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Dune

Year:
Duration:
137 min | USA:190 min (special edition) | 177 min (extended cut)
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
David Lynch
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1984-12-14
Filming Locations: Yuma, Arizona, USA
Earnings
Budget: $40,000,000
Gross: $30,925,690 (USA)AUD 2,381,000 (Australia)
Cast
Actor
Character
Linda Hunt
Linda Hunt
Dune
Francesca Annis
Lady Jessica
Leonardo Cimino
The Baron's Doctor
Brad Dourif
Piter De Vries
José Ferrer
Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
Freddie Jones
Thufir Hawat
Kyle MacLachlan
Paul Atreides
Virginia Madsen
Princess Irulan
Silvana Mangano
Reverend Mother Ramallo
Everett McGill
Stilgar
Kenneth McMillan
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Jack Nance
Nefud
Siân Phillips
Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
Jürgen Prochnow
Duke Leto Atreides
Paul L. Smith
The Beast Rabban
Patrick Stewart
Gurney Halleck
Sting
Feyd Rautha
Max von Sydow
Doctor Kynes
Sean Young
Chani
Danny Corkill
Orlop
Honorato Magaloni
Otheym
Judd Omen
Jamis
Molly Wryn
Harah
Angélica Aragón
Bene Gesserit Sister (uncredited)
Miguel Cane
Little Fremen Boy (uncredited)
Humberto Elizondo
Czigo (uncredited)
Ernesto Laguardia
Harkonnen's Victim (uncredited)
David Lynch
Spice Worker (uncredited)
James Mathers
Fremen Boy (uncredited)
Ramón Menéndez
Kinet (uncredited)
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Palace Maid (uncredited)
Scott Price
Fremen (uncredited)
Claudia Ramírez
Fremen Girl (uncredited)
Julieta Rosen
Palace Maid (uncredited)
John Sabol
Fedaykin Fighter (uncredited)
Margarita Sanz
Lady Jessica's Maid (uncredited)
Jacqueline Voltaire
Bit Part (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
John Hurt was offered the part of Dr Yueh.
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Dexter Fletcher was very seriously considered for Paul. Christopher Reeve also auditioned.
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Original director Ridley Scott left the production after his older brother suddenly passed away. Scott wanted to start working as soon as possible, but Dune would take far to long to reach production. Scott decided to leave the project in favor of Blade Runner (1982), which was ready to start production immediately.
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Goofs
The ropes pulling away the back wall are visible when the Baron is swept outside the Emperor's ship and into the mouth of a worm.
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Brad Dourif continuously mispronounces the word "Landsraad".
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(Extended version only) The shots of the Reverend Mother Mohiam traveling to Caladan to test Paul are reused shots of Jessica and Paul being taken into the desert by their captors after the Harkonnen attack on the palace. At one point you can see them both lying on the ground behind the pilots.
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Quotes
Duke Leto Atreides: [responding to Thufir's resignation, after Paul narrowly cheats death via a "hunter-seeker," with which his chamber was boobytrapped] ... Enough of this, Thufir! *If* you made a mistake, it was in over-estimating the Harkonnens. Their simple minds came up with a simple trick! Moreover, Paul survived this largely because of your training; you didn't fail there.
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Gurney Halleck: Shield Practice.
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Gurney Halleck: The slow blade penetrates the shield.
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Faq
Q
What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Extended TV Version?
A
Both versions contain footage that's missing in the other one, but the Theatrical Version lacks way more footage. Furthermore several scenes have been removed and reinserted afterwards in the TV Version, some of them are edited differently. But these differences aren't mentioned in this comparison because it would break the mold. David Lychn's version is the Theatrical Version btw. He wasn't involved in the TV Version and ordered that his name in the opening credits was going to be replaced by Alan Smithee . The main difference in the two versions is the fact that the TV Version has been split up to smaller episodes. As a result of that, the movie doesn't look like a motion picture anymore but like a big TV production. A detailed comparison between both versions, split in two parts, with pictures can be found here (showing scenes missing in the Theatrical Version) and here (showing scenes missing in the Extended TV Version).
Q
What's the name of the musical piece Gurney plays in the extended TV cut?
A
It's "Backyard" by Emmett Chapman, included on his album Parallel Galaxy. Chapman was also the creator of the instrument (known as the Chapman Stick) that Gurney plays, repainted and with an added lower part to represent the Baliset described by Frank Herbert in the original novel.
Q
Where can I get the Director's Cut version of this film?
A
Nowhere. It just does not exist. The closest we have to David Lynch's original vision is the theatrical release. Some people sometimes refer to the extended TV cut as the "director's cut" (and some even dare to offer copies of it in various auction sites under that label), but that couldn't be further removed from reality, as that version was rejected by Lynch to the point of deleting his name from the credits. A legal DVD of Dune: The Director's Cut exists, but that's for the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries, not this film.However, the cast and crew of Lynch's Dune have confirmed that Lynch showed them an 'assembly cut' of the film shortly after principal photography wrapped. Although the film had yet to go through post-production, the reaction was very positive. This cut has not been seen since (as is the case with most assembly cuts).There is also a fan version available, that attempts to get closer to both the novel and David Lynch's original vision: http://www.fanedit.org/ifdb/412-dune-the-alternative-edition-redux
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Photos from cast
Linda Hunt Dean Stockwell Alicia Witt Richard Jordan
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