Editing Dune (1984 film) (section)

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A television version was aired in 1988 in two parts totaling 186 minutes; it replaced Madsen's opening monolog with a much longer description of the setting that used [[concept art]] stills. Lynch disavowed this version and had his name removed from the credits. [[Alan Smithee]] was credited, a pseudonym used by directors who wish to disavow a film.  The extended and television versions additionally credit writer Lynch as [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] [[John Wilkes Booth|Booth]].  This version (without recap and second credit roll) has previously been released on DVD as ''Dune: Extended Edition''.

Several longer versions have been spliced together, particularly for two other versions, one for San Francisco station [[KTVU]], and the other a 178-minute [[fan edit]] from scratch by SpiceDiver. The latter cut was officially released by Koch Films (on behalf of current international rights holder [[Lionsgate]]) on a deluxe 4K/Blu-ray box set released in Germany in 2021. The KTVU and SpiceDiver versions combine footage from the theatrical and television versions, and downplay the repeated footage in the TV cut.<ref name="VW 1996">{{cite web |url=http://www.figmentfly.com/published/dunearticle.html |title=Building the Perfect ''Dune'' |first=Sean |last=Murphy |work=[[Video Watchdog]] |issue=33/34 |year=1996 |access-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229101252/http://www.figmentfly.com/published/dunearticle.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While working on ''A Masterpiece In Disarray'', Max Evry discovered a never before-seen deleted scene which was released in restored form in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nerdist.com/article/watch-newly-restored-deleted-scene-from-david-lynch-dune/ |title=See a Restored Never-Before-Seen Lost Deleted Scene From David Lynch's DUNE |first=Michael |last=Walsh |website=[[Nerdist]] |date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-date=March 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312132132/https://nerdist.com/article/watch-newly-restored-deleted-scene-from-david-lynch-dune/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The author also reconstructed the film's originally planned ending which is more in line with the source text.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nerdist.com/article/watch-newly-restored-deleted-scene-from-david-lynch-dune/ |title=David Lynch's 1984 "Dune" Had a Different Ending |first=Mary Anne |last=Butler |website=[[Nerdbot]] |date=September 13, 2024 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-date=March 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312132132/https://nerdist.com/article/watch-newly-restored-deleted-scene-from-david-lynch-dune/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Although Universal had approached Lynch for a possible [[director's cut]] prior to the director's death in 2025, Lynch had declined every offer and preferred not to discuss ''Dune'' in interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.duneinfo.com/kaitain/articles/dune-resurrection.asp |title=Dune Resurrection – Re-visiting Arrakis | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502142658/http://www.duneinfo.com/kaitain/articles/dune-resurrection.asp | archive-date=May 2, 2009 |website=DuneInfo |access-date=January 18, 2013}}</ref> In 2022, though, during an interview about the remaster of his film ''[[Inland Empire (film)|Inland Empire]]'' (2006), he admitted to the surprised interviewer that he was interested in the idea. He offered the caveat that he did not believe it would ever happen, nor that anything in the unused footage would satisfy him enough for a director's cut, as he said he was "selling out" during production. Nevertheless, he said enough time had passed that he was at least curious to take another look at the footage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simon |first1=Brent |title=David Lynch on remastering Inland Empire, revisiting his earlier work and the chances of a Dune do-over |url=https://www.avclub.com/david-lynch-inland-empire-interview-dune-restoration-1848795394 |website=The A.V. Club |date=April 15, 2022 |access-date=April 16, 2022 |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416043716/https://www.avclub.com/david-lynch-inland-empire-interview-dune-restoration-1848795394 |url-status=live }}</ref>