Yes .. but don't forget the brain under his head!...many of old man have much hairs but they don't have the young soul of David lynch!...he is a great man beyond the cliche of age for men...
Yup, because this interview was only right after the film so it was still fresh. Today, it's now different & he despises being associated with the movie after all the negative critiques it got for the next 2 decades after. And also had no control over later edits/cuts I just hope that he realizes today that his movie is now at cult status. So far the Spicediver +4k upscale edit seems to the best & closest to the book so far. I think Frank would have also been proud of the Spicediver cut.
@@robwebnoid5763 Spicediver edit is so well made, so cohesive and so complete, I can't watch any other version of the film. It transports me to the book instantly.
@@robwebnoid5763 I don't think he despises the film, rather he despises how he "sold out" and didn't have final cut. He often says there are aspects of Dune that he likes very much, it's just not the version he would have released. If anything I think he just regards Dune as being a lesson learned.
In Mexico City we work together with Carlo Rambaldi with the huge WORMS in a big scenario looking like the dessert and the Big Worms comming out of the sand. In 1983 all was mechanic no computer special effects . the sand was MICROBALLONS like litle basketball balls we have a great time the crew and David Lynch was a very good director and an excellent human ,Thank you for having this experience it was 34 years ago once in a life time........
I still love the movie. Even though he didn’t get final cut, his conceptualization of the Dune world is on full display- and its amazing. Lynch is a true auteur! Getting that book to screen was a next to impossible task at that time. Props to David for being bold and audacious.
I totally agree. I have had it on every format since then and will get as many different versions as possible. As a kid, I loved it. In my late 40's, I still love it. I will watch it once every two years or so. I find that watching some of my favs too often waters the emotions down when I see it again.
I understand why people didn't like the movie, but I saw it when I was 14 (never having heard of the book) and fell in love with it. It still holds up to this day; it works as a film; and is a mindblowing cinematic experience.
It was a mind-blowing experience until I read the book! I saw the Lynch film, then the Harrison Syfy mini-series, and only then did I read the book! AND THAT WAS MIND BLOWING!! I read the entire book in about a 48 hour period, which is very unusual for me since I usually take my time reading. The scale of the book is such that I personally consider that the only way to truly represent the epic scale of the work is to do it as a TV series. The David Lynch film is visually beautiful but it ultimately fails to capture the complete intricate scale of Frank Herbert's genius. Upon having read the book, I felt as if I had been robbed; the film is practically a trailer to the book. You get absolutely no inkling as to the comprehensive size and detail of the Dune universe. IMHO Frank Herbert was a writer of genius comparable to Tolkien, perhaps even exceeding him since the substance of his work is much more relevant. To me it is an absolute tragedy that most people may not ever come to appreciate Herbert the way Tolkien is appreciated because no one has ever made a 3 part 9 hour cinematic trilogy out of his work. I was so disappointed when Peter Berg dropped out of the reboot project, until I saw 'Battleship'!
Bravo Three Nine Six Eight I didn't read the book but I claim do be able to agree that that the movie looks like a trailer. At numerous points there seems to be something important missing. Still, I love the movie. I think no director comes as close as David Lynch in putting hallucinogenic or otherwise transcendental experiences into motion picture.
I was 11 when it came out, it was marketed as a kids film with a sticker book and action figures, mad really for such a film, I liked it, especially the worms, but I love it more now 35 years on
I wish there was a real director's cut available, I would like to see David Lynch's vision. However, I enjoy watching Dune, even as it stands I find it a fantastic film. Back in the 80s when I saw it at the cinema I was blown away by it. So different from any science fiction film I had seen before.
I also wish he would stop being so stubborn and finally go back and assemble the 3 hour cut he always envisioned. He's getting up there in age and the original Dune deserves a reappraisal.
I read some article that said that lynch would be open to revise the footage and attempt to do a director's cut but he says that its mostly garbage anyway (for him) lol
I just watched "Jodorowsky's Dune " I had no idea... I feel so sad now, but very grateful to him for his dream he shared, it influenced so much in my life without me knowing until now.
David Lynch's Dune works as a fantastic visual companion to the epic novel. I rather enjoy it. Mr. Lynch also brought some great ideas to the film which were not a part of the book that fit in seamlessly. Well done, sir.
Same. A fine film. And with as many external and internal forces had their fingers in the pie working against it, it's a wonder it turned out as well as it did! As far as I'm concerned he hasn't made a bad film yet.
If I compare all science fiction literature I have read and heard so far dune has the most unique mood and lynch mastered to capture it in this movie somehow... I loved the book and this movie. the remakes were quite shabby
No. Although, there was no reason for this movie to fail. Special effects, actors, director,and music was there. They short handed the source material. This movie failed . Badly.
@@4rcgv “they short handed the source material” I suppose if you are the sort of person who can’t separate a movie from the source book or enjoy it as a stand-alone piece of art then I can see how in your opinion this movie failed (but at least you had an opinion on the matter I guess). Many others on the other hand blindly disregard this movie purely to jump on the bandwagon of agreeing with critics as they think it gives them some credibility (in that regard, these sheep don’t seem to have the capability/courage to form an opinion of their own). IMO both versions of the movie (Lynchs and Villeneuves) are superb pieces of art as is the original book which I have read many times.
This is the best interpretation of Frank Herbert's book hands down, in spite of it having cheasy music (which I love) and a rock star actor. The over all atmosphere in the film absolutely beats all other versions. They're not even Close.
I must respectively disagree. I hated their version of the wierding way and I felt like Lynch did a poor job showing the magnificent strength of the Fremen and the complexity of the Bene Gesserits. For heaven sakes, they are highly trained seductresses, not bald space nuns.
Tangerine Farmer I think Lynch could have achieved what everyone feels is missing had he about five years or more for development on the film, including the budget. Of course this would never happen, but considering the complexity and dynamics of the book Dune, when the film was made, it's rather a fantastic film.
Matt Ward is correct but he did actually meet with Lucas: czcams.com/video/EJQ4vCu-S0U/video.html also said he turned it down because it was George's baby. He didn't want to have his creative control limited by that, but ironically he ended up losing creative control on Dune anyway. It's a shame because George could have been the perfect mentor he needed to translate his ideas into cinematic effects. Before Dune there were interesting sci-fi elements in Lynch's work, but after Dune he was traumatized and stayed away from sci-fi.
I love Dave's cameo in the movie...down in the depths of the Spice machine, dirty face, on the phone with his higher-ups trying to keep things organized...a metaphor for his involvement, I guess...
Giving money to a creative and therefore artistic mind to adapt a best-selling novel? Only once, and it was David Lynch. Now we're stuck with superheroes and bland plots and shit.
Freenure Pretty much. Marvel / DC Comics and remakes of modern movies like Total Recall, Robocop, etc. it's complete intellectual laziness, cost-cutting, by Hollywood, using pre-written scripts / characters, and a cynical view of their viewing audience. I hate it. Prefer original writing like Tarantino etc. real script/plot writers.
shades2 Paint-by-the-numbers scriptwriting, astronomical budgets half of which goes to marketing, predictable plots and sagas planned ten years in advance. Modern blockbusters (and maybe all blockbusters) are the equivalent of fast food: it's not nutritious but does away with hunger. Modern cinema (blockbusters, mind you) is not challenging, satisfactory or innovative. But it is entertaining, which is all that matters nowadays. Sorry for the tract.
I think people forget that there were tons of terrible blockbusters back then. In fact, there were just as many back in the 90s and 80s as there are now. It's just that nobody talks about them, or even remembers them. Nobody talks about Streel with Shaq or the Highlander sequels(really Highlander in general) or the Robocop sequels or all thr random trash that Sylvester Stallone and Arnold what's his name were in. The 90s were particularly bad, way worse for mainstream cinema and otherwise than it is now.
shades2 the RoboCop remake/reboot was quite good(It's needed more than ever)! recent Batman trilogy great, Cap. America 2 great too! etc.... There are still some good pictures! ;) n total new stuff too. Just gotta look for it! they don't get as much promo that's why! ;)
Ryan High Good point! But Arnold had a lot of good movies compared to Stallone (ratio) Conan, Terminator than it got better: with Predator, Red Heat(not bad), Twins very good and it got better for him again
LOL He heard "June" instead of "Dune". It's just hilarious that he even mentioned that in the interview. IDK. I just could listen to every damn thing he has to say!
The film is such a flawed gem, I can understand the problems with it and certain criticism, but I think it's immensely rewatchable. If you can find it, there is a fanedit that runs for three hours that includes almost all of the available footage that has been released called Dune: Third Stage Edition. I was lucky enough to get the 7GB DVD version some time back, I think it's a bit scarce now however.
@@travis1240 Just listening to the Dune audio book, it's pretty good. The movie skips lots of Lady Jessicas' clever scheming, some of Feyd's trials and the Baron is a little too crazy in the movie compared to the book.
@@davedogge2280 The other books flesh out the Flying Fatman a bit and those make it clear that he was abusing everyone, his children included. Yes it was a bit over the top in the movie however some of what Herbert thought about the Baron was left out as science fiction did not do that sort of stuff then. Especially not in Analog.
@@EthelredHardrede-nz8yv what the movie should have done is emphasize more about family the Baron was Paul's grandfather, Feyd was Pauls' cousin ! I think in Lynch's movie at the end Alia still referred to the Baron as 'Baron' not as 'grandfather' (not 100% sure on this). Feyd should have been more fleshed out, he was a bit like the dude at the end of The Phantom Menace, just turns up at the end and tries to cause havoc, him being groomed to be the Barons' relacement and also his fight in the arena with that Atradies slave which was disguised to not look to be so.
It's interesting how he says Sting is not the star. Personally I always felt that there wasn't any one that I would say stood out from the rest, and I mean that in the most positive way. They all did a great job, I love this movie start to finish. They've done a couple of adaptations in recent years and I have enjoyed them all, but given when this released and what they could do back then? This will always be my favorite. They were pioneers in the field.
I fuckin love this film. People hate it because they want the exact source material. Whats fun in eatching exactly what you read? Plus I like what he added. Made it unique and fun. Great movie.
I will say it now, so that all of you may bear witness: David Lynch is a Genius. Dune is easily in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. The amount of talent and effort put into this movie is truly amazing. Bravo, Sir! Well done.
David Lynch I think climbed into my head before making Dune. Every one of the scenes in the first 45 minutes was absolutely exactly how I had pictured it. Even if something happened toward the left or right, that was how it was in my head. Watching the movie was an eerie experience for me, until finally one of the scenes broke with my brain. David Lynch was amazingly faithful to the book. It is perhaps the best Sci-Fi book in our history so far, and it deserved the fidelity Lynch brought to it.
I read the book and several others by Frank Herbert before seeing the movie. I always loved the movie as it seemed to bring the book to life---thanks to David Lynch and his casting and creating his vision of the movie. I can see where it would be difficult for anyone who had not read the book. I especially like his treatment of bending time and space the worms the "see-ers" the spice and all of it.
@@AtticTapes14 Not from this sci-fi fan's perspective. Dune inhabits a MUCH richer universe. I consider Dune to be the sci-fi equivalent of LotR because both authors created massive worlds with backstories and volumes of notes that never made it into the actual books, but created a depth to the stories that you just don't find in Star Wars. Herbert was a mad genius and so is Lynch.
At the same time, being embraced by the mainstream doesn't detract from a truly great or even good film. Conversely, a film being unique, different, or misunderstood doesn't automatically make a film great or better than it is on its own merits.
This film, btw, greatly inspired such great franchizes as Warhammer 40K and I think has had quite a few spin offs in the world of cinema and gaming. That says a lot of how good the movie was when it came and still is!
Erik Brickman wait, you're joking right? The movie was terrible compared to the source material, that was what inspired 40K and Star Wars and all of that.
mace slot Well yeah, but after a certain year people started checking the books out after seeing this weird movie on TV. Plus even if the end result disappointed everyone involved in the making of the film, there still is enough awesomeness in there to make it interesting.
@mobius1aic When I read the book a few years ago, it was Lynch's characterizations that I imagined in my head as I read. It was so awesome. I was so engrossed, I read it in three days (and I'm not an avid reader of fiction at all).
From everything I've heard, Lynch entirely agrees with you. I'm reading the "Lynch on Lynch" book right now, where he says many of the same things as in this interview.
Given the time pressure of only one film to explain everything, I thing it turned out well. I liked the feeling the sets emoted. And the evilness of the Harkonan's
I rember that i was in NEW YORK CITY when the movie was released to play all over and when you buy the ticket to come inside the movie theater , you get a guide in a paper with the description of all the different caracthers that where in the movie ........
My mom was/is a Frank Herbert fan and when she went to see this in the theater she of course noticed how off course it was, but she absolutely loved the film for its own sake. And I will never forget the first time I saw this as a 4 year old and how I'd remember certain scenes when I was in bed. Especially when the Baron Harkonnen pulled the delicate dandy slave boy's heart plug out and practically blew a load while pushing up on the dying kid. Despite all the reasons fans of the book, film critics and Mr. Lynch shat upon Dune it's fantastic, strange and very dreamy. One of my all time favorites.
You're absolutely right--as a Lynch fan and a SF fan, I had trouble with this movie. Not as soul-searing a rape as Total Recall, but I feel he missed the point of Herbert's masterpiece.
When I first saw this film when it first came out it fell kind of flat. I came back 20 years later to check it out again and it suddenly had become WAY better. I've now seen it TEN TIMES and can't stay away from it. I have NOTHING but praise for the film. So relevant to the political world we live in now, as well!
It’s amazing to me that he hadn’t even heard of the book when he was being offered it, yet he read it and understood it well enough to pull off one of the all time great adaptations from the page to the screen.
regardless of Lynch's regrets about Dune, it is still one of the better sci fi movies as it is deeper and full of symbolism and analogy with real battles that are occurring right now and have been for last 1,000yrs.
Does anyone know where the sonic weapons came from, I could swear that they were in the book but when I reread, no such thing. Perhaps they were in the serialized version in Analog, which is where I read it first.
"Weirding modules" were invented for the movie and are nowhere in the books. For that matter "spacefold" is only briefly mentioned in one of the last two books of F. Herbert's original series.
@@LupusMayoVampirKilla "ere invented for the movie " Yeah I found that out today. There was Bene Gesserit martial art that Lynch did not want to use as he did want a Karate movie on sand dunes. So he replaced it with special weapons. So I am not going to reread the old serialized version in Analog. Yes I do have ebook versions that I had forgotten were on my hardrive. One of them. "For that matter "spacefold"" Some of it seems to have been rather vague. But that could be my memory as its been a long time since I read any of them. It was not too long after the movie, a year or five. Thanks for the reply. Ethelred Hardrede
Thank you Frank for such a fantastic book. Dune is a masterwerk. And thank you David and Dino for the film. For the time constraints David had (140/190 mins) I felt he did a bang up job trying to condense that book into such a miniscule timeframe. 5*
Only the final product matters. Simple logistics are the reason for Dune’s 135 minute running time. In those days it was the longest a film could be and still enable theatres to do 2 shows per evening (when reel 2 started, the 1st reel was brought to another auditorium and started after fifteen minutes “spill over” time.) Oh, and I’m not high and mighty, I just so happen to agree with Lynch who called the film an “empty product that waterskies on the surface.”
Little did he know that 30 years later he would have way cooler hair.
+AtticussAtticuss His hair has always reminded me of the box art for the movie Meet the Deedles.
+Jeffrey Heesch Lol like a wave on top of someone's head?
And less baby fat !
Yes .. but don't forget the brain under his head!...many of old man have much hairs but they don't have the young soul of David lynch!...he is a great man beyond the cliche of age for men...
So you can resolve the problem of hair by a wig!...but can you clean the savage under it in your brain!?
It’s refreshing to see an interview with David Lynch about Dune where he’s not disparaging it every other sentence
Yup, because this interview was only right after the film so it was still fresh. Today, it's now different & he despises being associated with the movie after all the negative critiques it got for the next 2 decades after. And also had no control over later edits/cuts I just hope that he realizes today that his movie is now at cult status. So far the Spicediver +4k upscale edit seems to the best & closest to the book so far. I think Frank would have also been proud of the Spicediver cut.
@@robwebnoid5763 Spicediver edit is so well made, so cohesive and so complete, I can't watch any other version of the film. It transports me to the book instantly.
@@robwebnoid5763 I don't think he despises the film, rather he despises how he "sold out" and didn't have final cut. He often says there are aspects of Dune that he likes very much, it's just not the version he would have released. If anything I think he just regards Dune as being a lesson learned.
the only reason I am here😂 thought, there must be a point in his life where he has something positive to say😂
@@DaLiJeIOvoImeZauzetoWhere can one check that out?
In Mexico City we work together with Carlo Rambaldi with the huge WORMS in a big scenario looking like the dessert and the Big Worms comming out of the sand. In 1983 all was mechanic no computer special effects . the sand was MICROBALLONS like litle basketball balls we have a great time the crew and David Lynch was a very good director and an excellent human ,Thank you for having this experience it was 34 years ago once in a life time........
A great story, thanks for sharing. Are you related to Benjamín Fernández who did the art direction on Lynch's Dune?
That’s so cool, you did excellent work!😁👍
Dune was a great film and you were part of it. thank you!
Lynch should have been given total creative freedom and the film should have been split into three parts, as in "Lord of the Rings."
+Cody R Would there even have been a decent climax for parts 1 and 2?
+Cody R Different times ... Lucky us the film was ever made :D :D
David most certainly likes Kyle since they worked so many times together.
It should never have been given to Lynch. It was taken of Alejandro Jodorowsky. You should check out *Jodorowsky's Dune*
I saw the documentary and I think it would have been a great film.
If he had done "Return of the Jedi", would he have a bigger creative freedom?
I still love the movie. Even though he didn’t get final cut, his conceptualization of the Dune world is on full display- and its amazing. Lynch is a true auteur! Getting that book to screen was a next to impossible task at that time. Props to David for being bold and audacious.
"I thought he said 'June' instead of 'Dune'".
Well, there's the problem. They adapted the wrong book.
Same here.
😂😂🤣
Even though Dune flopped, it was one of my favorite movies in the 80s. We had a VHS and a Laserdisc.
Almost all the Sci-Fi movies from the eighties and nineties that flopped where my favorites because critics don't know shit from Shinola.
still one of my favorite movies today.
I totally agree. I have had it on every format since then and will get as many different versions as possible. As a kid, I loved it. In my late 40's, I still love it. I will watch it once every two years or so. I find that watching some of my favs too often waters the emotions down when I see it again.
Why? it kinda blows.
So do I get it correctly that younger generation shouldn't try this flick?
I'm sorry the studio destroyed that project for you man.
I understand why people didn't like the movie, but I saw it when I was 14 (never having heard of the book) and fell in love with it. It still holds up to this day; it works as a film; and is a mindblowing cinematic experience.
It was a mind-blowing experience until I read the book! I saw the Lynch film, then the Harrison Syfy mini-series, and only then did I read the book! AND THAT WAS MIND BLOWING!! I read the entire book in about a 48 hour period, which is very unusual for me since I usually take my time reading. The scale of the book is such that I personally consider that the only way to truly represent the epic scale of the work is to do it as a TV series. The David Lynch film is visually beautiful but it ultimately fails to capture the complete intricate scale of Frank Herbert's genius. Upon having read the book, I felt as if I had been robbed; the film is practically a trailer to the book. You get absolutely no inkling as to the comprehensive size and detail of the Dune universe. IMHO Frank Herbert was a writer of genius comparable to Tolkien, perhaps even exceeding him since the substance of his work is much more relevant. To me it is an absolute tragedy that most people may not ever come to appreciate Herbert the way Tolkien is appreciated because no one has ever made a 3 part 9 hour cinematic trilogy out of his work. I was so disappointed when Peter Berg dropped out of the reboot project, until I saw 'Battleship'!
Bravo Three Nine Six Eight
I didn't read the book but I claim do be able to agree that that the movie looks like a trailer. At numerous points there seems to be something important missing.
Still, I love the movie. I think no director comes as close as David Lynch in putting hallucinogenic or otherwise transcendental experiences into motion picture.
Bravo Three Nine Six Eight "the film is practically a trailer to the book" YES!
I read the first two books, but they have faded in my mind while the movie remains.
I was 11 when it came out, it was marketed as a kids film with a sticker book and action figures, mad really for such a film, I liked it, especially the worms, but I love it more now 35 years on
So sad it was never appreciated as much as it deserved... he did brilliant work.
Here in 2023. It only got appreciated as time went by. Now it's cult status.
TOTOs soundtrack is a MASTERPIECE.
AMEN!
🙏❤
Agreed.
Seeing Toto perform "Dune Desert Theme" live in concert is a fun experience. They are an amazing live band.
@@ORLOSTguy I have😀
As a HUGE fan of DUNE. I have to say that regardless of the changes made in the film, I LOVE IT!
I wish there was a real director's cut available, I would like to see David Lynch's vision. However, I enjoy watching Dune, even as it stands I find it a fantastic film. Back in the 80s when I saw it at the cinema I was blown away by it. So different from any science fiction film I had seen before.
I would also love to see David Lynch’s version👍, it’s just a shame his vision of the movie got cut down....genius should never be messed with...🙄
There’s a Dune alternative version here on CZcams, what’s it about? I thought it was Lynch’s own version
I also wish he would stop being so stubborn and finally go back and assemble the 3 hour cut he always envisioned. He's getting up there in age and the original Dune deserves a reappraisal.
Would really recommend the Spicediver edit - it's closest, as I understand, to what David originally wanted.
I read some article that said that lynch would be open to revise the footage and attempt to do a director's cut but he says that its mostly garbage anyway (for him) lol
The thing I liked about the movie Dune was that it captured the atmosphere of the book. It looked and felt just like I was imagine it.
exactly - you don't even need the film to recreate the story for you, just to flesh it out
I just watched "Jodorowsky's Dune
" I had no idea... I feel so sad now, but very grateful to him for his dream he shared, it influenced so much in my life without me knowing until now.
David Lynch's Dune works as a fantastic visual companion to the epic novel. I rather enjoy it. Mr. Lynch also brought some great ideas to the film which were not a part of the book that fit in seamlessly. Well done, sir.
i don't understand why people dislike this movie, it's fine
Me too. I've never been able to get a sensible explanation from a hater. I think people say they hate it just because everyone else does.
It's a messy movie but I like it - Lynch himself describes it as a 'failure' which I don't agree with.
Same. A fine film. And with as many external and internal forces had their fingers in the pie working against it, it's a wonder it turned out as well as it did! As far as I'm concerned he hasn't made a bad film yet.
best role in the movie is the spice miner
Walk without rhythm.. & it won't attract the worm...
Lol that's lynch himself
The scene when Kyle looks up at the double moon .. and the camera pans into his eyes was perfect
If I compare all science fiction literature I have read and heard so far dune has the most unique mood and lynch mastered to capture it in this movie somehow... I loved the book and this movie. the remakes were quite shabby
Read Gene Wolfes Book of the New Sun
I know this is 9 years later, but what do you think of the new movies now that they're out
lych is one of the greatest filmakers ever.
and his dune is a masterpiece.
No. Although, there was no reason for this movie to fail. Special effects, actors, director,and music was there. They short handed the source material. This movie failed . Badly.
Totally agree. Underrated masterpiece. One of my top ten
How anyone could call this objectively horrible film (even admitted to by the director) a masterpiece is something that literally boggles my mind.
Uhhhh... do you remember the Baron's death? Lol
@@4rcgv “they short handed the source material”
I suppose if you are the sort of person who can’t separate a movie from the source book or enjoy it as a stand-alone piece of art then I can see how in your opinion this movie failed (but at least you had an opinion on the matter I guess).
Many others on the other hand blindly disregard this movie purely to jump on the bandwagon of agreeing with critics as they think it gives them some credibility (in that regard, these sheep don’t seem to have the capability/courage to form an opinion of their own).
IMO both versions of the movie (Lynchs and Villeneuves) are superb pieces of art as is the original book which I have read many times.
Kyle was excellent in this film.. totally agree with lynch saying this about Kyle.
This is the best interpretation of Frank Herbert's book hands down, in spite of it having cheasy music (which I love) and a rock star actor. The over all atmosphere in the film absolutely beats all other versions. They're not even Close.
I am still bent out of shape that it rained at the end....
Justin Long Yeah, that killed off all the worms and forever stopped the flow of spice.
I must respectively disagree. I hated their version of the wierding way and I felt like Lynch did a poor job showing the magnificent strength of the Fremen and the complexity of the Bene Gesserits. For heaven sakes, they are highly trained seductresses, not bald space nuns.
Tangerine Farmer
I think Lynch could have achieved what everyone feels is missing had he about five years or more for development on the film, including the budget. Of course this would never happen, but considering the complexity and dynamics of the book Dune, when the film was made, it's rather a fantastic film.
Zardoz Z I hate the idea of the heart plugs.
One of the best sci fi movies ever made in my opinion.
@@AtticTapes14 ...and then you grow up and realize that's not the case. I loved Stars Wars when I was 7 too.
Josh S-TV fuck Star Wars
I say this as someone who loves Lynch and loves the book - it's dreadful.
Josh S-TV How many times are you going to post the same reply to different people’s comments?? It’s pathetic, bro.
@@AtticTapes14 star wars is science fiction as the lord of the ring is science fiction, more or less
my favourite film. Such a great atmosphere on so many levels
"Become crazy" He's the best.
just watched this for the first time today!
I remember seeing Dune on TV as a child often. My God... I'm glad I was born around that time. Dune really was something else.
He turned down The Return of The Jedi for Dune
+SoulStylistJukeBox Im actually glad
+CharlesFBronson "That's no moon, it's a cardboard cutout of the Death Star!"
+SoulStylistJukeBox That's not why he turned it down, he stated he had next to no interest in directing Star Wars.
Matt Ward is correct but he did actually meet with Lucas: czcams.com/video/EJQ4vCu-S0U/video.html also said he turned it down because it was George's baby. He didn't want to have his creative control limited by that, but ironically he ended up losing creative control on Dune anyway. It's a shame because George could have been the perfect mentor he needed to translate his ideas into cinematic effects. Before Dune there were interesting sci-fi elements in Lynch's work, but after Dune he was traumatized and stayed away from sci-fi.
@@system-error shame
I love Dave's cameo in the movie...down in the depths of the Spice machine, dirty face, on the phone with his higher-ups trying to keep things organized...a metaphor for his involvement, I guess...
Adding the pug to the movie was an absolute stroke of genius, that little cochino is so cute
Giving money to a creative and therefore artistic mind to adapt a best-selling novel? Only once, and it was David Lynch. Now we're stuck with superheroes and bland plots and shit.
Freenure Pretty much. Marvel / DC Comics and remakes of modern movies like Total Recall, Robocop, etc. it's complete intellectual laziness, cost-cutting, by Hollywood, using pre-written scripts / characters, and a cynical view of their viewing audience. I hate it. Prefer original writing like Tarantino etc. real script/plot writers.
shades2 Paint-by-the-numbers scriptwriting, astronomical budgets half of which goes to marketing, predictable plots and sagas planned ten years in advance. Modern blockbusters (and maybe all blockbusters) are the equivalent of fast food: it's not nutritious but does away with hunger. Modern cinema (blockbusters, mind you) is not challenging, satisfactory or innovative. But it is entertaining, which is all that matters nowadays. Sorry for the tract.
I think people forget that there were tons of terrible blockbusters back then. In fact, there were just as many back in the 90s and 80s as there are now. It's just that nobody talks about them, or even remembers them. Nobody talks about Streel with Shaq or the Highlander sequels(really Highlander in general) or the Robocop sequels or all thr random trash that Sylvester Stallone and Arnold what's his name were in. The 90s were particularly bad, way worse for mainstream cinema and otherwise than it is now.
shades2 the RoboCop remake/reboot was quite good(It's needed more than ever)! recent Batman trilogy great, Cap. America 2 great too! etc.... There are still some good pictures! ;) n total new stuff too. Just gotta look for it! they don't get as much promo that's why! ;)
Ryan High Good point! But Arnold had a lot of good movies compared to Stallone (ratio) Conan, Terminator than it got better: with Predator, Red Heat(not bad), Twins very good and it got better for him again
What a nice man.
It is from the French Dune DVD (also available on Blu-ray)
David Lynch is my nigga
Francisco Garay ummm....sure.
the famous illustrator who did the paintings for the book signed a picture book to me years ago and my aunt has an origin laminating of his
I love him. He is a true genius. May he still be working many years from now. Good luck, David!
LOL He heard "June" instead of "Dune". It's just hilarious that he even mentioned that in the interview. IDK. I just could listen to every damn thing he has to say!
+Andrew Halvorson How about the fact that he read it afterwards ?
+CharlesFBronson But he did do the screenplay as well. And the screenplay is mostly taken directly from the novel. How does that work?
June is close to how you pronounce Dune in British English
wonderful to hear your opinion on Lynch's filmmaking efforts. bravo.
when is June coming out?
One of my favourite lynch movies, right behind elephantman and eraserhead.
The film is such a flawed gem, I can understand the problems with it and certain criticism, but I think it's immensely rewatchable. If you can find it, there is a fanedit that runs for three hours that includes almost all of the available footage that has been released called Dune: Third Stage Edition. I was lucky enough to get the 7GB DVD version some time back, I think it's a bit scarce now however.
Dune's music was fantastic!
hoorah for Toto
@@davedogge2280 and Brian Eno.
@@travis1240 Just listening to the Dune audio book, it's pretty good. The movie skips lots of Lady Jessicas' clever scheming, some of Feyd's trials and the Baron is a little too crazy in the movie compared to the book.
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The other books flesh out the Flying Fatman a bit and those make it clear that he was abusing everyone, his children included. Yes it was a bit over the top in the movie however some of what Herbert thought about the Baron was left out as science fiction did not do that sort of stuff then. Especially not in Analog.
@@EthelredHardrede-nz8yv what the movie should have done is emphasize more about family the Baron was Paul's grandfather, Feyd was Pauls' cousin ! I think in Lynch's movie at the end Alia still referred to the Baron as 'Baron' not as 'grandfather' (not 100% sure on this). Feyd should have been more fleshed out, he was a bit like the dude at the end of The Phantom Menace, just turns up at the end and tries to cause havoc, him being groomed to be the Barons' relacement and also his fight in the arena with that Atradies slave which was disguised to not look to be so.
It's interesting how he says Sting is not the star. Personally I always felt that there wasn't any one that I would say stood out from the rest, and I mean that in the most positive way. They all did a great job, I love this movie start to finish. They've done a couple of adaptations in recent years and I have enjoyed them all, but given when this released and what they could do back then? This will always be my favorite. They were pioneers in the field.
Love David ❤
Dino de Laurentis, a legend! 😢
Amazing film! 🙌😮♥️
Can't they make a Game of Thrones style TV show out of the first six DUNE books? That'd be fantastic. Even if they just did the first season/book.
Heard the news ?
David Lynch is an overgrown Boy Scout with a merit badge for Utter Weirdness...and I love him! 👍
Lynch is a monumental genius, but he scares me for some reason.
You can tell just by this interview how depressed and overwhelmed he was. Not the usual happy go lucky guy.
Back when he acknowledged this film.
I fuckin love this film. People hate it because they want the exact source material. Whats fun in eatching exactly what you read? Plus I like what he added. Made it unique and fun. Great movie.
I will say it now, so that all of you may bear witness: David Lynch is a Genius. Dune is easily in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. The amount of talent and effort put into this movie is truly amazing. Bravo, Sir! Well done.
Star Wars is MUCH better. Dune 84 film is trash compared to
@@redclxxd5974 heck yeah
A masterpiece by David lynch
I've seen so many interviews with Lynch as the "grey eminence" lately that I'm disoriented seeing him this young.
Why I feel so many emotions watching this, while I feel literally nothing watching the whole new movie?
it was the best - no one can do this better !!
This movie holds a special place in my heart,reminds me of my youth,so I love it.
David Lynch I think climbed into my head before making Dune. Every one of the scenes in the first 45 minutes was absolutely exactly how I had pictured it. Even if something happened toward the left or right, that was how it was in my head. Watching the movie was an eerie experience for me, until finally one of the scenes broke with my brain. David Lynch was amazingly faithful to the book. It is perhaps the best Sci-Fi book in our history so far, and it deserved the fidelity Lynch brought to it.
It’s a shame he didn’t get to make it with modern techniques, Lynch is a perfect match for the absolute weirdness of Dune.
I read the book and several others by Frank Herbert before seeing the movie. I always loved the movie as it seemed to bring the book to life---thanks to David Lynch and his casting and creating his vision of the movie. I can see where it would be difficult for anyone who had not read the book. I especially like his treatment of bending time and space the worms the "see-ers" the spice and all of it.
Dune for me is the most imaginative Si-Fi film ever!
Star Wars is MUCH better.
@@AtticTapes14 Not from this sci-fi fan's perspective. Dune inhabits a MUCH richer universe. I consider Dune to be the sci-fi equivalent of LotR because both authors created massive worlds with backstories and volumes of notes that never made it into the actual books, but created a depth to the stories that you just don't find in Star Wars. Herbert was a mad genius and so is Lynch.
At the same time, being embraced by the mainstream doesn't detract from a truly great or even good film. Conversely, a film being unique, different, or misunderstood doesn't automatically make a film great or better than it is on its own merits.
This film, btw, greatly inspired such great franchizes as Warhammer 40K and I think has had quite a few spin offs in the world of cinema and gaming. That says a lot of how good the movie was when it came and still is!
I'm pretty sure, it's because of how awesome books are, not because of the movie.
Books are awesome, that's true, but so are movies.
Erik Brickman wait, you're joking right? The movie was terrible compared to the source material, that was what inspired 40K and Star Wars and all of that.
TheGolden Floydian the book wasnt as good as movie for me. Lynch gave it a new life
mace slot Well yeah, but after a certain year people started checking the books out after seeing this weird movie on TV. Plus even if the end result disappointed everyone involved in the making of the film, there still is enough awesomeness in there to make it interesting.
I love how his opening remarks reveal how few shits he gave when he began writing. He's an art genius tho.
@mobius1aic When I read the book a few years ago, it was Lynch's characterizations that I imagined in my head as I read. It was so awesome. I was so engrossed, I read it in three days (and I'm not an avid reader of fiction at all).
GREAT!
David says that he is proud of pretty much every film he has made... except for Dune
Brilliant!
From everything I've heard, Lynch entirely agrees with you. I'm reading the "Lynch on Lynch" book right now, where he says many of the same things as in this interview.
Given the time pressure of only one film to explain everything, I thing it turned out well. I liked the feeling the sets emoted. And the evilness of the Harkonan's
brilliant man
I rember that i was in NEW YORK CITY when the movie was released to play all over and when you buy the ticket to come inside the movie theater , you get a guide in a paper with the description of all the different caracthers that where in the movie ........
In heaven, everything is fine.
Hope you got your good things, Jim - I got mine 👍
@@Sr19769p Sure I got them, in the radiator.
My mom was/is a Frank Herbert fan and when she went to see this in the theater she of course noticed how off course it was, but she absolutely loved the film for its own sake. And I will never forget the first time I saw this as a 4 year old and how I'd remember certain scenes when I was in bed. Especially when the Baron Harkonnen pulled the delicate dandy slave boy's heart plug out and practically blew a load while pushing up on the dying kid.
Despite all the reasons fans of the book, film critics and Mr. Lynch shat upon Dune it's fantastic, strange and very dreamy. One of my all time favorites.
Star Wars films are MUCH better. Imagery, visuals, music, and MORE!
"Pieces of a picture" is exactly what was made.
quando David Lynch era ancora David Lynch
Wow.hes kool.awesome story.movie was kool then and now.
You're absolutely right--as a Lynch fan and a SF fan, I had trouble with this movie. Not as soul-searing a rape as Total Recall, but I feel he missed the point of Herbert's masterpiece.
When I first saw this film when it first came out it fell kind of flat. I came back 20 years later to check it out again and it suddenly had become WAY better. I've now seen it TEN TIMES and can't stay away from it. I have NOTHING but praise for the film. So relevant to the political world we live in now, as well!
Love Dune....
Indeed. Amazing style.
Star Wars films are MUCH better. Imagery, visuals, music, and MORE!
Young David Lynch looks like an older Joseph Mazzello
Is he wearing the triangular Patek Philip?
If so, good work mate :)
Magical film; truly magical. I bet the remake doesn't feel as real.
I love this movie
@TheNEWfilmfanatic99 - It is from the French DVD (also available on Blu-ray)
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It’s amazing to me that he hadn’t even heard of the book when he was being offered it, yet he read it and understood it well enough to pull off one of the all time great adaptations from the page to the screen.
All time greatest adaptations? Please tell me you’re being sarcastic
regardless of Lynch's regrets about Dune, it is still one of the better sci fi movies as it is deeper and full of symbolism and analogy with real battles that are occurring right now and have been for last 1,000yrs.
And thumbs up for Carlo Rambaldi. (He's the one who designed and animated the sandworms for Dune.)
Where is this interview from?
well there have almost 30 years gone by since that interview.. how do you define fast ? :D
Does anyone know where the sonic weapons came from, I could swear that they were in the book but when I reread, no such thing.
Perhaps they were in the serialized version in Analog, which is where I read it first.
"Weirding modules" were invented for the movie and are nowhere in the books. For that matter "spacefold" is only briefly mentioned in one of the last two books of F. Herbert's original series.
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"ere invented for the movie "
Yeah I found that out today. There was Bene Gesserit martial art that Lynch did not want to use as he did want a Karate movie on sand dunes. So he replaced it with special weapons. So I am not going to reread the old serialized version in Analog. Yes I do have ebook versions that I had forgotten were on my hardrive. One of them.
"For that matter "spacefold""
Some of it seems to have been rather vague. But that could be my memory as its been a long time since I read any of them. It was not too long after the movie, a year or five.
Thanks for the reply.
Ethelred Hardrede
Thank you Frank for such a fantastic book. Dune is a masterwerk. And thank you David and Dino for the film. For the time constraints David had (140/190 mins) I felt he did a bang up job trying to condense that book into such a miniscule timeframe. 5*
I haven't read the actual books, but... I think the Dune movie is pretty fucking great.
I liked Dunes sets, the casting and the music.
This film actually turned David Lynch's hair gray
Only the final product matters. Simple logistics are the reason for Dune’s 135 minute running time. In those days it was the longest a film could be and still enable theatres to do 2 shows per evening (when reel 2 started, the 1st reel was brought to another auditorium and started after fifteen minutes “spill over” time.) Oh, and I’m not high and mighty, I just so happen to agree with Lynch who called the film an “empty product that waterskies on the surface.”