| Dune | |
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| Directed by | David Lynch |
| Screenplay by | David Lynch |
| Based on | Dune byFrank Herbert |
| Produced by | Raffaella De Laurentiis |
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| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Edited by | Antony Gibbs |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40–42 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $30.9 million(US/Canada)[2] $37.9 million (worldwide rentals)[3] |
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Dune is a 1984 Americanepicspace opera film written and directed byDavid Lynch, and based on the1965 novel of the same name byFrank Herbert. It was filmed at theChurubusco Studios in Mexico City. Thesoundtrack was composed by the rock bandToto, with a contribution fromBrian Eno. Its largeensemble cast includesKyle MacLachlan (in his film debut),Patrick Stewart,Brad Dourif,Dean Stockwell,Virginia Madsen,José Ferrer,Sean Young,Silvana Mangano,Sting,Linda Hunt, andMax von Sydow.
The setting is the distant future, chronicling the conflict between rival noble families as they battle for control of the extremely harsh desert planetArrakis, also known as Dune. The planet is the only source of the drugmelange (spice), which allows prescience and is vital to space travel, making it the most essential and valuablecommodity in the universe. Paul Atreides is the scion and heir of a powerful noble family, whose appointment to the control of Arrakis brings them into conflict with its former overlords,House Harkonnen. Paul is also possibly theKwisatz Haderach, a messianic figure expected by theBene Gesserit sisterhood.
After the novel's initial success, attempts to adaptDune as a film began in 1971. A lengthy process ofdevelopment followed throughout the 1970s, during whichArthur P. Jacobs,Alejandro Jodorowsky, andRidley Scott unsuccessfully tried to bring their visions to the screen. In 1981, executive producerDino De Laurentiis hired Lynch as director.
The filmunderperformed at the box office, grossing $30.9 million against a $40–42 million budget. At least four versions have been released worldwide. Lynch largely disowned the finished film and had his name removed or changed to pseudonyms in the credits on certain versions. Despite receiving mainly negative reviews upon release, the film has developed acult following,[4][5] but opinion varies between fans of the novel and fans of Lynch's films.[6]
In the year 10,191 AG (roughly 23,352 CE), the known universe is ruled by thePadishah EmperorShaddam IV. The most valuable substance in the empire is the spicemelange, which extends life and expands consciousness. The spice also allows theSpacing Guild tofold space, allowing safe, instantaneousinterstellar travel. The Guild's leader demands Shaddam clarify a conspiracy that could jeopardize spice production. Shaddam reveals that he has transferred power and control of the planetArrakis, the only source of the spice, toHouse Atreides from their archenemies,House Harkonnen. However, once the Atreides arrive, the Harkonnens will eliminate them with aide from Shaddam's ownSardaukar troops. Shaddam fears the Atreides due to reports of a secret army that they are amassing.
Lady Jessica, the concubine ofDuke Leto Atreides, is an acolyte of theBene Gesserit, an exclusive sisterhood with advanced physical and mental abilities. As part of a centuries-longbreeding program to produce theKwisatz Haderach, a mental "superbeing" whom the Bene Gesserit would use to their advantage, Jessica was ordered to bear a daughter but disobeyed and bore a son,Paul Atreides. Paul is tested byReverend Mother Mohiam to assess his impulse control and, to her surprise, passes the test.
The Atreides leave their homeworldCaladan for Arrakis, a barrendesert planet populated by giganticsandworms. The native people of Arrakis, theFremen, prophesy that a messiah will lead them to freedom and paradise.Duncan Idaho, one of Leto's loyalists, tells him that he suspects Arrakis holds vast numbers of Fremen who could prove to be powerful allies. Before Leto can form an alliance with the Fremen, the Harkonnen launch their attack. Leto's personal physician who is also secretly a Harkonnen double-agent, Dr.Wellington Yueh, disables the shields, leaving the Atreides defenseless. Idaho is killed, Leto is captured, and nearly the entire House of Atreides is wiped out by the Harkonnen.Baron Harkonnen ordersMentatPiter De Vries to kill Yueh with a poisoned blade. Leto dies in a failed attempt to assassinate the Baron using a poison-gas tooth implanted by Yueh in exchange for sparing the lives of Jessica and Paul, killing Piter instead.
Paul and Jessica survive the attack and escape into the deep desert, where they are given sanctuary by asietch of Fremen. Paul assumes the Fremen nameMuad'Dib and emerges as the messiah for whom the Fremen have been waiting. He teaches them to useWeirding Modules—sonic weapons developed by House Atreides—and targets spice mining. Over the next two years, spice production is nearly halted due to Paul's raids. The Spacing Guild informs the Emperor of the deteriorating situation on Arrakis.
Paul falls in love with young Fremen warriorChani. Jessica becomes the Fremen's Reverend Mother by ingesting theWater of Life, a deadly poison, which she renders harmless by using her Bene Gesserit abilities. As an after-effect of this ritual, Jessica's unborn child,Alia, later emerges from the womb with the full powers of an adult Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother. In a prophetic dream, Paul learns of the plot by the Emperor and the Guild to kill him. When Paul's dreams suddenly stop, he drinks the Water of Life and has a profoundpsychedelic trip in the desert. He gains powerful psychic abilities and the ability to control the sandworms, which he realizes are the spice's source.
The Emperor amasses a huge invasion fleet above Arrakis to wipe out the Fremen and regain control of the planet. He has the Baron's older nephewGlossu "The Beast" Rabban beheaded and summons the Baron to explain why spice mining has stopped. Paul launches a final attack against the Harkonnen and the Emperor's Sardaukar at Arrakeen, the capital city. Riding atop sandworms and brandishing sonic weapons, Paul's Fremen warriors easily defeat the Emperor's legions. Alia assassinates the Baron while Paul confronts the Emperor and fights the Baron's younger nephewFeyd-Rautha in a duel to the death. After killing Feyd, Paul demonstrates his newfound powers and fulfills the Fremen prophecy by causing rain to fall on Arrakis. Alia declares him to be the Kwisatz Haderach.
Additionally, Honorato Magalone appears asOtheym[citation needed], Judd Omen appears asJamis, and Molly Wryn asHarah. Director David Lynch appears in an uncredited cameo as a spice worker, whileDanny Corkill is shown in the onscreen credits as Orlop despitehis scenes being deleted from the theatrical release.
After the book's initial success, producers began attempting to adapt it. In mid-1971, film producerArthur P. Jacobs optioned thefilm rights toFrank Herbert's 1965 novelDune, on agreement to produce a film within nine years, but died in mid-1973, while plans for the film (includingDavid Lean already attached to direct) were still in development.[8][9]
The film rights reverted in 1974, when the option was acquired by a French consortium led by Jean-Paul Gibon, withAlejandro Jodorowsky attached to direct.[8] Jodorowsky approached contributors including theprogressive rock groupsPink Floyd andMagma for some of the music,Dan O'Bannon for the visual effects, and artistsH. R. Giger,Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius), andChris Foss for set and character design. Potential cast includedSalvador Dalí as the Emperor,Orson Welles as Baron Harkonnen,Mick Jagger as Feyd-Rautha,Udo Kier as Piter De Vries,David Carradine as Leto Atreides, Jodorowsky's sonBrontis Jodorowsky as Paul Atreides, andGloria Swanson.[10] The project was ultimately canceled for several reasons, largely because funding disappeared when the project expanded into a 10–14 hour epic.[11]
Although their film project never reached production, the work that Jodorowsky and his team put intoDune significantly impacted subsequent science-fiction films. In order to obtain funding, a substantial hardback book was produced, with about 20 copies printed, and was presented to many major film studios. Copies of the storyboard book, which included the artwork from Foss, Giraud and Geiger, the screenplay, and most details of musical style, were passed around Hollywood. The influence on science fiction films such asStar Wars,The Terminator andFlash Gordon was apparent.[12] In particular,Alien (1979), written by O'Bannon, shared much of the same creative team for the visual design as had been assembled for Jodorowsky's film.[12] A copy of the book sold for over $2 million in late 2021.[12]
A documentary,Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), was made about Jodorowsky's failed attempt at an adaptation.[13][14]
In late 1976, Italian producerDino De Laurentiis purchased the rights forDune from Gibon's consortium.[8] 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.[8] De Laurentiis then hired directorRidley Scott in 1979, withRudy Wurlitzer writing the screenplay and H. R. Giger retained from the Jodorowsky production.[8] Scott intended to split the book into two movies. He worked on three drafts of the script, usingThe Battle of Algiers (1966) as a point of reference, before moving on to direct another science-fiction film,Blade Runner (1982). He recalled the pre-production process was slow, and finishing the project would have been even more time-intensive:
But after seven months I dropped out ofDune, by then Rudy Wurlitzer had come up with a first-draft script, which I felt was a decent distillation of Frank Herbert's [book]. But I also realizedDune was going to take a lot more work—at least two and a half years' worth. And I didn't have the heart to attack that because my [older] brother Frank unexpectedly died of cancer while I was prepping the De Laurentiis picture. Frankly, that freaked me out. So, I went to Dino and told him theDune script was his.
- —FromRidley Scott: The Making of His Movies by Paul M. Sammon[9]
In 1981, the nine-year film rights were set to expire. De Laurentiis renegotiated the rights from the author, adding to them the rights to theDune sequels, written and unwritten.[8] He then showed the book toSid Sheinberg, president ofMCA, the parent company ofUniversal City Studios, which approved the book. After seeingThe Elephant Man (1980), producerRaffaella De Laurentiis decided that David Lynch should direct the movie. Around that time, Lynch received several other directing offers, includingReturn of the Jedi. De Laurentiis contacted Lynch, who said he had not heard of the book. After reading it and "loving it", he met with De Laurentiis and agreed to direct the film.[15][16][17] Lynch worked on the script for six months withEric Bergren and Christopher De Vore. The team yielded two drafts of the script and split over creative differences. Lynch then worked on five more drafts. Initially, Lynch had scriptedDune across two films, but eventually it was condensed into a single film.[8]
While De Laurentiis looked for a young actor for the film;[18]Tom Cruise,Kevin Costner,Lewis Smith,Zach Galligan,Michael Biehn,Kenneth Branagh andVal Kilmer either auditioned or were screen-tested for the role of Paul. Kilmer was the top choice for the role until MacLachlan screen-tested.[19][20][21]Aldo Ray was cast as Gurney Halleck, but due to his alcoholism was replaced with Stewart.[22]Glenn Close tested for the role of Lady Jessica, but lost to Annis.[19]Helena Bonham Carter was originally cast as Princess Irulan, but she left due to scheduling conflicts withA Room with a View.[23] Madsen said in 2016 that she was signed for three films, as the producers "thought they were going to makeStar Wars for grown-ups."[24]
On March 30, 1983, with the 135-page sixth draft of the script,Dune finally began shooting. It was shot entirely in Mexico, mostly atChurubusco Studios; De Laurentiis said this was due in part to the favorable exchange rate to get more value for their production budget, and that no studio in Europe had the expansive capabilities they needed for the production. With a budget over $40–42 million,Dune required 80 sets built on 16 sound stages, and had a total crew of 1,700, with over 20,000 extras. Many of the exterior shots were filmed in theSamalayuca Dune Fields inCiudad Juárez,Chihuahua.[8][25][26] Filming ran for at least six months into September 1983, plagued by various production problems such as failing electricity or communication lines due to the country's infrastructure, or health-related problems with their cast and crew.[8]
The rough cut ofDune withoutpost-production effects ran over four hours long, but Lynch's intended cut of the film (as reflected in the seventh and final draft of the script) was almost three hours long. Universal and the film's financiers expected a standard, two-hour cut of the film. Dino De Laurentiis, his daughter Raffaella, and Lynch excised numerous scenes, filmed new scenes that simplified or concentrated plot elements, and addedvoice-over narrations, plus a new introduction by Virginia Madsen. Contrary to rumor, Lynch made no other version than the theatrical cut.[27]
A television version was aired in 1988 in two parts totaling 186 minutes; it replaced Madsen's opening monolog with a much longer description of the setting that usedconcept art stills. Lynch disavowed this version and had his name removed from the credits.Alan Smithee was credited, a pseudonym used by directors who wish to disavow a film. The extended and television versions additionally credit writer Lynch asJudasBooth. This version (without recap and second credit roll) has previously been released on DVD asDune: Extended Edition.
Several longer versions have been spliced together, particularly for two other versions, one for San Francisco stationKTVU, and the other a 178-minutefan edit from scratch by SpiceDiver. The latter cut was officially released by Koch Films (on behalf of current international rights holderLionsgate) on a deluxe 4K/Blu-ray box set released in Germany in 2021. The KTVU and SpiceDiver versions combine footage from the theatrical and television versions, and downplay the repeated footage in the TV cut.[28] While working onA Masterpiece In Disarray, Max Évry discovered a never before-seen deleted scene which was released in restored form in March 2024.[29] The author also reconstructed the film's originally planned ending which is more in line with the source text.[30]
Although Universal had approached Lynch for a possibledirector's cut prior to the director's death in 2025, Lynch had declined every offer and preferred not to discussDune in interviews.[31] In 2022, though, during an interview about the remaster of his filmInland Empire (2006), he admitted to the surprised interviewer that he was interested in the idea. He offered the caveat that he did not believe it would ever happen, nor that anything in the unused footage would satisfy him enough for a director's cut, as he said he was "selling out" during production. Nevertheless, he said enough time had passed that he was at least curious to take another look at the footage.[32]
When production started, it was anticipated for the film to launch aDune franchise, and plans had been made to film two sequels back-to-back. Many of the props were put into storage after the completion of production in anticipation of future use, MacLachlan had signed for a two-film deal, and Lynch had begun writing a screenplay for the second film. OnceDune was released and failed at the box office, the sequel plans were canceled. In January 1985 Lynch stated:
I'm writing the script forDune II.Dune II is totallyDune Messiah, with variations on the theme. [...]Dune Messiah is a very short book, and a lot of people don't like it, but in there are some really nifty ideas. I'm real excited about that, and I think it could make a really good film. It starts 12 years later, and this creates a whole new set of problems. [...] It should have a different mood. [...] It should be 12 strange years later.
In July 2023, writer Max Évry, doing research for his book,A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch's Dune, on the first film's influence, discovered Lynch's half-completed draft treatment for the second film at the Frank Herbert Archives atCalifornia State University, Fullerton. Lynch was reached for comment in January 2024 and responded through a representative that he recalled beginning work on a script, but much like the first film, did not want to comment further. Based partly onDune Messiah, Évry described the tentatively-titledDune II as having surpassed the novel's narrative approach in the screenplay adaption.[7]
Dune premiered in Washington, DC, on December 3, 1984, at theKennedy Center and was released worldwide on December 14. Prerelease publicity was extensive, because it was based on a bestselling novel, and because it was directed by Lynch, who had had success withEraserhead andThe Elephant Man. Several magazines followed the production and published articles praising the film before its release,[33] all part of the advertising and merchandising ofDune, which also included a documentary for television, and items placed in toy stores.[34]
The film was released onUltra HD Blu-ray byArrow Films in North America and the United Kingdom on August 31, 2021, a few weeks ahead of the release ofDune, the 2021 film adaptation of the book.[35] This release only contains the theatrical cut of the film, as Universal removed the extended cut from circulation in North America following the DVD release going out of print and denied Arrow's request to license the cut for this release.[citation needed]
Koch Films has also released what fans[who?] consider to be a more definitive multi-disc edition (available only in Germany) containing three of the four versions—theatrical, TV, and SpiceDiverfan edit—plus supplemental materials (some not available on the Arrow release) and the CD soundtrack.[citation needed]
The film opened on December 14, 1984, in 915 theaters, and grossedUS$6,025,091 in its opening weekend, ranking number two in the US box office behindBeverly Hills Cop.[36] By the end of its run,Dune had grossed$30,925,690 (equivalent to $94,000,000 in 2024).[2] It earnedtheatrical rentals of $37.9 million worldwide.[3] On an estimated production budget of $40–42 million, the film was considered a box-office disappointment.[37] The film later had more success, and has been called the "Heaven's Gate of science fiction".[38]
Dune received mostly negative reviews upon release.Roger Ebert gave one star out of four, and wrote:
This movie is a real mess, an incomprehensible, ugly, unstructured, pointless excursion into the murkier realms of one of the most confusing screenplays of all time. The movie's plot will no doubt mean more to people who've read Herbert than to those who are walking in cold...[39] and the worst movie of the year.[40]
OnAt the Movies withGene Siskel and Ebert, Siskel began his review:
It's physically ugly, it contains at least a dozen gory gross-out scenes, some of its special effects are cheap—surprisingly cheap because this film cost a reported $40–45 million—and its story is confusing beyond belief. In case I haven't made myself clear, I hated watching this film.[41]
The film was later listed as the worst film of 1984 and the "biggest disappointment of the year" in their "Stinkers of 1984" episode.[42] Other negative reviews focused on the same issues and on the length of the film.[43]
Janet Maslin ofThe New York Times gaveDune a negative review of one star out of five. She said, "Several of the characters inDune are psychic, which puts them in the unique position of being able to understand what goes on in the movie" and explained that the plot was "perilously overloaded, as is virtually everything else about it".[44]
Variety gaveDune a less negative review, stating "Dune is a huge, hollow, imaginative, and cold sci-fi epic. Visually unique and teeming with incident, David Lynch's film holds the interest due to its abundant surface attractions, but won't, of its own accord, create the sort of fanaticism which has made Frank Herbert's 1965 novel one of the all-time favorites in its genre." They also commented on how "Lynch's adaptation covers the entire span of the novel, but simply setting up the various worlds, characters, intrigues, and forces at work requires more than a half-hour of expository screen time." They did enjoy the cast and said, "Francesca Annis and Jürgen Prochnow make an outstandingly attractive royal couple, Siân Phillips has some mesmerizing moments as a powerful witch, Brad Dourif is effectively loony, and best of all is Kenneth McMillan, whose face is covered with grotesque growths and who floats around like theBlue Meanie come to life."[45]
Richard Corliss ofTime gaveDune a negative review, stating, "Most sci-fi movies offer escape, a holiday from homework, butDune is as difficult as a final exam. You have to cram for it. [...] MacLachlan, 25, grows impressively in the role; his features, soft and spoiled at the beginning, take on a he-manly glamour once he assumes his mission. [...] The actors seem hypnotized by the spell Lynch has woven around them—especially the lustrous Francesca Annis, as Paul's mother, who whispers her lines with the urgency of erotic revelation. In those moments when Annis is onscreen,Dune finds the emotional center that has eluded it in its parade of rococo decor and austere special effects. She reminds us of what movies can achieve when they have a heart, as well as a mind."[46]
Film scholarRobin Wood calledDune "the most obscenelyhomophobic film I have ever seen"[47]—referring to a scene in which Baron Harkonnen sexually assaults and kills a young man by bleeding him to death—charging it with "managing to associate with homosexuality in a single scene physical grossness, moral depravity, violence, and disease".[47]Dennis Altman suggested that the film showed how "AIDS references began penetrating popular culture" in the 1980s, asking, "Was it just an accident that in the filmDune the homosexual villain had suppurating sores on his face?"[48]
Critic and science-fiction writerHarlan Ellison reviewed the film positively. In his 1989 book of film criticism,Harlan Ellison's Watching, he says that because critics were denied screenings at the last minute after several reschedules, it made the film community feel nervous and negative towardsDune before its release.[49] Ellison later said, "It was a book that shouldn't have been shot. It was a script that couldn't have been written. It was a directorial job that was beyond anyone's doing ... and yet the film was made."[50] Daniel Snyder also praised elements of the film in a 2014 article which called the movie "a deeply flawed work that failed as a commercial enterprise, but still managed to capture and distill essential portions of one of science fiction's densest works." Snyder stated that Lynch's "surreal style" created "a world that felt utterly alien [full of] bizarre dream sequences, rife with images of unborn fetuses and shimmering energies, and unsettling scenery like the industrial hell of the Harkonnen homeworld, [making] the fil[m] actually closer toKubrick (2001: A Space Odyssey) than[George] Lucas. It seeks to put the viewer somewhere unfamiliar while hinting at a greater, hidden story." Snyder praised the production and stated that Herbert had said he was pleased with Lynch's film.[5]
Colin Greenland reviewedDune forImagine magazine, and stated, "Anthony Masters's magnificent design features none of the gleaming chrome and sterile plastic we expect of space opera: instead, sinister paraphernalia of cast iron and coiled brass, corridors of dark wood and marble, and the sand, the endless sand..."[51]
Science-fiction historianJohn Clute argued that though Lynch'sDune "spared nothing to achieve its striking visual effects", the film adaptation "unfortunately—perhaps inevitably—reduced Herbert's dense text to a melodrama".[52] Conversely, Slovenian philosopherSlavoj Žižek referred to the film as Lynch's "neglected masterpiece, with genuine moments of breathtaking poetic beauty," and has cited it as his favorite of Lynch's films.[53]
Onreview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes,Dune has an approval rating of 36% based on 117 reviews, with an average score of 5.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "This truncated adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi masterwork is too dry to work as grand entertainment, but David Lynch's flair for the surreal gives it some spice."[54] OnMetacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 41 out of 100 based on 20 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[55]
As a result of its poor commercial and critical reception, all initial plans forDune sequels were canceled. David Lynch reportedly was working on the screenplay forDune Messiah[56] and was hired to direct both proposed second and thirdDune films. Lynch later said:
I started selling out onDune. Looking back, it's no one's fault but my own. I probably shouldn't have done that picture, but I saw tons and tons of possibilities for things I loved, and this was the structure to do them in. There was so much room to create a world. But I got strong indications from Raffaella and Dino De Laurentiis of what kind of film they expected, and I knew I didn't havefinal cut.[57]
In the introduction for his 1985 short story collectionEye, author Frank Herbert discussed the film's reception and his participation in the production, complimented Lynch, and listed scenes that were shot but left out of the released version. He wrote, "I enjoyed the film even as a cut and I told it as I saw it: What reached the screen is a visual feast that begins asDune begins and you hear my dialogue all through it. [...] I have my quibbles about the film, of course. Paul was a manplaying god, not a god who could make it rain. [...] It's my opinion that David's film ofDune will also be alive and well long after people have forgotten the potboilers that come out of corporate boardrooms. This is based partly on the reactions of everyone who worked on the film: They were sad to be parting when it was over and glad they had done it. The wrap party was a rare scene of happy nostalgia."[58]
Alejandro Jodorowsky, who had earlier been disappointed by the collapse of his own attempt to filmDune, later said he had been disappointed and jealous when he learned Lynch was makingDune, as he believed Lynch was the only other director capable of doing justice to the novel. At first, Jodorowsky refused to see Lynch's film, but his sons coerced him. As the film unfolded, Jodorowsky says he became very happy, seeing that it was a "failure", but that this was certainly the producers' fault and not Lynch's.[59]
Dune was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Sound (Bill Varney,Steve Maslow,Kevin O'Connell, andNelson Stoll).[60]
The film won a1984 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Picture.[61]
An illustrated juniornovelization byJoan D. Vinge, commonly published for movies during the 1970s and 1980s, titledThe Dune Storybook was released in 1984.[62]
A line ofDune action figures from toy companyLJN was released to lackluster sales in 1984. Styled after Lynch's film, the collection includes figures of Paul Atreides, Baron Harkonnen, Feyd-Rautha, Glossu Rabban, Stilgar, and a Sardaukar warrior, plus a poseable sandworm, several vehicles, weapons, and a set ofView-Masterstereoscope reels. Figures of Gurney and Lady Jessica previewed in LJN's catalog were never produced.[63][64] In 2006,SOTA Toys produced a Baron Harkonnen action figure for their "Now Playing Presents" line.[64] In October 2019,Funko started a "Dune Classic" line of POP! vinyl figures, the first of which was Paul in astillsuit and Feyd in a blue jumpsuit, styled after the 1984 film.[65][66] An alternate version of Feyd in his blue loincloth was released for the 2019New York Comic Con.[67]
SeveralDune games have been styled after Lynch's film.Parker Brothers released theboard gameDune in 1984,[68] and a 1997collectible card game calledDune[69] was followed by therole-playing gameDune: Chronicles of the Imperium in 2000.[70][71] The first licensedDune video game isDune (1992) fromCryo Interactive/Virgin Interactive.[72][73] Its successor,Westwood Studios'sDune II (1992), is generally credited for popularizing and setting the template for thereal-time strategy genre ofPC games.[74][75] This game was followed byDune 2000 (1998), aremake ofDune II fromIntelligent Games/Westwood Studios/Virgin Interactive.[76] Its sequel is the3D video gameEmperor: Battle for Dune (2001) by Intelligent Games/Westwood Studios/Electronic Arts.[77][78]
Marvel Comics published an adaptation of the movie written byRalph Macchio and illustrated byBill Sienkiewicz.[79]
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