Previously Unseen David Lynch Interview on the Making of Dune (1984)

On 6 December 1984, filmmakers David Lynch and Raffaella De Laurentiis were interviewed by ITN's Stephen Phillips on their new big-budget sci-fi epic, Dune. Costing just over $40 million, the film was expected to compete with peers in the genre such as Star Wars as well as Christmas blockbuster rivals Ghostbusters and Gremlins. In the end, the film received largely negative reviews and recovered only around $32 million of the money spent on production. The film found greater success and appreciation later on, and in 2021 was remade starring Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides. Chalamet's latest film, Wonka, is expected to become the Christmas blockbuster of 2024.
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[@JP-kp9kh]

I was 9 years old living in London in 1984 and went with my dad watch Gremlins at the theater. When we got there we found out that gremlins was not accessible to kids below 13 yr old but Dune was showing and accessible to anyone. So i got to watch DL’s Dune at 9yr old. It was a completely surreal experience. I ve rewatched it numerous times since.

[@defshrimp]

I watched Dune in 1985 when I was 7 years old. I loved it then and still love it now. The new Villeneuve version is incredible but I will always have a soft spot for Lynch's vision. I only wish that he would have been given complete creative control over the project all the way through the editing process.

[@danielbarrero2815]

Great interview. Lynch is one of a kind

[@LeoXtheArtist]

When the interviewer snickers at 7:44, saying “Don’t waste your money” in reference to Gremlins. 😂😂 In the end, Gremlins would make nearly 5 times what Dune did ($212 mil. vs $45 mil.)

[@smokymountainangoras]

GL panders to a younger age demographic to make money. DL films are much more academic.

[@LeoXtheArtist]

@@smokymountainangoras I actually prefer David Lynch’s Dune to both Gremlins and Ghostbusters. I love classic 80s films, but something about the power of the story and the bizarre visuals keeps me coming back, again and again.

[@Jsimms1324]

“It was a nightmare, and…………it was a nightmare.”

[@TF-iz4my]

Thank you for this

[@strangerthanfiction4014]

Hes so intelligent and humble, listen to him, hes unique.

[@TF-iz4my]

1:53 man how things have changed. No one stays true to the source material anymore.

[@copyrightcharacter1166]

Upload more Twin Peaks stuff from the UK Media please

[@JD-Media]

04:27 Spoke too soon.

[@jamesmitchell8922]

Fix the description please

[@tsuwaque]

Why is this not in 60 fps?

[@MatthewHarris-po4pl]

Hello - this was filmed in 1984 so it's originally in PAL 25fps.

[@thestig7603]

Why do you care?

[@Harriet-Jesamine]

what on earth would be the point of that?

[@ninjasites]

Bro whatever

[@strangerthanfiction4014]

Hes so intelligent and humble, listen to him, hes unique.