6.2
Summary
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
Cast
Kyle MacLachlan
Paul Atreides
Francesca Annis
Lady Jessica
Patrick Stewart
Gurney Halleck
Linda Hunt
Shadout Mapes
José Ferrer
Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV
Freddie Jones
Thufir Hawat
Brad Dourif
Piter De Vries
Richard Jordan
Duncan Idaho
Virginia Madsen
Princess Irulan
Silvana Mangano
Reverend Mother Ramallo
Everett McGill
Stilgar
Sting
Feyd Rautha
Kenneth McMillan
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Jack Nance
Nefud
Siân Phillips
Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
Jürgen Prochnow
Duke Leto Atreides
Leonardo Cimino
The Baron's Doctor
Paul L. Smith
The Beast Rabban
Dean Stockwell
Doctor Wellington Yueh
Max von Sydow
Doctor Kynes
Alicia Witt
Alia
Sean Young
Chani
Danny Corkill
Orlop
Honorato Magaloni
Otheym
Judd Omen
Jamis
Molly Wryn
Harah
Angélica Aragón
Bene Gesserit Sister (uncredited)
Thomas Ebert
House Atreides Guard (uncredited)
Humberto Elizondo
Czigo (uncredited)
Ricardo Hill
(uncredited)
Ernesto Laguardia
Harkonnen's Victim (uncredited)
David Lynch
Spice Miner (uncredited)
Ramón Menéndez
Kinet (uncredited)
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Palace Maid (uncredited)
Claudia Ramírez
Fremen Girl (uncredited)
Julieta Rosen
Palace Maid (uncredited)
John Sabol
Fedaykin Fighter (uncredited)
Margarita Sanz
Lady Jessica's Maid (uncredited)
Jacqueline Voltaire
(uncredited)
José Luis García Mainou
(uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
David Lynch
Novel
Frank Herbert
Reviews
JPV852
September 2, 2021
6
I know this one has a decent fanbase (both of the novel and movie) but as someone who never read the novel, this first viewing, I found it to be... okay. I can appreciate some of the effects both practical and visual (for its time) but the story and characters never really grabbed me. I was never bored however wasn't engaged and thought, and perhaps this is how it was with the novel), the main character played by Kyle McLaghlan didn't seem to face much conflict outside of a knife-to-knife fight at the end with Sting, which was anti-climactic and underwhelming considering he already got his revenge on his father's murderer.
Not sure I have much interest in coming back to this but have some interest to see what Denis Villeneuve does with his adaptation. **3.0/5**
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000.00
Revenue:
$30,982,607.00
