GUILTY VIEWING PLEASURES
Dune (1984)
Info:
- Release Date: December 14, 1984
- Creators: David Lynch (director), Frank Herbert (writer)
- Genre: Spice & Sandworms
- Rating: ★★★☆☆
Plot:
- David Lynch takes on Frank Herbert's magnum opus Dune, with varying success.
Notes:
- An oiled-down Sting in a metal bikini!
- I remember getting to the theater on opening night an hour early with my Spokane friends. We were *certain* it was going to sell out in no time (we were a bunch of sci-fi/fantasy nerds). It did not sell out.
Cast:
- Kyle MacLachlan as Paul
- Virginia Madsen as Irulan
- Max von Sydow as Doctor Kynes
- Brad Dourif as Piter
- Jose Ferrer as Shaddam
- Linda Hunt as Shadout
- Jack Nance as Nefud
- Jurgen Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides
- Richard Jordan as Duncan Idaho
- Dean Stockwell as Doctor Yueh
- Francesca Annis as Lady Jessica
- Leonardo Cimino as Baron's Doctor
- Freddie Jones as Thufir
- Silvana Mangano as Reverend Mother Ramallo
- Kenneth McMillan as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
- Sian Phillips as Reverend Mothe
- Paul Smith as Beast Rabban
- Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck
- Sting as Feyd Rautha
- Alicia Witt as Alia
- Sean Young as Chani
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