"Dune"-d To Fail...

I don't think I'm in the minority in saying that the 1984 film version of the Frank Herbert epic book "Dune" (as envisioned by David Lynch) did not come off as well as planned. Suffice it to say that it was one of the big box-office losers of 1984.

Sure, there were recut versions (one or two shown on TV) with added scenes, a slideshow drawing intro and even a re-telling per the Sci-Fi Channel, but this film is the one most will cite when they say that Frank Herbert cannot be filmed.

Convincing argument, this.

Here is the trailer to the film, anyway...



The intro by Princess Irulan (Virginia Madsen), incoherent as it may be...



And the "sandworm" scene.



Oh, and if you'd like to read about the film that this ALMOST became, please do yourself the favor of clicking HERE and reading about the involvement of a select few who came thiiiis close to making history. Go on, read it.

Till tomorrow, Dope out.

-TGWD