Dune

1984
PG-13
2h 17m

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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.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

184K

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POPULARITY

449

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
Sir Patrick Stewart's casting as Gurney Halleck was actually a mistake. Director David Lynch thought he had hired a different looking actor, as he had only seen Stewart wearing a costume and heavy makeup that made him look older in a play. This is the look the director was expecting, and when he showed up with his actual face, Lynch was disappointed at first.

Goofs
At 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 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)

Soundtracks
Prophecy Theme
Composed by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno
Performed by Brian Eno

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Dune

Overlong but visually stunning adaptation of the Frank Herbert book directed by David Lynch about Paul Atredies (Kyle MacLachlan) and his destiny to lead the people of the desert planet Dune, which is the largest producer of an intergalactic spice, to freedom from an evil empire.

Although it has great production values and a cast that tries its hardest to bring out the life in their characters, "Dune" never quite comes together. It's ability to be enjoyed is hampered by it's attempts to be as intellectually stimulating as possible and as a result tending to bore its own audience and hampering our ability to make an emotional connection to the characters (example: summarizing Paul's relationship with the beautiful Sean Young).

Rock singer Sting appears to be having fun as a lunatic killer with red hair.

Film is greatly redeemed by it's production value and bizarre atmosphere.