Dune is a 1984 movie directed by David Lynch and based on the 1964 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film starred Kyle MacLachlan as the main character, Paul Atreides, and included an ensemble of well-known American and British actors in the supporting roles, including Sting, Jose Ferrer, Virginia Madsen, Linda Hunt, Patrick Stewart, Max von Sydow, and Jurgen Prochnow, among others. Although it became an enormous cult favorite, the film cost $42 million to produce and had a domestic gross of only $15 million. It was also criticized by Herbert fans who objected to the director's liberal departure from the novel's storyline. Download high resolution version (694x873, 144 KB)Dune front cover. ... David Lynch in 2001 David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946 in Missoula, Montana) is an American filmmaker. ... Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science fiction author. ... David Lynch in 2001 David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946 in Missoula, Montana) is an American filmmaker. ... Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959 in Yakima, Washington) is an American actor best known for his work with American film director David Lynch. ... Francesca Annis (born May 14, 1944) is an English actress, particularly well known for her film and television appearances, most recently the BBC Television series Wives and Daughters and Deceit. ... Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis, (born August 8, 1919) is an Italian movie producer born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples. ... Universal Studios logo Universal Studios is a famous Hollywood movie studio located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1983 in film 1984 1985 in film 1980s in film years in film film Events Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film. ... David Lynch in 2001 David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946 in Missoula, Montana) is an American filmmaker. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science fiction author. ... Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert. ... Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959 in Yakima, Washington) is an American actor best known for his work with American film director David Lynch. ... Sting can mean: In biology a sting is the part of a number of animals, such as wasps, bees and scorpions, that delivers a poison when used to pierce the skin of another animal. ... José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintron, known as José Ferrer (January 8, 1912-January 26, 1992), was an actor and director, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. ... Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and an alumna of New Trier High School. ... Linda Hunt (born April 2, 1945 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA) is an American actress. ... Patrick Stewart Patrick Stewart (born July 13, 1940) is a British film and television actor best known for his roles in Shakespearean productions and and as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Max Carl Adolf von Sydow  listen (born on April 10, 1929) is a Swedish actor, known in particular for his collaboraton with Ingmar Bergman. ... Jürgen Prochnow (June 10, 1941 in Berlin) is a German actor. ... A cult film is a movie that attracts a small but devoted group of obsessive fans or one that has remained popular over successive years amongst a small group of followers. ...

Cast

(in credited order)

• Francesca Annis Lady Jessica
• Leonardo Cimino The Baron's Doctor
• Brad Dourif Piter De Vries
• José Ferrer Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
• Linda Hunt Shadout Mapes
• Freddie Jones Thufir Hawat
• Richard Jordan Duncan Idaho
• Kyle MacLachlan .... Paul Usul Muad'Dib Atreides
• Virginia Madsen .... Princess Irulan
• Silvana Mangano .... Rev. Mother Ramallo
• Everett McGill .... Stilgar
• Kenneth McMillan .... Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
• Jack Nance .... Capt. Iakin Nefud
• Siân Phillips .... Rev. Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
• Jürgen Prochnow .... Duke Leto Atreides
• Paul L. Smith .... The Beast Rabban (as Paul Smith)
• Patrick Stewart .... Gurney Halleck
• Sting .... Feyd-Rautha
• Dean Stockwell .... Dr. Wellington Yueh
• Max von Sydow .... Dr. Kynes
• Alicia Witt .... Alia (as Alicia Roanne Witt)
• Sean Young .... Chani
• Danny Corkill
• Honorato Magaloni .... Otheym (as Honorato Magalone)
• Judd Omen .... Jamis
• Molly Wryn .... Harah

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Adaptation

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Box office

This film wasn't the blockbuster science fiction film the filmmakers had hoped, renting only $15 million in its domestic run off an estimated $42 million budget. This might have been due to the complexity of the story and its already excessive length.

Departures from the novel

The film makes numerous departures from the novel, including the following.

• In the novel, the "Weirding Way", properly termed "prana-bindu training", is a super-martial art form that allows an adept like Paul Atreides to move with lightning speed. The Lynch movie replaces this with "weirding modules" (essentially, sonic guns) that amplify the user's shouts into a destructive force. This change literalizes a moment in the novel in which Paul says his name has become a death-prayer because the Fremen shout "Muad'dib!" before killing an opponent. In the movie, the Fremen actually destroy their enemies by shouting his name, leading Paul to make the remark "my name has become a killing word".
• The character of Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen is diminished so that he contributes less to the story, even in the climactic scene. In the novel, Paul and Feyd get into a dramatic knife-fight. In the movie, there is little fighting in the climax and Feyd is overcome extremely quickly.
• The movie ends with Paul commanding rain to fall on Arrakis. In the novel, this is accomplished through years of terraforming, and it does not rain for decades after Paul ascends the throne. This is because there is nothing mystical about Paul's powers; he is the product of genetic breeding and training, and could not possibly command the sky to rain on Dune.
• In the novel, the final line, spoken by Jessica to Chani, is "Those of us who bear the name of concubine, history will remember as wives" (in reference to Paul's marriage to and refusal of Irulan). In the movie, the final line (spoken by Alia) is "He is the Kwisatz Haderach!".

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Cult success and revisions

Despite the original complaints by some disgruntled Herbert fans, the movie has become an enormous cult favorite of which at least three different versions of this film have been released:

• The original theatrical version (137 minutes)--This version is the only director-approved and authorized version. It has been widely found on videocassette and DVD.
• The Allen Smithee Version (approx. 190 minutes)--The less-seen 3 hour "Allen Smithee" version is a cult classic on its own. Prepared originally for syndicated television (and later seen on basic cable networks), it has just been released into some markets (including Canada and Europe) on DVD. The missing footage includes a painted montage at the prologue, and some scenes added back into the mix, including the "little-maker" essence-of-spice scene. The TV version was edited almost haphazardly (for example, certain shots were repeated throughout the film to give the impression that footage had been added). Lynch objected to these edits and had his name removed from the credits of the TV print (his name remains on the theatrical print as it is the only version authorized by the director).
• The Channel 2 Version (approx. 180 minutes)--KTVU, a San Francisco, CA Fox affiliate, pieced together a hybrid edit of the two previous versions for broadcast in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1992. It is essentially the TV version with all the violence of the theatrical version reincorporated into the film proper.

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Influence

The film inspired a praised series of video games, including Emperor: Battle for Dune, by Cryo Interactive and Westwood games. Westwood also published Dune 2000, which featured live actors (including John Rhys-Davies as the Atreides mentat), in cut-scenes. The ground-breaking games were obviously inspired by, and are faithful to, the Lynch movie. It was also recently remade as a three part miniseries for the Sci-Fi Channel and later released on video/DVD. A number of computer games based on Frank Herberts science fiction novel Dune were created: Dune The Sega Mega CD version of Dune featured various extras. ... Cryo Interactive Entertainment was a French video game developing company that appeared in the early 1990s. ... Westwood is the name of the following locations in the United States: Westwood, California Westwood Village (in Los Angeles, California) Westwood, Iowa Westwood, Kansas Westwood, Boyd County, Kentucky Westwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky Westwood, Massachusetts Westwood, Michigan Westwood, Missouri Westwood, New Jersey Westwood Hills, Kansas Westwood Lakes, Florida Westwood Village Memorial... A number of computer games based on Frank Herberts science fiction novel Dune were created: Dune The Sega Mega CD version of Dune featured various extras. ... John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a Welsh actor. ... House Atreides is a fictional noble family from Frank Herberts Dune novels. ... This article is about the profession from the Dune universe. ... Frank Herberts Dune was a three-part miniseries produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment in association with Blixa Film Productktion and Hallmark Entertainment Distribution, and broadcast by the Sci Fi Channel, a cable television channel. ... There are two television channels named Sci-Fi: a British satellite television channel; see Sci Fi channel (United Kingdom) a United States television channel; see Sci Fi channel (United States) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

See also: All Dune universe articles

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External links

• Dune (http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:14962~C) at All Movie Guide
• Dune (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/) at the Internet Movie Database