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Dune (1984)

David Lynch's take, separate from Villeneuve's

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Do you need to watch it before Dune: Part Three?

Not required. It's a separate adaptation outside the main timeline and only shows up in Everything.

Where it falls in the order

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BeforeDune: Part ThreeAfterFrank Herbert's Dune

Post-credits scenes

No post-credits scenes. You can stop when the credits roll.

5 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. CameoLynch among the workers

    David Lynch has an uncredited cameo as a spice worker. Look for the director among the mining crew on Arrakis.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe Alan Smithee version

    A 1988 extended TV cut was disowned by Lynch. He pulled his name: the directing credit went to Alan Smithee and the writing credit to Judas Booth.

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  3. Behind the scenesToto and Brian Eno on the score

    The score is by Toto, the band behind "Africa." The "Prophecy Theme" comes from Brian Eno, with Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno.

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  4. ReferenceThe Dune that came first

    Before Lynch, Alejandro Jodorowsky tried to film the book in the 1970s, with art by Moebius and H. R. Giger. It collapsed, but became the 2013 documentary Jodorowsky's Dune.

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  5. ReferenceWeirding Modules aren't in the book

    The Weirding Modules, sonic weapons that turn sound into attacks, were invented for the film. In the book, the "weirding way" is the Bene Gesserit fighting technique.

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