22 unknown facts about the cult film "Dune" (1984) (10 photos + 1 video)

These unknown movie facts will help you make new discoveries and better understand the new film adaptation performed by Denis Villeneuve.





1. Between Dune, Blade Runner and Star wars” has an interesting connection. Dune was originally directed by chosen by Ridley Scott, but he was forced to postpone the project due to a sudden brother's death, and then opted for Blade Runner. In its turn David Lynch turned down an offer to direct the sixth episode of Star Wars in favor of Dune by telling George Lucas "It's not my genre, it's your genre." Both films (Blade Runner and Dune) were later re-shot by Denis Villeneuve.

2. David Lynch considers "Dune" his the single biggest failure. He doesn't like to talk about the movie and repeatedly refused to participate in the creation of special DVD versions. The director admitted that any work on "Dune" or its sequels is a painful experience for him.

3. Frank Herbert described the main idea like this of his eponymous novel, which he wrote in 1965: "Never expect leaders to always be right.” Curious - did you consider this idea in movie?



4. The film crew consisted of 1700 Human. 80 sets were built for the film. Total production "Dunes" took six years. The first version of the painting (which never released to the public) lasted more than 4 hours. Budget - $42 million about $100 million at current prices.

5. Lynch publicly disowned television movie version. His name is listed in the credits as "Judas Booth" (usually in such cases were signed by the pseudonym "Alan Smithee"): this is a combination Judas Iscariot and John Bus (assassin of Abraham Lincoln). So way the director demonstrated his attitude to the betrayal of the side of the studio that, according to Lynch, "killed the movie".





6. Frank Herbert admitted to scooping inspiration for "Dune" from Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Indeed, if you carefully analyze the film, then Paul Atreides and in general the whole history of "Dune" strongly resembles the history of Colonel T.E. Lawrence, who went to the Arabian Peninsula prepare an uprising against the Turks. This connection can also be seen in an abundance of Middle Eastern words: "padishah", "jihad", "muaddib".

7. Some scenes were filmed at the same time and place as Conan the Destroyer.

8. Amplimodule (weirding module) was conceived instead of the martial arts of the Fremens in order to make the film more spectacular and simply because it was easier to implement. Lynch said that he didn't like the idea of Kung Fu in the Dunes.



9. Paul Atreides says to his mother: “If we walk without rhytm, we won't attract the worm." This phrase can meet in the song "Weapon of choice" performed by Fatboy Slim.

10. Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky planned to film "Dune" in the early 70s. He had big plans: Jean Giraud (Moebius) and H.R. Giger for special effects, Salvador Dali for the role of the Emperor, Orson Welles - Baron, music by Pink Floyd. According to him, the project was sabotaged in Hollywood: "I was told that the film was not enough Hollywood." However, Jodorowsky notes, later they poked him many ideas and opened a new page in pop-science cinematography. When he first saw "Dune" by Lynch, then considered it a failure and was glad.



11. Jodorowsky planned for the role Mick Jagger's fade out. For Lynch, this character was also played by a musician - Sting. And in the film La montagna sagrada (1973) this director has a scene that strongly resembles the moment from "Dune" when Paul Atreides on the surprise of the Fremen destroys the obelisk with an amplimodulus.

12. At the end of the first meeting of the Guild and Emperor above the portal, you can read the phrase "Law is the ultimate science". I have never been able to find a plausible explanation that Herbert wanted to say this. And what do you think?



13. Used to measure temperature Kelvin scale. The message indicates a value of 300 degrees, which corresponds to 27 degrees Celsius.

14. Feid Rauta and Glossu Rabban are the most silent characters of a three-hour film: the first one speaks 90 words, the second - only 34. People of action :)

15. Patrick Stewart (Gurney Halleck) was not familiar with creativityyour Sting and when he found out that he sings in the group "The Police", I was sure that this was some kind of local orchestra policemen.



16. In general, Stewart got into the film by accident. David Lynch thought he hired another actor with the same name.

17. The production of the picture had to be interrupted for a while, because a significant part of the film crew sat down with diarrhea (filmed in Mexico). To prevent this from happening again a separate cafe was built, and water and food were brought from the United States.

18. The film takes place in 10191. Why the way you think?

19. With one exception, all the actors who played members of the House of Atreides worked with David Lynch on Twin Peaks.

20. "Spice" also known as "melange" comes from the French word for variety. So Herbert I wanted to say that diversity is life.



21. At the end of the secret report of the Guild, in the approach of the imperial planet Kaitain, one can recognize the Persian Gulf. Spice is oil?

22. The name "Kwisatz Haderach" (ability look into the genetic memory of ancestors) is literally translated from Hebrew as "shortening path". Talmudic term for the ability to instantly move from one place to another. original the word sounds like “kfitzat haderech”, but the way Herbert “heard” it translated from Hebrew as "washing the way".



In 2010, Sean Young posted a 6-minute video to Youtube amateur filming about the production of "Dune". Check it out for sure!