.
The total amount of film was about 5 hours, but that included multiple takes. There never was a 5-hour version of the movie.
Anonymous editors for the SciFi cable TV channel (now SyFy) assembled a longer version that included several cut scenes and a new (cheesy) introduction. It's easy to spot the cut scenes they incorporated -- nobody (who should) has blue-in-blue eyes.
David Lynch was so angry about the TV version that he took his name off it. "Alan Smithee" is Hollywood code for "The director disowned this movie." This "extended edition" has also been released on DVD.
There are fan edited versions, but they're hard to find... copyright and all that.
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Dune (1984 film)
3 days ago - Upon its release, director David Lynch distanced himself from the project, stating that pressure from both producers and financiers restrained his artistic control and denied him final cut.
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On the Many Cuts of "Dune" (1984) - by Mikhail Skoptsov
November 22, 2021 - In this article, I want to discuss three different versions of Dune, the maligned 1984 arthouse blockbuster that director David Lynch credits with convincing him to never make a movie again without having secured final cut.
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Dune (1984) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
December 12, 2025 - Dune (1984) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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Was the original 1984 Dune movie, directed by David Lynch, disavowed by David Lynch? I'm watching it again and the director is listed as Alan Smitee, which is usually a fake name for a director that doesn't want to be associated with it. - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): My understanding is he has disavowed the film. He was a poor choice for director because not only had he not read the book he didn’t like science fiction. In fact he had never heard of “Dune” before being approached by Universal. To Lynch’s credit, he did read the book and liked ...
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December 14, 1984 - A commendable attempt by director David Lynch. He has managed in the main to successfully condense Herbert's saga. ... Ultimately, Dune is a most magnificent flying machine that can't quite get off the ground.
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Dune (1984)
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune.
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Dune (1984) directed by David Lynch
December 28, 2021 - Back in 1984, David Lynch made an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic Dune. It was a troubled production, and Lynch’s original version ran to three hours, which was then edited down to a two-hour film, resulting in a dense and awkward film being released in cinemas.
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David Lynch's 'Dune' at 40: David Lynch's 1984 adaptation is a true spice oddity | Space
December 30, 2024 - Dune: Part Two" has completed Denis Villeneuve's spice odyssey in box-office smashing style (until the director gets round to making " Dune: Messiah", at least), it's more obvious than ever that David Lynch's 1984, single-film adaptation of ...
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r/dune on Reddit: David Lynch's 1984 Dune is unironically a very well done film and I have little idea why critics were so up in arms over this movie. (Opinion Essay so buckle up)
March 10, 2024 - Widely considered one of the greatest works within the sci-fi genre, Dune has been the subject of various film and TV adaptations, including the Academy Award winning 2021 film Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve.
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'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve Says He Was 'Destabilized' by David Lynch's 1984 Version: 'Things Were Missing'
March 1, 2024 - Denis Villeneuve knew two things when he was 13: He wanted to be a filmmaker, and he wanted to adapt Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi epic “Dune.” So he was especially excited in 1984 when David Lynch’s adaptation starring Kyle MacLachlan ...
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Dune (1984) Review: David Lynch Crafts Bizarre Adaptation of Frank Herbert's Classic Novel
November 8, 2025 - Score: 5/10 · Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Patrick Stewart, Linda Hunt, José Ferrer, Kenneth McMillan, Richard Jordan, Virginia Madsen, Sting, Jürgen Prochnow, Sean Young · Director: David Lynch ·
Release date Jan 01, 1984
Actors David LynchFrancesca AnnisJosé Ferrer…
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How Denis Villeneuve Really Feels About David Lynch's 1984 Dune Movie - SlashFilm
August 4, 2024 - How Denis Villeneuve Really Feels About David Lynch's 1984 Dune Movie
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Dune (1984) ⭐ 6.2 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
December 14, 1984 - Dune: Directed by David Lynch. With Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino. 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.
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(Revisionist) Movie Review : Dune (1984) — Dead End Follies
April 23, 2020 - He was given the job by his old producer pal Dino De Laurentiis after the critical success of Elephant Man and no one really understood the whole Lynch persona thing back then. His most important films were well ahead of him and De Laurentiis thought he’d make the transition into big budget films like most young directors would.
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'Dune' Director Honors Late Auteur David Lynch and His Polarizing 1984 Adaptation of the Sci-Fi Epic
February 4, 2025 - Denis Villeneuve, the sci-fi visionary behind films like Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, and, of course, the modern adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune, has paid tribute to David Lynch, his filmmaking colleague and partner in the rocky territory ...
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Dune: Why (and How) David Lynch Disowned His 1984 Film
September 16, 2020 - Before that, in 1984, after years of troubled pre-production, David Lynch released his adaptation of the Frank Herbert classic. However, Dune is not a film Lynch has many fond memories of.
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David Lynch’s Dune Is a Beautiful Sci-fi Disaster
“That’s the big lesson,” Lynch later reflected. “Don’t make a film if it can’t be the film you want to make. It’s a sick joke, and it’ll kill you.” Even with all its disasters, from pacing to Sting, Lynch’s 1984 journey to Dune remains an absorbing and enlightening spectacle of potential.
Published February 29, 2024