Editing Dune (1984 film) (section)

==Release==
===Marketing===
''Dune'' premiered in Washington, DC, on December 3, 1984, at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] and was released worldwide on December 14. Prerelease publicity was extensive, because it was based on a bestselling novel, and because it was directed by Lynch, who had had success with ''[[Eraserhead]]'' and ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]''. Several magazines followed the production and published articles praising the film before its release,<ref>{{cite news |last=Strasser |first=Brendan |url=http://www.thecityofabsurdity.com/dune/duneprevue.html |title=David Lynch reveals his battle tactics |work=Prevue |date=1984 |via=TheCityofAbsurdity.com |access-date=January 18, 2013 |archive-date=January 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060108065029/http://www.thecityofabsurdity.com/dune/duneprevue.html |url-status=live }}</ref> all part of the advertising and merchandising of ''Dune'', which also included a documentary for television, and items placed in toy stores.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arrakis.co.uk/collectorsbook.html |title=The ''Dune'' Collectors Survival Guide |website=Arrakis.co.uk |access-date=January 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817145239/http://www.arrakis.co.uk/collectorsbook.html |archive-date=August 17, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Home media===
The film was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] by [[Arrow Films]] in North America and the United Kingdom on August 31, 2021, a few weeks ahead of the release of ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'', the 2021 film adaptation of the book.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.engadget.com/david-lynch-dune-4k-blu-ray-223003893.html | title = David Lynch's 'Dune' will be released on 4K Blu-ray in August | first = Igor | last = Bonifacic | date = May 31, 2021 | access-date = May 31, 2021 | work = [[Engadget]] | archive-date = June 1, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210601000409/https://www.engadget.com/david-lynch-dune-4k-blu-ray-223003893.html | url-status = live }}</ref> This release only contains the theatrical cut of the film, as Universal removed the extended cut from circulation in North America following the DVD release going out of print and denied Arrow's request to license the cut for this release.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Koch Films has also released what fans{{who|date=March 2024}} consider to be a more definitive multi-disc edition (available only in Germany) containing three of the four versions—theatrical, TV, and SpiceDiver [[fan edit]]—plus supplemental materials (some not available on the Arrow release) and the CD soundtrack.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}