Max Evry has been a film journalist since 2005, serving at various times as a writer, interviewer, graphic designer, podcaster, video creator, features editor and managing editor. Past media outlets have included Wired, MTV, /Film, and Fangoria. For home video companies Arrow, Kino Lorber, Indicator, and ViaVision he has provided audio commentaries as well as featurettes for classic and contemporary films including Flatliners, Blackhat, and best picture Oscar winner Marty.

Currently he resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, two daughters, and a pile of truly marvelous unsold screenplays. This is his first book.

CHAPTERHOUSES

Prologue
Author’s Note

I. Pre-Production
Dune Origins
Previous Dune Attempts
The Man from Another Place: David Lynch
Detour to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Romancing De Laurentiis
Building Four Worlds: Designing and Scripting Dune
Casting a Galaxy of Stars
Oral History: Pre-Production

II. Production
Location, Location, Location
Start of Production
Common Threads: Costuming
Actors’ Experiences
Production Problems
Things That Make You Go Boom: Special Effects
Oral History: Production

III. Post-Production and Release
Band-Aids and Chewing Gum: Visual Effects
Slice and Dice: Editing
Not in Kansas Anymore: Toto’s Music
Knife Fights on Lunchboxes: Marketing
Dune and Gloom: Classic Reviews from 1984
The Infamous Glossary
Box Office and Awards
Filmbooks: Home Video Releases
Plans Within Plans: Alternate Cuts
The Book vs. The Film
Oral History: Post-Production & Release

IV. Legacy
Dune Aftermath
Oral History: Legacy
Dune in Pop Culture
Pyrrhic Victory: Fan Tributes
Gholas: The Remakes
Modern Impressions of Dune
Mysteries of Love: Dune Symbols
Interview: David Lynch
Final Thoughts

Acknowledgments
Image Credits
About the Author