Jodorowsky's Dune

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Jodorowsky's Dune

PG-13

Released Mar 21, 2014

1h 30m

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Filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky discusses how he would have adapted Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel "Dune" for the big screen.

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Critics Consensus

Part thoughtful tribute, part bittersweet reminder of a missed opportunity, Jodorowsky's Dune offers a fascinating look at a lost sci-fi legend.

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Karl Quinn

The Age (Australia)

Pavich makes great use of the legendary and massive Dune flipbook Jodorowsky touted around Hollywood in the mid-'70s.

Aug 31, 2018

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

Pavich shows us many images from the storyboard, and even treats some to a simple form of animation to suggest how the movie might have looked.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 4, 2015

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

The phantom film is, by its nature, always rich with possibilities.

Rated: 3.5.5

Sep 12, 2014

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... it is exciting to imagine, and that imagination is what powers the film: the sense of artistic freedom, idealism, freewheeling creativity at work in the preparation, and the excitement he raised in his warriors...

Apr 6, 2024

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

An embellished narrative of Alejandro's [Jodorowsky] caprice to make a film as big as his sacred mountain, as elevated as the narrative of the novel... [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 1, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

While the documentary drools over what might have been, it also aggrandizes Jodorowsky, suggesting that no artist was purer or more revolutionary at the time

Rated: 3/4

Feb 18, 2022

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Georgan G

Quite interesting work on a film that was never made, but influenced an entire genre. All the artists who contributed to the effort were geniuses in their own fields. Happily, their work is used for many science fiction films thereafter.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Jason L

This is such a heartbreaking and incredibly sad story for fans of Jodorowsky but the movie tells the story well. RIP Jodorowsky's Dune, the greatest movie never made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/24

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Antoniofranco D

Maybe the greatest film never made

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Shael

This shows one of the most creative endeavors from a visionary who lacked the support to develop what would have been a timeless masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Alec B

I think a lot of the "what ifs?" are entirely unrealistic and to claim that all the major studios passed on the film because they were afraid of Jodorowsky's ideas is pretty ridiculous (it was probably just because of money) but I suppose it's easy to get nostalgic for an idea as great and insane as this was. Whether or not Jodorowsky would have "changed the world" with this film is debatable, but I don't think anyone can disagree that we were denied something that would have been totally unique.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/23

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Pavel S

It is said a man will come and find in the gift of Dune his inward eye. He will look where we cannot...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky discusses how he would have adapted Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel "Dune" for the big screen.

Director: Frank Pavich
Producer: Frank Pavich, Stephen Scarlata, Travis Stevens
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Snowfort Pictures, Camera One
Rating: PG-13 (Violent and Sexual Images|Drug References)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 8, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $646.5K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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