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Lynch hated Dune. Lynch's name is removed from the credits of the original cut (replaced with Alan Smithee) because it's so embarrassing. It's still a Lynch mo
by nabla9 2y ago
Lynch hated Dune. Lynch's name is removed from the credits of the original cut (replaced with Alan Smithee) because it's so embarrassing. It's still a Lynch movie, so it's interesting to watch. I would not call it underrated.
The tempo of the movie is completely off, and no cut has been able to fix that. The characters and scenes just run trough the story.
Lynch wanted Salvador Dali to design the set. Instead he had to reuses the set from the Conan the Destroyer (Richard Fleischer, 1984).
He didn't even get the music he wanted and that's big part of his movies.
- lordfrito 2y ago> Instead he had to reuses the set from the Conan the Destroyer My understanding is that Conan reused Dune sets, not the other way round. The Dune sets were extremely intricate and expensive, and are definitely one of the few highlights of the film. > He didn't even get the music he wanted and that's big part of his movies. Not sure how Toto ended up doing the music for that film. That film was an absolute mess.
- reginald78 2y agoThe Toto soundtrack is an atrocious fit, completely bizarre choice given the tone.
- throaway89 2y agoLynch hated Dune because DeLaurentis meddled with it so hard (Jodorowsky famously said they only way Lynch could have made a movie so bad, is if the producers ruined it).
- philistine 2y agoYou got most of your facts mixed up. Lynch's name proudly sits on top of the theatrical cut, the only cut he supervised. Alan Smithee is used for all other cuts, since he supervised none of those and refuses, as is his right, not to be credited for a cut he didn't watch himself.