Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Mackey.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA From: Mackey.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Movie of "Dune" Message-ID: <2231@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jun-83 18:14:54 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2231 Posted: Thu Jun 16 18:14:54 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jun-83 16:43:30 EDT Lines: 26 "The movie of Dune is being produced and directed by Dino de Laurentis (sp?)." David Grindal (...!utzoo!utcsrgv!grindal) I hope you are severly mistaken about the direction part. About a year and a half ago David Lynch ("Eraserhead," "The Elephant Man") was in Berkeley at the Pacific Film Archive for a showing of "Eraserhead." After the first showing he answered questions, several of which were about Dune. He didn't know much about the casting since they were still working on a script. He said it would be a gargantuan task, and would take several years. I like his films and hope he can make the movie live up to our expectations. That's were I got my data. Where did you get yours? I've only heard comfirmation through SF-LOVERS and movie reviewer's columns on "things to come" that Lynch is directing. Doesn't anyone read film magazines? It's possible to do a good job with Dune, the question is how good. Of course "books can give the thoughts of the characters." But I disagree that "films can not do so without being either contrived or hokey." How is Dune different from other complex books which have been put on the screen? "Dune: The Movie" will never have as much in it as Dune the book. You won't expect much since you'd like to see the book in all its detail in a movie. But I'd like there to be a movie to introduce people to the book. Then they can go to the book to get the deeper story. I'd also like to *see* Shai-Hulud in action, and not just in my mind's eye, or from a book cover. The same goes for seeing the planet and characters. -Kevin