Dune [1984] (1 disc)

Director:	David Lynch
Writer:	David Lynch
Composer:	Toto

Length:	137 minutes (2 hours 17 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13
Sorting Category:	SciFi
Sorting Tub:	Hotel

IMDB Rating:	6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:	63%
Amazon Rating:	3.5/5 stars
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Related	Dune (Frank Herbert's Dune)

Synopsis: Paul Atreides arrives at planet Arrakis with his father to take over spice production. He is immediately caught up in a sordid tale of intrigue and betrayal, eventually emerging as the Fremmen messiah.

Reaction: Not for everyone. It can be hard to follow if you haven't read the book. But even so, there are aspects that simply don't work for me. It's a classic, but not a great one.

Personal Rating: 4/10

Highlights
"I WILL kill him!"

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David Lynch	=>	Director / Writer / Spice worker ^(uncredited)

Toto	=>	Composer
Frank Herbert	=>	Novel

Alicia Witt	=>	Alia (as Alicia Roanne Witt)

Brad Dourif	=>	Piter De Vries

Dean Stockwell	=>	Doctor Wellington Yueh

Everett McGill	=>	Stilgar

Francesca Annis	=>	Lady Jessica
Freddie Jones	=>	Thufir Hawat

Honorato Magaloni	=>	Otheym (as Honorato Magalone)
Jack Nance	=>	Nefud
Jos� Ferrer	=>	Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV

J�rgen Prochnow	=>	Duke Leto Atreides
Kenneth McMillan	=>	Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Kyle MacLachlan	=>	Paul Atreides

Leonardo Cimino	=>	The Baron's Doctor
Linda Hunt	=>	Shadout Mapes

Max von Sydow	=>	Doctor Kynes

Patrick Stewart	=>	Gurney Halleck

Paul L. Smith	=>	The Beast Rabban (as Paul Smith)

Richard Jordan	=>	Duncan Idaho
Sean Young	=>	Chani

Si�n Phillips	=>	Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam (as Sian Phillips)

Silvana Mangano	=>	Reverend Mother Ramallo
Sting	=>	Feyd Rautha

Virginia Madsen	=>	Princess Irulan

Random Trivia For This Title:

The first movie to feature a computer-generated human form, for the bodyshields.
Ridley Scott worked on bringing the film to the screen, but was unsuccessful. H.R. Giger (who worked with Scott on Alien) was hired as a production designer.
John Hurt was offered the part of Dr Yueh.
During the film's original release, "cheatsheets" explaining much of the movie's setting and its more obscure vocabulary were handed out to moviegoers at some theatres.
Glenn Close turned down the role of Lady Jessica, not wanting to play "the girl who is always running and falling down behind the men".
Patrick Stewart said the stillsuit was the most uncomfortable costume he had ever worn.
Cameo: [^[?] Michael Bolton] One of the drummers shown during Paul and Feyd's duel.
Virginia Madsen replaced ^[?] Anne-Louise Lambert.
David Lynch turned down the chance to direct Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi to direct Dune.
Christopher Reeve auditioned for the role of Paul Atreides.
Kim Basinger, ^[?] Melanie Griffith, Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan, ^[?] Jennifer Jason Leigh, ^[?] Kristy McNichol, Jodie Foster, Brooke Shields, ^[?] Tatum O'Neal, ^[?] Bridget Fonda and Sarah Jessica Parker all were considered to play Princess Irulan.
Jack Nicholson was offered the role of Gurney Halleck, but turned it down.
The cast of this film includes many connections to [Star Trek]. Dean Stockwell has appeared on [Enterprise], Brad Dourif on [Star Trek: Voyager], and of course Patrick Stewart played Cpt. Jean-Luc Picard. Jos� Ferrer's son Miguel Ferrer played a helmsman in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Star Trek: First Contact also featured Alice Krige, who played Jessica in Children of Dune.