DUNE
Kyle MacLachlan
Universal Pictures; Directed by David Lynch
Rated PG-13; 140 minutes; 1984
, VHS
Leaders in all corners of the universe are battling for control of planet Dune. A powerful, life-giving energy called Spice only exists on this dreary planet and those who control Spice control the universe in this sci-fi thriller based on Frank Herbert’s literary legend and set in the year 10,999.
REVIEWS
"A spellbinding dream . . . richer and stranger than just about anything the commercial cinema now has to offer."
— David Ansen, NEWSWEEK
"DUNE is visually seductive. . . the sight of the movie, the pictorial richness of it is something to behold."
— Peter Stack, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"DUNE is easily the most breathtakingly beautiful movie in ages."
— Carrie Rickey, BOSTON HERALD
"DUNE is the work of a genuine original, and there haven’t been many in the history of film."
— Peter Rainer, LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER
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