Jodorowsky's Dune poster
Director Frank Pavich

Jodorowsky's Dune

Tagline: The greatest science fiction movie never made.

Release Date: 2013-08-30

Duration: 90 minutes

Synopsis

Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.

Casting

  • David Carradine
    Self (Archival Footage)
  • Orson Welles
    Self (Archival Footage)
  • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    Self
  • Amanda Lear
    Self
  • Brontis Jodorowsky
    Self
  • Dan O'Bannon
    Self (voice) (archive footage)
  • Gary Kurtz
    Self
  • Salvador Dalí
    Self (Archival Footage)
  • Nicolas Winding Refn
    Self
  • Douglas Trumbull
    Self (Archival Footage)