Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)

• Year: 2013
• Released: 16 Mar 2016
• Country: France, United States
• Adwords: 12 wins & 27 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935156/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Jodorowskys_Dune
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jodorowskys-dune
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Spanish, French, German
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Documentary
• Runtime: 90 min
• Writer: N/A
• Director: Frank Pavich
• Cast: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Michel Seydoux, H.R. Giger
• Keywords: movie business, filmmaking, director,

	8.0/10
	79/100
	98% – Critics
	89% – Audience

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The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

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In 1974, Alejandro Jodorowsky is tasked with directing Dune. He would recruit big names from the past and new talents of the future to form a creative team to produce a giant artistic book. It’s too bad that Dan O’Bannon died before the filming of this film. On the other hand, it’s great to hear from H. R. Giger. They produced a fascinating book. I kept thinking if it’s available for purchase. I doubt it very much since it would probably be covered by the novel’s copyright. Stories about great projects getting shelved are a dime a dozen. The most interesting aspect of this Hollywood story is that it brought a few important people together. Most importantly, it brought Giger to Hollywood. Jodorowsky is definitely an outside-the-box thinker and this is very nice look into his mind. Seven for the film but ten for the book.

If it had been made, perhaps it would have been much weirder than the David Lynch version!

This documentary is about the making of the movie “Dune”. No, not the 1984 mess of a film and financial disaster helmed by David Lynch, but an earlier version by the surrealist director, Alejandro Jodorowsky…a version that never ended up being made.

The film gathers together the surviving members of the production crew to talk about the Jodorowsky version and how great it might have been. And, through the course of this film, you see many of the story boards, concept art and more.

As I watched this film, I couldn’t help but think that if the Jodorowsky movie had been made, it probably would have been much weirder, much more violent* and much more confusing than the Lynch version. The Lynch film was mostly confusing because it was cut to pieces and should have been at least a 3-4 hour movie. The Jodorowsky version, in contrast, would have been so surreal as to make Lynch seem like an ordinary filmmaker! So, while everyone associated with this project thought the movie would have been great, I just have no idea WHO would have actually gone to see it…especially since Jodorowsky wanted to make a 12-20 hour film AND completely re-write the ending, in which Paul would die! I just can’t see the fans wanting to see this…especially when in this documentary Jodorowsky talked about wanting to ‘rape Frank Herbert” (not in a literal sense)!

It’s a fascinating film where you get to follow Jodorowsky’s thinking and the steps taken to try to get the film made. However, I cannot see this as a ‘masterpiece’ as some have said. First, it never got made…so how can it be a masterpiece? Second, while it could have been an amazing film (who knows?), it also might easily have been one of the biggest debacles in movie history, though the chances of the film being made seem insanely remote as you watch the documentary.

Overall, the documentary was fascinating and well worth seeing….the “Dune” project, however, sounded like a nutty gamble to say the least!



*If you don’t think the film would have been uber-violent, watch Jodorowsky’s “El Topo” and listen to some of the ideas the filmmaker wanted to incorporate into the movie (castration, dismemberment, etc.).

Glorious

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction novel.

This is the missing link of science fiction history. Between 1960 and 1980, the world of science fiction evolved from cheesy robots and mad scientists to something far more visionary. Other given credit are “Alien”, “2001”, “Star Wars” and others… but perhaps it was this film that never got made.

H.R. Giger? Dan O’Bannon? Orson Welles? This is an incredible story, and really bridges a gap. Those watching “Dark Star” today (2015) might think it is a rather silly film, but put back into tits context and influence, it may be a much bigger piece of history than many think. How big would “Dune” have been?