A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch's Dune. An Oral History.

The first edition of this book is limited and contains red foil gilded page edges and a black satin ribbon marker. It was featured in various publications like Pitchfork, Empire, MovieMaker, Nerdist, The Wall Street Journal, The A.V. Club, Mashable, Wired, Yahoo's It List, IGN, SFX, The Wrap, Gizmodo, and more. The book is a years-in-the-making oral history culled from new interviews with the films stars, creatives, film executives, and insiders, including David Lynch himself. Despite initial negative reviews, Dune is now considered a cult classic and is poised to find its rightful place alongside Lynch's other masterpieces, such as Blue Velvet and Mullholland Drive.

Format: Hardback
Length: 560 pages
Publication date: 21 September 2023
Publisher: 1984 Publishing

Limited First Edition of "Dune" features red foil gilded page edges and a black satin ribbon marker, making it a captivating collectible. This edition has been featured in numerous prestigious publications such as Pitchfork, Empire, MovieMaker, Nerdist, The Wall Street Journal, The A.V. Club, Mashable, Wired, Yahoo's It List, IGN, SFX, The Wrap, Gizmodo, and many more.

After the success of his underground hit "Eraserhead" and the critically acclaimed "The Elephant Man," visionary filmmaker David Lynch set his sights on bringing Frank Herbert's beloved sci-fi novel "Dune" to the screen. The project had already vexed directors like Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo) and Ridley Scott (Alien). However, by the early 1980s, Universal Pictures was prepared to give Lynch the keys to the kingdom and the highest budget in the studio's history at the time, hoping to create a "Star Wars for adults" franchise-starter.

With a cast of 42 major speaking parts and a crew of 1,700 (plus over 20,000 extras) on 80 sets built on 8 sound stages in Mexico, what happened next became as wild, complex, and full of intrigue as Herbert's novel itself.

Film writer Max Evry goes behind the erratic ride of "David Lynch's Dune" like never before, with a years-in-the-making oral history culled from a lineup of new interviews with the film's stars (Kyle MacLachlan, Sean Young, Virginia Madsen, etc.), creatives, film executives, and insiders – not to mention Lynch himself.

"Dune" initially left many filmgoers and reviewers scratching their heads, with most dismissing the film upon its release. However, four decades and a big-budget remake later, "Dune" is finally poised to find its rightful place in the annals of cinematic history.

Weight: 1262g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 50 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781948221290