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Dune 1984: Costume Analysis and Review
Dune is a 1984 American epic space opera film written and directed by David Lynch and based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel Dune
*Warning, there are spoilers from Lynch’s Dune and possibly some spoiler for Villeneuve’s Dune Part 1 and 2 and Frank Herbert’s novel Dune.
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0:00 Skip intro to:
1:34 The Design
3:42 House Atreides
11:10 House Corrino / Saudekaur
14:18 House Harkonnan
19:27 The Bene Gesserit
22:16 Lady Jessica
26:57 The Spacing Guild
28:18 The Fremen
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Check out my Costume Analysis and Review of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Part 1: https://youtu.be/PRzYeCSgA9Q and Dune Part 2: https://youtu.be/pw30-ty4Uyc
Yea! fresh Dune content ❤ I really like how beautiful the princess looks in the opening sequence (great idea toi include it in your video).
Yes!!! Cool!!
I prefer the costumes in the 1984 movie. Though I do love Villeneuve’s movies.
Wow to think that the spacing guild were all wearing actually reused body bags that still had remnants left on them is chilling.
At 8:33 you said 2028 idk if that was intentional or a mistake lol
Great video! 🌊🏄♂️🪷
Gah! Neoprene scuba booties + Actors/Extras x 100 degree heat = A nightmare of stinky, sweaty booties after every day of shooting.
That poor wardrobe team!
I learned quite a bit from your knowledge-dense Lynch Dune wardrobe deep dive. Thanks!
As an Industrial Designer I prefer the multiple color pallets and decorative aesthetics of the ‘84 costumes and architecture, as opposed to the Villanueve monotone, less is more, choices in the new movies clothing and buildings
A lot of the costumes were sold in a sale or given away to theatre companies here in Wilmington NC, nice to see them pop up over the past few years.
How did the stillsuit sell in July 2024? That wasn't the impossible date. I think you need to release a corrected version… see 32:00 ("sold at auction for $6000 in July 2024") That's just one date, you also mentioned 2028 as being in the past…
Gotta time travel to 2028 to get that Dr. Yueh coat
Jessica's designs and hairdos are legendary in that Dune movie. Looking vaguely like a Renaissance Tudor figure. She looked both vampy and regal.
Of course, Princess Irulan with her hairdo in the intro is an all time classic that throws Princess Leia under the bus…
The Guild guys just inspired the Borg aesthetic in Star Trek TNG imo…
Atreides uniforms are an all time classic, although I must admit, the Villeneuve version is very good as well and I prefer the stylized Hawk emblem of the Villeneuve version more with victoriously spread wings, resembling an inversed Hiigaran emblem in Homeworld video games.
The stillsuits are fantastic in this movie. You add those to the Guild guys, you obtain The Borg !
At the time sci-fi was all Star Wars sterile white this movie with it's renaissance aesthetic and baroque tech was a breath of fresh air although not appreciated as such today.
great video. This is retrofuturism and also steampunk futurism, which is a lot more than I can say for the post-modern futurism in the new Dune movies!!
Apparently the floaty fabric for the witches was incredibly flammable too!
Two things the old film did better; costumes and interior set design. The ruling houses are rich and it shows in the old film. Villeneuve took a minimalistic approach to both. Large empty halls and cheap looking costumes. Bad artistic choices, I think.
I couldn't believe that at the 1985 Academy Awards 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) was nominated but Lynch's Dune was overlooked, several of the costumes in 2010 were simply replicas of those from Kubrick's 2001 and everything else was pretty much overalls and NASA style spacesuits. Dune had totally original costumes and should have been nominated !
As a long time fan of Lynch’s adaptation, I recommend checking out the 3 hour long Spice Diver fan edit.
It reintroduces a lot of the scenes which were cut; Paul’s fight with Jamie, the collecting of the water of life, Thufir’s death etc etc. It also has a slightly different introduction & a few editing changes.
It’s probably as close as we’ll ever get to Lynch’s vision.
Dune was filmed in Mexico; both in the deserts & on huge sound stages.
For all its faults, the cast is incredible, visually Lynch’s Dune is stunning & the soundtrack is on point.
I randomly met Dean Stockwell in a South London pub several years back & I asked him about his time on Dune.
On a side note: Ive just got hold of the 4K restoration of Dune & it looks stunning!!
Also…the 80s toy of Feyd was planned to be released with the cat in a box as an accessory.
Genius level costume and set design and world building…not so much to recommend it other than this and the acting.