Editing Dune (novel) (section)

===1984 film by David Lynch===
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In 1981, the nine-year film rights were set to expire. De Laurentiis re-negotiated the rights from the author, adding to them the rights to the ''Dune'' sequels (written and unwritten). After seeing ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]'', De Laurentiis' daughter [[Raffaella De Laurentiis|Raffaella]] decided that [[David Lynch]] should direct the movie. Around that time Lynch received several other directing offers, including ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''. He agreed to direct ''Dune'' and write the screenplay even though he had not read the book, was not familiar with the story, or even been interested in science fiction.<ref>''[[Cinefantastique]]'', September 1984 (Vol 14, No 4 & 5 – Double issue).</ref> Lynch worked on the script for six months with [[Eric Bergren]] and Christopher De Vore. The team yielded two drafts of the script before it split over creative differences. Lynch would subsequently work on five more drafts. Production of the work was troubled by problems at the Mexican studio and hampering the film's timeline.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/04/movies/the-world-of-dune-is-filmed-in-mexico.html | title = The World Of 'Dune' Is Filmed In Mexico | first = Aljean | last = Harmetz | date = September 4, 1983 | access-date = October 31, 2021 | work = [[The New York Times]] | archive-date = November 1, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211101030112/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/04/movies/the-world-of-dune-is-filmed-in-mexico.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Lynch ended up producing a nearly three-hour-long film, but at demands from [[Universal Pictures]], the film's distributor, he cut it back to about two hours, hastily filming additional scenes to make up for some of the cut footage.<ref name="gizmodo lynch alan smithee">{{cite web | url = https://gizmodo.com/the-story-of-dune-david-lynch-and-hollywoods-most-not-1843885321 | title = The Story of Dune, David Lynch, and Hollywood's Most Notorious Pseudonym | first = Eleanor | last = Fye | date = June 8, 2020 | access-date = October 31, 2021 | work = [[Gizmodo]] | archive-date = September 29, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210929133414/https://gizmodo.com/the-story-of-dune-david-lynch-and-hollywoods-most-not-1843885321 | url-status = live }}</ref>

This [[Dune (1984 film)|first film]] of ''Dune'', directed by Lynch, was released in 1984, nearly 20 years after the book's publication. Though Herbert said the book's depth and symbolism seemed to intimidate many filmmakers, he was pleased with the film, saying that "They've got it. It begins as ''Dune'' does. And I hear my dialogue all the way through. There are some interpretations and liberties, but you're gonna come out knowing you've seen ''Dune''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088153,00.html|last=Rozen|first=Leah|title=With Another Best-Seller and An Upcoming Film, ''Dune'' Is Busting Out All Over For Frank Herbert|date=June 25, 1984|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|volume=21|issue=25|pages=129–130|access-date=March 21, 2010|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205402/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088153,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviews of the film were negative, saying that it was incomprehensible to those unfamiliar with the book, and that fans would be disappointed by the way it strayed from the book's plot.<ref name="TimeOct21"/><ref name="Screen">Feeney, Mark. "Screen of dreams." ''The Boston Globe''. (December 16, 2007) p. N12.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Messy, Misunderstood Glory of David Lynch's Dune|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/03/the-messy-misunderstood-glory-of-david-lynchs-em-dune-em/284316/|website=[[The Atlantic]]|date=March 14, 2014|language=en|access-date=October 31, 2021|quote=The deeply flawed film version of Frank Herbert's novel was universally hated when it premiered 30 years ago...|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314222520/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/03/the-messy-misunderstood-glory-of-david-lynchs-em-dune-em/284316/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Johnny|last=Oleksinski|title=David Lynch's 1984 'Dune' is still the stuff of migraines|url=https://nypost.com/2021/10/21/david-lynchs-1984-dune-is-still-the-stuff-of-migraines/|website=[[New York Post]]|language=en|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 31, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021232606/https://nypost.com/2021/10/21/david-lynchs-1984-dune-is-still-the-stuff-of-migraines/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dune|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/dune|website=Metacritic|language=en|access-date=October 30, 2021|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005002159/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/dune|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon release for television and other forms of home media, Universal opted to reintroduce much of the footage that Lynch had cut, creating an over-three-hour-long version with extensive monologue exposition. Lynch was extremely displeased with this move, and demanded that Universal replace his name on these cuts with the pseudonym "[[Alan Smithee]]", and has generally distanced himself from the film since.<ref name="gizmodo lynch alan smithee"/>