David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Dunewas a notorious flop, and there were so many factors that contributed to the movie's ultimate failure. Frank Herbert's original novel was a stark new vision in ...

Squeezing Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel into a two-hour movie was always doomed to misfire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

David Lynch’s Dune, from 1984, is a notorious turkey. It was panned by critics, bombed at the box office, and for decades, the director — who went on to become cinema’s greatest surrealist — refused ...