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What happened? I was never clear on why he didn't get the nod for that, cast in place etc..

Having had the pleasure of listening to Chris Foss (concept artist for Dune) talk about it, it seems that Jodorosky and his circle were simply too drunk and/or high at that point to actually complete a movie.

Risky investment then. Sad, plenty of other drug fueled films made it.

if you watch the documentary "jodorosky's dune" he goes over it, and basically boiling down to the studios "liking the concept" but "not getting the director" especially that he wanted total creative freedom and to make the movie as long as he saw fit, but studios wanting a smaller budget and 90mins etc

btw, the incredible storyboards for dune are a feast if you can bits that are floating around

It's worth mentioning re: the disagreement on runtime that Jodorosky wanted a 24 hour runtime.

I also seem to recall something about Salvador Dalí wanting a flaming giraffe?

It was going to be around the twenty two hour mark though, you can't pull that out too early.

These days, with streaming, that’s a feature not a bug. 14 episodes with lengths that vary between 90 and 120 minutes and Bob’s your uncle.

> studios "liking the concept" but "not getting the director"

It's funny to think about in context of the film eventually going to David Lynch. "Good thing this Lynch guy's a straight shooter, not a weirdo like that Jodorowsky fellow!" (Different producers/studios, I know, but still...)

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