Hidden details
- CameoLynch among the workers
David Lynch has an uncredited cameo as a spice worker. Look for the director among the mining crew on Arrakis.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Alan Smithee version
A 1988 extended TV cut was disowned by Lynch. He pulled his name: the directing credit went to Alan Smithee and the writing credit to Judas Booth.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesToto and Brian Eno on the score
The score is by Toto, the band behind "Africa." The "Prophecy Theme" comes from Brian Eno, with Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe Dune that came first
Before Lynch, Alejandro Jodorowsky tried to film the book in the 1970s, with art by Moebius and H. R. Giger. It collapsed, but became the 2013 documentary Jodorowsky's Dune.
source ↗ - ReferenceWeirding Modules aren't in the book
The Weirding Modules, sonic weapons that turn sound into attacks, were invented for the film. In the book, the "weirding way" is the Bene Gesserit fighting technique.
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No spoilersThe easter eggs give away parts of the title. They open once you mark it as seen.