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15 Weird Facts About Dune (1984) You Never Knew

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15 Weird Facts About Dune (1984) You Never Knew

David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Dune was plagued by bizarre mishaps that would make even the sandworms of Arrakis cringe. From actors wearing actual body bags as costumes to a director who turned down Star Wars to make this notorious flop, the production was stranger than fiction. Cast members didn't know who each other were, filming locations reeked of rotting flesh, and the lead actor's casting was a complete accident. Here are the 15 weird facts you didn't know about Dune (1984).

20 Comments

@MsStack42 1 year ago

NOT a flop ! A great
and fascinating movie.

@danvango 1 year ago

What people say, and do for likes, I thought the movie was brilliant I would never considered a flop

@christianturnage7145 1 year ago

The story about Patrick Stewart and Sting is so funny, and it reminds me of a story about Albert Einstein meeting Marylin Monroe at a party and neither of them knew why the other was famous.

@donmcglothlin841 1 year ago

Dune is a classic
I wish lynch had truly gotten his vision and made more of these films

@davidascroft9888 1 year ago

it was not a flop. It is a classic.

@FadingVitals 1 year ago

What I miss in the new Dune movies, is the inner monologues and thoughts of the characters. Like in this movie!

@John-x7r7p 1 year ago

I n my opinion, The 1984 edition of Dune was and is excellent 👍🏻😁

@ladycplum 1 year ago

I thought Lynch played the worker who said they couldn't just ignore the spice. That's hardly hidden.

@Partisan1 1 year ago

when Paul escapes we see that Dr yueh provided him with the plans for the weirding module. this would allow the technically savvy fremen to make as many as they want. plothole closed.

@jeanglendinning1860 1 year ago

one of my favorite sci fi movies

@stevenbingham859 1 year ago

In fact, that final edit process down to a "commercial length" is what really killed the film's chance of success at the box office. I would dearly love a chance to get my hands on a 3+hr director's cut of this film.

@jeffhartwick6612 1 year ago

It is one of my favorite movies. If I had a bad day I would watch it and it just let my mind escape the reality of life.
I have watched it dozens of times, loved it.

@seanclay7121 1 year ago

Always loved this film. Had a sense that I was watching something ahead of it's time...which was strange for a kid. Its more dreamlike state and beautiful visuals kind of set the tone for independent films i would grow to love in the 90s.

@illuminocalypse5210 11 months ago

I love that Patrick Stewart, instead of bitching and griping about how uncomfortable the stillsuit costumes were, he described them as "physically challenging" - true professionalism right there.

@LizFerguson-xz1mz 1 year ago

This was my idea of Dune when I was 8. I loved it. Then I read the book. In highnsite I still like it.

@jamieforbes3661 1 year ago (edited)

Lynch's version is still my favorite version of dune.
He created worlds and atmospheres that were totally unique. Had a blade runner feel about it.
Especially geidi prime.

@maryanncottingham4869 11 months ago

I was in my 20's when I saw this on VHS. Blew me away. It was the weirdest, greatest movie I'd ever seen. I was hooked.

@perfesser944 1 year ago

Whoever says that film is a "notorious flop" does not know digestive waste from Shinola about movies.

@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269 1 year ago

That movie was epic.

@laranaarana 1 year ago

I was an EMT 1-A in the city of Richmond, California between 1985 to 1988. I picked-up Aldo Ray one night from the sidewalk outside a bar. He was completely wasted and had still not come fully to his senses after we arrived to the area's hospital's ER.