+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!?

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?

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!

+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?

Same here.

😂😂🤣

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?

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

Here in 2023. It only got appreciated as time went by. Now it's cult status.

AMEN!

🙏❤

Agreed.

Seeing Toto perform "Dune Desert Theme" live in concert is a fun experience. They are an amazing live band.

@@ORLOSTguy I have😀

exactly - you don't even need the film to recreate the story for you, just to flesh it out

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 KZfaq, 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

Walk without rhythm.. & it won't attract the worm...

Lol that's lynch himself

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.

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

@@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

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.

+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: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7CBZ9l02pO3YIk.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 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.

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

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.

@@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.

Heard the news ?

Star Wars is MUCH better. Dune 84 film is trash compared to

@@Redclxxd heck yeah

+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

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.

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.

Hope you got your good things, Jim - I got mine 👍

@@Sr19769p Sure I got them, in the radiator.

Star Wars films are MUCH better. Imagery, visuals, music, and MORE!

Star Wars films are MUCH better. Imagery, visuals, music, and MORE!

Francisco Garay ummm....sure.

All time greatest adaptations? Please tell me you’re being sarcastic

Shelley Johnson was the interviewer

Michael J. MacIsaac Don’t know if you’ve seen the incredible cast he’s assembled but they just set November 20th, 2020 as the release date for it today