Jodorowsky's Dune

The greatest science fiction movie never made.

Plot Summary

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.

7.8 /10

2013

US

Similar Movies

The House on the Dune
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
The Dunes
The Dunes

movie business

director

filmmaking

blunt

making of

based on movie

thoughtful

cinema history

film director

complex

famous people

documentary

documentary director

creative director

ambiguous

awestruck

commanding

film making