Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site oddjob.UChicago.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!gargoyle!oddjob!sra From: sra@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP (Scott Anderson) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.movies,net.rumor Subject: Re: Dune rumor Message-ID: <559@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 04:41:11 EST Article-I.D.: oddjob.559 Posted: Mon Jan 14 04:41:11 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 01:31:25 EST References: <179@ttidcc.UUCP> Organization: U. Chicago: Astronomy & Astrophysics Lines: 10 Xref: watmath net.sf-lovers:5616 net.movies:5448 net.rumor:604 > A persistent rumor informs me that in the original preview showings of Dune > the film was actually 3.75 hours long and has since been cut back to 2.5. An article I read by Gene Siskel confirms that much of the original footage was not used, although I don't recall if he gave exact figures as to the amount which was dropped. He did say, however, that the whole thing may end up as a TV mini-series. Scott R. Anderson ihnp4!oddjob