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Dune (1984) More at IMDbPro »

Version of
"Dune" (2000)
Dune (2010)
Edited into
The Making of 'Dune' (1984) (TV)
Spin off
Dune (1992) (VG)
 -  Video game adaptation of the movie
Emperor: Battle for Dune (2002) (VG)
 -  Based from the same novel, uses music from 1984 movie and similar costumes and sets
References
Hamlet (1948)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Eraserhead (1977)
Heavy Metal (1981)
Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)
Referenced in
"Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
 -  Seen on video store shelf in 'Video Review'
"Punky Brewster: Play It Again, Punky (#1.14)" (1985)
 -  The film is mentioned by name.
Solarbabies (1986)
Phoenix the Warrior (1988)
Snatcher (1988) (VG)
 -  The look of Randam Hajile is directly based on the character Feyd from Dune.
Total Recall (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sidehackers (#3.2)" (1990)
 -  Servo: I WILL kill him!
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Catalina Caper (#3.4)" (1990)
 -  Servo: (as Sting) I WILL kill him!
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Wild Rebels (#3.7)" (1990)
 -  Tom: "I *will* kill him!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (#4.1)" (1991)
 -  Servo: I will kill you!
Green Legend Ran (1992) (V)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules Against the Moon Men (#5.10)" (1992)
 -  Tom: "This is like the scene in 'Dune.'"
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Outlaw (#6.19)" (1993)
 -  The words "Arrakis... Dune... desert planet" are pronounced over a shot of a desert.
1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1997) (TV)
 -  references this film in comparison to The Fifth Element
Starship Troopers (1997)
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1997) (VG)
 -  The drugs that are used to augment the player's intellect are called mentats. This is the name of the alien race in Dune who use drugs to similarly use drugs to increase their intellectual capacity.
Dark City (1998)
The Making of 'Tremors' (1998) (V)
 -  mentioned twice
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) (V)
Antz (1998)
 -  General Mandible speaking to the workers looks too much like Muad'Dib talking to his new people....And, the scene where Z is trying to climb up the Reebok shoes is similar to the one where Muad'Dib tames the worms...
Free Enterprise (1998)
The Alien Legacy (1999) (V)
The Mummy (1999)
Dogma (1999)
 -  "Maybe his name is a killing word."
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (1999) (VG)
Syphon Filter 2 (2000) (VG)
The Cell (2000)
"Dune" (2000)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (VG)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
Mysteries of Love (2002) (V)
Men in Black II (2002)
Equilibrium (2002)
 -  Kendo practice scene references shield practice in Dune
The Uncanny Suspects (2003) (V)
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
 -  Dune main theme used when spaceship opens up in the end
"Peep Show: (#1.1)" (2003)
 -  Mark buys Dune on DVD.
Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos (2004) (V)
 -  This film is referenced.
Conker: Live and Reloaded (2004) (VG)
 -  Multiplayer level: Doon
"Tripping the Rift: Chode & Bobo's High School Reunion (#2.10)" (2005)
 -  One character resembles The Baron from Dune
"Troldspejlet: (#35.11)" (2006)
 -  DVD release reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
Hellsing III (2007) (V)
 -  Seras Victoria's signature weapon is called a Harkonnen, after the main villain from the film
"Chuck: Chuck Versus the Sandworm (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  Chuck has a onesheet for it in his room, and he and Morgan go as a sandworm to the Halloween party
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)
 -  Mentioned once.
"Corner Gas: The Accidental Cleanist (#5.17)" (2008)
 -  When Hank is under the deck, Wanda tries to scare him by mentioning the sand monsters in Tremors and Dune
"The Venture Bros.: Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny (#3.1)" (2008)
 -  Twenty-four says, "maybe his name is a killing word."
Space Chimps (2008)
 -  Dune sandworms' doppelgangers greet the chimps
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) (V)
 -  When the Wong family rides the sandworm on Mars like a commuter train
"Family Guy: Not All Dogs Go to Heaven (#7.11)" (2009)
 -  Patrick Stewart mention his role as Gurney Halleck
"The Big Bang Theory: The Adhesive Duck Deficiency (#3.8)" (2009)
 -  Raj finds it on the HBO East Coast feed
Featured in
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul (2001) (TV)
"Troldspejlet: (#35.11)" (2006)
 -  footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
 -  featured in documentary
Spoofed in
"Galaxy High School: Beach Blanket Blow-Up (#1.8)" (1986)
 -  Aimee goes on a dune slug ride on the beach
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
 -  The whale grabs Jonah in the same way as the worm does in Dune.
Madagascar (2005)
 -  When Alex is in the jungle and sees a small duck eaten by a crocodile the scene is exactly that of the worm eating the harvester in Dune.

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