Sci-Fi, set between a variety of planets, based on clan/royal houses doing laser battle over spice (not a typo-spice not space).
Plot: Dune aka Arrakis, the planet where the gold of the universe is mined-spice, or officially, the Spice Melange (sounds like a French 3way involving basil and oregano). So, the House Atreides- led by Duke Atreides (Jurgen Prochnow) are given the task of mining the Spice, this is something that miffs the rest of the royalty the worlds over and as such, sabotage, treachery and bloodshed ensue. Turns out, Paul Atreides (The Duke's son- Kyle MacLachlan- Twin Peaks) is the chosen one (or something) and after a touch of murder, he and his ma have ta run/fly away-fast. They end up in the desert (the planet is all desert-so it's the far desert) and are rescued by the aboriginal folks (Fremen-they have really blue eyes). After a bit of chatting and a few ceremonies, ma turns into a witch and Paul takes on the mantle of the bloke that will bring all the peace, joy and shiny happy times back to the Fremen. To do this, they must fight, ride oversized sand worms (think Tremors but lots bigger) and generally kick ass.
This film is huge. Huge in it's scope (given that the authors kid is still writing sequels to the initial novels) and huge in that the story has been through re-editing countless times between film makers and fans alike and has been remade into a lengthy SyFy TV series.
Budget: $40,000,000
Gross: $30,925,690
Fun Fact: The director- David Lynch became so frustrated at the shackles he wore throughout filming, that he removed his name from the final cinema release and replaced it with the name all disgruntled directors place in the credits-Alan Smithee. A waste of time really, any fan knows the back story to this production, but we don't really give a monkeys. Look out for appearances from Patrick Stewart (Picard in Star Trek: Next Gen), Sean Young (back when she had a career), Sting, Max von Sydow and another Lynch fave- Dean Stockwell (Quantum Leap).
Plot: Dune aka Arrakis, the planet where the gold of the universe is mined-spice, or officially, the Spice Melange (sounds like a French 3way involving basil and oregano). So, the House Atreides- led by Duke Atreides (Jurgen Prochnow) are given the task of mining the Spice, this is something that miffs the rest of the royalty the worlds over and as such, sabotage, treachery and bloodshed ensue. Turns out, Paul Atreides (The Duke's son- Kyle MacLachlan- Twin Peaks) is the chosen one (or something) and after a touch of murder, he and his ma have ta run/fly away-fast. They end up in the desert (the planet is all desert-so it's the far desert) and are rescued by the aboriginal folks (Fremen-they have really blue eyes). After a bit of chatting and a few ceremonies, ma turns into a witch and Paul takes on the mantle of the bloke that will bring all the peace, joy and shiny happy times back to the Fremen. To do this, they must fight, ride oversized sand worms (think Tremors but lots bigger) and generally kick ass.
This film is huge. Huge in it's scope (given that the authors kid is still writing sequels to the initial novels) and huge in that the story has been through re-editing countless times between film makers and fans alike and has been remade into a lengthy SyFy TV series.
Budget: $40,000,000
Gross: $30,925,690
Fun Fact: The director- David Lynch became so frustrated at the shackles he wore throughout filming, that he removed his name from the final cinema release and replaced it with the name all disgruntled directors place in the credits-Alan Smithee. A waste of time really, any fan knows the back story to this production, but we don't really give a monkeys. Look out for appearances from Patrick Stewart (Picard in Star Trek: Next Gen), Sean Young (back when she had a career), Sting, Max von Sydow and another Lynch fave- Dean Stockwell (Quantum Leap).
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