Revealing mistake: During the invasion of Dune by the Harkonnen, a Sardukar soldier throws a guard from what appears to be the palace's wall. When he hits the ground all the bodies around him bounce as if they where lying on some sort of cushion. (01:09:50)
Dune (1984)
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Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Max von Sydow, Patrick Stewart, Brad Dourif, Kyle MacLachlan, Jose Ferrer, Francesca Annis, Sting, Leonardo Cimino
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Dune (1984) is an ambitious but flawed Science Fiction fantasy/adventure about a remarkable young man named Paul Atreides who may be a space messiah, the wretched Baron Harkonnen and his allies who seek to destroy Paul, the Spice which is an addictive psychotropic drug found only on Dune, and a whole lot more, condensed. It's got planetary ecology, medieval history, feudal economics...plus giant sand worms, religious zealots, etc. Confused yet? This movie will fascinate some but befuddle the rest with plenty of ideas that go over the heads of their audiences.
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Duke Leto Atreides: I'll miss the sea, but a person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.
Trivia: David Lynch was disgusted with the elongated cut of the film which includes paintings of the 'robot revolt' back story to the original film, a sub-plot he deliberately omitted. He demanded his name be removed from the credits of the film and replaced with the Director's Guild nom de plume, 'Alan Smithee'. This was done so sloppily, by superimposing Smithee's name over Lynch's, that the credit reads "A ALAN SMITHEE FILM".
Question: Admittedly the sound on my copy of this movie is lacking somewhat but when Paul is researching Arrakis and Gurney et all enter I swear I can hear the trailer for the movie playing in the background. Am I correct on this?
Answer: The beginning narration is playing softly, as if it's coming from whatever computer Paul was doing research on. Like he was watching a movie about the world he is living in, which is sort of odd.
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Answer: No. At least, not on the DVD I have. It does play the title tune in the background, though.
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