Dune 2021 film

The purpose of this page is to compare the Dune 2021 film with the two scripts and the book. The sources that are compared are:

Some other sources that might be of interest:

Some commentaries about the film:

The film is taken as the basis for the order of the scenes being discussed. The scenes have been numbered according to their appearance in the film according to the scenes in the screenplay. In some cases, when two successive scenes from the screenplay appear as one scene in the film, they have been been given a single number and a letter with as a postscript, like 17a and 17b.

There also is a list of lines from the book that are used in the film, the script and/or the screenplay. There is also a a list of deleted scenes and a table showing all the scenes from the various sources including the chapter numbers they relate too.

Intro

The intro starts a piece of music and the subtitle 'Dreams are messages from the deep' followed by the WB and Legendary intros. The subtitle does not occur in the script and the screenplay.

1. Introduction scene

This scene starts with scene as described in scene 1 'Dream sequence: Ext. Arrakis - End of day' (#1) of the screenplay, and mixes this with a number of shots showing the departure of the Harkonnen as overseen by Rabban. There is a voice over with the voice of Chani. The scene ends with 'Dune' being displayed. (There are about 30 shots in this scene.)

The screenplay does not have the voice over. The scene is not found in the script. The script starts with an introduction scene called 'Bene Gesserit temple wall'. Both of these scenes are not found in the book. The scene suggests that the harvesters operate during the night, but this seems not the case in a later scene in the film and the book, where there is a harvester working during the early morning. In the book there is also no focus on the harvesters being attacked by fremen.

2. Int. Caladan castle, Paul's bedroom - Night

This scene shows Paul in his room waking up from a dream and next shows the planet Caladan covered with clouds and some lightning. This scene matches scene 2A (#2) from the screenplay. It does not occur in the script. In the book Chani calls Paul Usul instead. (There are about 8 shots in this scene.)

3. Int. Caladan castle - Room overlooking valley - Morning

This scene has Paul and Jessica on the breakfast table. It matches with scene 2C (#3) from the screenplay (except for some small changes). It does not occur in the script and in the book it also does not appear. The book does not give any details about the training that Jessica is giving to Paul. The scene does display some items, including a portrait of Paul's grandfather and a sculpture of a bull killing a man, that the readers of the book must recognize. (There are about 31 shots in this scene.)

4. Int. Paul's room

In this scene Paul watches a projection with some details about Arrakis. This scene is not found in the screenplay or the script. Although the details match with what is given in the book, they are not presented in this manner but in bits through the text. These bits can be found at: The text runs over into the next scene, when a heighliner becomes visible an a little 'dot' leaves the heighliner. (There are about 13 shots in this scene, until the shot with the heighliner.)

5. Ext. Caladan tarmac - Day

This is scene 2D (#4) in the screenplay. It is not found in the script. Compared to the screenplay, some lines have been removed in the film. This scene is not based on the book. The book does not give details about how the decision of the emporer is communicated. (This scene has about 52 shots.)

6. Int. Caladan military hangar - Morning

This scene is primary about Paul talking with Duncan after he arrives in a plane, which does not look like an ornithopter at all. This scene is not based on the book. In the book there is no interaction between Paul and Duncan on Caladan. In Chapter 4 he asks where Duncan is and Gurney tells him that he is gone to lead the second wave to Arrakis. This scene does not occur in the script. It is based on the following scenes in the screenplay: In the film the scene takes place in the hangar without dream sequences. In the screenplay there is some talk about Duncan shaving his beard, which might refer to the deleted scene where Duncan lands on Arrakis while being clean shaved. (There are abou 37 shots in this scene.)

7. Ext. Caladan's clifftops

This scene has Paul talk with Leto on the clifftops. It matches with the scene 22 (#12) in the sceenplay, but it has a very different dialog than in the script, which is more about the empirial politics than on the personal level, just like Chapter 6 in the book. There are some lines from that chapter in the script (lines 43 to 45 from page 46, Chapter 6) that do not appear in the screenplay but do appear in the film. In the book Paul never asks his father to travel with Duncan to Arrakis as he does in the screenplay and the film. It is only in Chapter 12 that Leto talks with Paul about that they need 'desert power' on Arrakis (on lines 39 to 41 from page 89, Chapter 12). (This scene has about 29 shots, including the transistion shot showing the palace from the air.)

Deleted scenes

There are some scenes in the screenplay, that do not appear in the film. These are:

There are also some scenes in the script of Duncan arriving at Arrakis, which should have happened following the above scenes. These are:

Although the first two scenes are not included in the screenplay, there are some images and a clips that suggest that this scenes were filmed. These scenes are not based on the book, which in Chapter 4 (line 31 from page 37) states that he has gone to lead the second wave. This seems to suggest there was another wave and that he did not land on his own from a stealth ship.

The scene 12 from the script is about Paul meeting with Hawat. It is based on Chapter 4 of the book starting at page 32. There are some lines which are taken from this chapter. These are:

8. Int. Training room - Day

This scene is about Paul and Gurney fighting. It matches scene 14 (#17) from the screenplay and the following scenes from the script: It is based on the second half of Chapter 4 from the book. The screenplay and the film start with some lines that in the book are between Hawat and Paul. The screenplay does not have the part of Gurney singing that is found in the script and is taken from the lines 43 to 48 from page 37. The scene is based on the following lines in the book: The 'eighty years' are mentioned on line 19 from page 10 (second page of Chapter 1). (This scene has about 51 shots.)

9a. Ext. Cityscape of Geidi Prime's capital

This a short scene based on scene 20A (#19) in the script and screenplay showing the cityscape and a spaceship landing in a landing bay. (It seems that scene 19 (#18), 'Space Giedi Prime', is not included in the film.) (This scene has two shots and transitions smoothly into the next scene making it appear as one scene.)

9b. Harkonnen baths

This scene is about Rabban talking with Baron Harkonnen en Pitter De Vries and is based on scene 21B (#21) in the screenplay. (It seems that scene 21A (#20), 'Int. Harkonnen Palace - Corridor - Day' is not inlcuded in the film, or just very short.) It also matches with scene 21 in the script. The film follows the screenplay except for some statement at the end. Compared to the script, the screenplay is a bit longer. This scene is not based on the book. In Chapter 2, Baron Harkonnen talks with Piter De Vries and with Feyd-Rautha, who does not appear in this film. (This scene has about 21 shots.)

10a. Ext. Space - Caladan Orbit

This scene is based on scene 5 (#22) in the screenplay and in the script. In the script this scene is preceded with scene 4 'Int. Castle Caladan - Meditation Room - Night' and followed by scene 6 (continuation of scene 4), which is found in the sceenplay, but also not in the film. In the film this scene and the next are intermixed and can be seen as a single scene (which has about 11 shots). These scenes are not found in the book. The depiction of a ship flying through a heighliner as a kind of portal is a deviation from the book, where it is clearly described that the heighliners fly through space.

10b. Ext. Castle Caladan - Night

This scene is based on scene 7 (#24) in the script and screenplay. In the script it is followed by scene 8 'Int. Castle Caladan - Meditation Room'. The film has Jessica waiting for the arrival of the shuttle.

11. Int. Paul's bedroom - Night

This scene is based on scene 9 (#25) in the script and the screenplay. The scene is about Jessica waking up Paul and telling him to get dressed. In the book Reverend Mother Mohiam arrives in the evening and together with Jessica visits Paul who has just gone to bed but is still awake while pretending to be asleep. In the book Jessica wakes him in the morning (at dawn) and tells him to hurry and dress in line 33 on page 11 of Chapter 1. (This scene has about 6 shots.)

12. Int. Castle corridor - Night

This scene is based on scene 9A (#26) in the screenplay and the first part of scene 10 in the script. In the book the interaction with Doctor Yueh as in this scene is not included in the book. This scene has some lines from the book: Line 33 and lines 35 to 37 from page 11 of Chapter 1. (This scene has about 22 shots.)

13. Int. Library - Night

This scene is about Paul being tested with the gom jabbar. The scene is scene 10 (#27) in the screenplay and the rest of scene 10 in the script. This scene is based on text from Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 of the book. The following lines are from Chapter 1: In the film the test seems to awaken something in Paul. There are some flashes from future events and there is a moment where he seems to overcome the pain and/or being able to ignore it, and look Mohiam straight in the face. This is not described like this in the book. Although, in Chapter 3, Paul states on line 44 from page 29 about 'a stamp of strangeness' implying that it did something to him.

The following lines are from Chapter 3:

In the script and screenplay there are also some lines from Chapter 4 where Paul recounts to Hawat some part of the conversation with the Reverend Mother. These lines, the lines 8 to 13 on page 35, are found in the trailer starting from 0:55, but are excluded from the film. These lines do not appear in Chapter 3 where Paul talks with Reverend Mother Hohiam, but on line 33 from page 31 she said something that could be interpretted as such. It looks like Paul gives his interpretation of what is being said, but maybe Paul did have a longer converstation with her, because in Chapter 4 he goes on to give more details not mentioned in the earlier chapters. (This scene has about 105 shots.)

14. Ext. Castle Caladan - Terrace landing pad - Night

This scene is scene 11 (#28) in the screenplay and the script. It is about Jessica talking to Reverend Mother Mohiam on her way to the shuttle and talking with Paul after the shuttle has lift-off. It takes some lines from Chapter 3. The following lines of this chapter are found in the film: The script is closer to the text of the book and contains some more lines taken from the book. These are: (This scene has about 32 shots.)

15a. Int. Great Hall - Day

This is a short scene based on scene 22aA (#30) in the screenplay. It does have Jessica and Leto watching how a mounted bull's head is put inside a case. This scene seems to have come in the place of scene 22B 'Int. Castle Caladan - Leto's bedroom - Night' in the script. In the screenplay this scene is preceded by scene 11A (#29) 'Ext. Caladan Castle - Morning', another short scene. In the film this scene starts with a four shots of Paul watching a space ship emerge from the water, thus kind of merging it with the next scene from the screenplay. (This scene has 8 shots.)

15b. Ext. Clifftops - Sunset

This scene is based on scene 22A (#31) in the screenplay and in the script. The script does not mention the Atreides fleet taking leave. In the script this scene is followed by the scene 23 'Ext. Caladan landing - Day' (with no dialog) in which Leto, Jessica, and Paul enter the Atreides Flagship. (This scene have 5 shots.)

16. Ext. Arrakeen Landing - Day

This scene is based on scene 25 (#33) 'Ext. Arrakeen Landing - Day' in the screenplay and the script. It is a short scene without dialog. (This scene has 5 shots.) The landing is not described in the book. It actually happened in a number of waves, some after the family arrived. In the script and screenplay this scene is preceded by scene 24 (#32) 'Ext. Arrakis - Deep Desert - Dawn', showing Stilgar looking up in the sky and seeing the Guild Heighliner. It seems that scene 24 was filmed but deleted from the film.

17a. Int. Atreides flagship - Boarding ramp

This scene is based on scene 26 (#34) 'Int. Atreides flagship - Boarding ramp' in the screenplay and the script. Gurney speaks to lines from a poem that according to the book he often repeats. They are found on lines 17 and 18 from page 79 in Chapter 11 of the book where Leto recalls Gurney often speaking them. (This scene has about 19 shots.)

17b. Ext. Landing Field

This scene is based on scene 27 (#35) 'Ext. Landing Field' from the screenplay and the script. The script is a little different from the screenplay in the sense that Leto want Hawat to take Paul and Jessica while he walks in with the troops. (This scene has 17 shots.)

18. Ornithopter pad

This scene is based on scene 28 (#36) 'Ornithopter pad' from the screenplay and the script. (This scene has 9 shots.)

19. Ext. Landing field, beside Atreides army frigates

This short scene is based on scene 28B (#37) 'Ext. Landing field, beside Atreides army frigates' in the screenplay. This scene does not occur in the script. (This scene has 6 shots.)

20. Int. Ornithopter - Continuous

This scene is based on scene 29 (#38) 'Int. Ornithopter - Continuous' from the screenplay and the script. The scene uses lines 1 and 2 from page 97, the epigraph of Chapter 12. In line 29 from page 99 to line 4 from page 100 Hawat tells Leto about the prophesy of a messiah. (This scene has about 16 shots.)

21. Int./Ext. ornithopter (in flight)

This scene is based on scene 30 (#39) 'Int./Ext. ornithopter (in flight)' in the screenplay and the script. In the screenplay there is no dialog, but the film does contain some words from Hawat found in the script. In the script Jessica reads aloud an inscription which is taken from lines 43 and 44 on page 82, the qoute above Chapter 12. (This scene has 8 shots.)

In the script there are a number of scenes following this scene that do not appear in the screenplay or not in the film. These scenes are described below. (In the film, scene 38 has been moved to the front.)

Scene 31 'Ext. Arrakeen - Main road' of the script does not appear in screenplay and the film. In this scene Leto walks with his legions towards the city and passes a field of crosses with some mummified bodies. This scene is not based on the book.

Scene 32 'Ext. Arrakeen residency - Day' of the script is not included in the screenplay and the film. The scene is about Paul, Jessica, and Hawat arriving in front of the house. There is a short exchange between Jessica and Hawat about the trees. In the book a similar exchange between Jessica ane Yueh can be found on page 61 of Chapter 8. (In the film, scene 37A (below) deals with the subject of the trees.) Paul than ask about the meaning of the word 'Mahdi' and Jessica gives an answer that is similar to the answer that Hawat gives to Leto in the lines 2 to 3 from page 100 in Chapter 13. Scene 33 (#40) 'Int. Residency - Great hall - Day' of the script does appear in the screenplay but is not included in the film. In this scene, without dialog, Paul and Jessica enter the house.

22. Ext. Residency balcony - Day

This scene is based on scene 38 (#41) 'Ext. Residency balcony - Day' from the screenplay and scene 38 'Command tower' from the script. The scene is about Leto talking with Gurney. In the film the scene starts with the two moons of Arrakis, which is not found in the script and screenplay. In the script, this scene is followed by the scene 38A 'Close on: A partical of spice'. (This scene has 12 shots.)

23. Int. Dining hall - Day

This scene is based on scene 37 (#44) 'Int. Dining hall - Day' in the screenplay and the script. In this scene Jessica selects Shadout Mapes as the new housekeeper. The line-up does not happen in the book. In the book Leto tells Jessica that Hawat has cleared Shadout Mapes and suggests that Jessica might keep her as the housekeeper (on line 16 and 17 from page 53). The following lines from Chapter 7 of the book are used in this scene: In the script the scene is a little longer and also contains the following lines from the book: (This scene has 29 shots.)

24. Ext. Arrakeen residency courtyard - Same moment

This scene is based on scene 37A (#45) 'Ext. Arrakeen residency courtyard - Same moment' from the screenplay which is not contained in the script. The scene is about Paul taking with the residency gardener about the palm trees. This scene is not found in the book. On page 61, starting from line 6, Jessica observes the palm trees and talks about it with Doctor Yueh, who, in lines 24 to 27 explains about the one palm tree being equal to five men. (This scene has about 20 shots.)

In the screenplay this scene is followed by scene 38aA (#46) 'Int. Leto's office - Day' where Leto, Gurney and Hawat find a box with index fingers. The scene is not included in the film, but there are some back-stage stills suggesting that this scene was filmed. The scene is not found in the book.

25. Int. North wing - corridor

This scene is based on scene 34 (#43) 'Int. North wing - Corridor' from the screenplay. This is a short shot where Paul looks at wall with a long fresco of a sandworm. (This scene has 2 shots. In the last shots, the first words from the following scene can be heard.)

In the script this scene is followed by scene 35, while screenplay this scene is preceded by scene 35 (#42) 'Int. Residency - Paul's new room - Day', which is not included in the film. In the screenplay this scene has no dialog, but in the script it has Paul talking Hawat explaining that the room is safe. Next he talks with Doctor Yueh who hands him a Orange Catholic Bible. In the book this happens in Chapter 5, while they are still on Caladan (on line 22 from page 43). There is a picture in which it appears that Yueh gives what it seems an Orange Catholic Bible to Paul.

26. Int. Paul's room - Day

This scene is based on scene 39 'Int. Paul's room - Day' from the script, which is not present in the screenplay. This is the scene where Paul is attacked by the hunter-seeker while he is watching a projection. In the book Paul is just remembering some fact, including the list of plants (on lines 9 to 11 on page 68, Chapter 9) that is mentioned during the projection. The text is a little different in the script that start with some sentences about the spice. Some lines were taken from the lines 30, 31, and 34 from page 69 of Chapter 9 of the book. In the script this scene is followed by scene 40 'Ext. Residency - Compound - Day' in which they search for the operator with some kind scanning device. Although this does not occur in the screenplay and the film, an animation for this has been created. (This scene has about 37 shots.)

27. Int. Arrakeen residency - Command tower - Night

In this scene Hawat offers his resignation to Leto. It is based on scene 42 'Int. Arrakeen residency - Command tower - Night' from the script. It is not included in the screenplay. It starts with a short shot from scene 41 'Int. Residency - Basement - Day' from the script, which is also not present in the screenplay. The lines 43 to 45 from page 83 in Chapter 12 of the book have Hawat offer his resignation. Another line repeated several times in Chapter 11. For the first time on line 27 from page 78. (This scene has 13 shots.)

Chapter 10 of the book is about Jessica finding a hidden message under a leaf in the garden room. Although there is no scene in the script or the screenplay, it was filmed according to an interview.

In the script scene 42 is followed by scene 42A 'Int. Arrakeen residence - Hawat's office - Day' with an exchange between Paul and Hawat. This scene does not occur in the sceenplay, but there is an account of it being filmed. There is also a still of Paul and Hawat walking. In the script Paul says that it was due to his training that he escaped the attack. This line is based on line 18 from page 83 in Chapter 12 of the book where Paul defends Hawat in a talk with his father. The scene also has something about Paul being trained as a mentat, something that has been removed from the film complete together with almost everything else related to mentats. The second half of scene 42A in the script is about a kind of death-match between two mentats. There is nothing like this in the book.

In the script there is another scene, scene 42B 'Int. Arrakeen residency - Meditation room - Day' about Jessica and Paul exersizing with the voice. This scene is not found in the screenplay and not in the film. In the book there is no text dealing about Paul's training as portraited in this scene.

28. Ext. Geidi Prime - Establishing

A short shot based on the scene 42AC (#47) 'Ext. Geidi Prime - Establishing' from the screenplay. It is not found in the script. (This scene has one shot.)

29. Int. Harkonnen Throne Room - Night

This scene is based on scene 42AD (#48) 'Int Harkonnen Throne Room - Night' from the screenplay. It is not found in the script. In this scene there is a short meeting between Reverend Mother Mohiam and the Baron about the Emperor supporting the Harkonnen with Sardaukar. This is not based on the book. In the book there is a chapter were Lady Fenring talks with the Baron about Arrakis, but this happens much later in the book, after Paul has joined the Fremen. (This scene has about 21 shots.)

30. Int. Arrakeen residency - War room - morning

This scene is based on scene 44 in the script and screenplay (#56). In this scene Leto meets with his officers. Paul is also present. The scene in the screenplay is a bit longer than the script. The film follows the screenplay with some minor adjustments. The scene contains some lines from Chapter 12. In the book Idaho is present, but in the film he still has to return from the Fremen. The scene contains the following lines from Chapter 12: (This scene has about 17 shots.)

31. Ext. Arrakeen landing - Hangar - Day

This scene is a continuation from the previous where they go outside to have a look at the state of the equipment, during which Duncan arrives in an ornitophter bringing some fremen with him. The scene is based on scene 45 from the script and the screenplay (#57). The film follows the screenplay, which differs a bit from the script with respect to the wording. This scene is not based on some particular part of the book. (This scene has about 23 shots.)

32. Int. Hangar - Minutes later

This scene follows the scene 46 in the script and the screenplay (#58), which are rather similar. The scene is a continuation of the previous scene and starts with Duncan telling about his experiences. His estimates of the number of Fremen are mentioned on page 85, lines 12 to 15 where Hawat reports them as coming from Idaho. Next Stilgar enters. The scene contains the following lines from Chapter 12: (This scene has about 58 shots.)

33. Ext. Arrakeen barracks - Dusk

This scene follows scene 47 from the scipt and screenplay (#59) (with some small adaptions). The scene is about Duncan expressing his admiration for the Fremen telling about their technologies. There is no scene in the book where Paul gets a paracompas from Duncan. It is only much later that he touches a paracompas. In the screenplay, this scene is followed by scene 48A 'Ext. Spaceport - Morning' (#60), a short mood setting scene without dialog. (This scene has about 10 shots.)

34. Ext. Spaceport - Morning

This scene is based on scene 48A (#60) in the screenplay. I has no dialog. (This scene has 4 shots.)

35. Int. Arrakeen residency - Aircraft bay - Morning

This scene is based on scene 48 in the script and screenplay (#61). They meet with Dr. Liet Kynes and she checks the still suits. (In the book Dr. Kynes is a man.) This scene is based on the text of Chapter 15. The scene follows the screenplay. The script has a bit more text. The screenplay and the script use the following lines:

In the script this scene is followed by two scenes. Scene 49 in the script, 'Int. Ornithopter (grounded) - Continuous', has a short dialogue about Kynes being surprised that Leto pilots the ornithopter. This is not found in the book. Scene 50 in the script, 'Int. Arrakeen residency - Paul's Room - Day', has a short dialogue between Jessica and Yueh based on Chapter 8 of the book. It quotes lines 23 and 24 from page 60. (This scene has about 28 shots.)

36a. Int./Ext. Leto's ornithopter (in flight) - Day

This scene is based on scene 51 in the script and screenplay (#62). They fly into the desert and find a crawler and see a worm approaching it. In the book and the script, the carryall has disappeared due to sabotage. In the screenplay and the film, the carryall fails to attach to the carryall due to a techincal failure. This scene is based on the text of Chapter 15. The scene follows the screenplay. The following lines from the book are used, when not specified otherwise in the screenplay, in the order they are used: (This scene has about 89 shots.)

36b. Ext. Spice crawler - Continuous

This scene is based on scene 52 in the script and screenplay (#63). The last part of the scene 51 in the script has been moved to the start of scene 52 in the screenplay. Scene 52 is about, who going outside, gets a vision and on the last moment is saved by Gurney. This is not found in the book. The first time when Paul gets a vision (while being awake) is much later when he is in the desert in a tent with his mother. The following lines from Chapter 15 are used: (This scene has about 58 shots.)

36. Ext. Arrakeen residency - Aircraft bay - Day

This scene is based on scene 53 in the script and screenplay (#64). The scene in the script only has the first part where Paul is rebuked by his father. The film follows the screenplay with some small changes. In the remainder of the scene Leto argues with Kynes about the state of the material left by the Harkonnens. This does not found in the book.

In the script this scene is followed by scene 54 'Int. Arrakeen residency - Meeting room' where Leto discusses an attack on the spice stockpiles at Giedi Prime. This is shortly mentioned at the start of Chapter 13 in the book. (This scene has about 11 shots.)

37. Paul's Room - Sunset

This scene is based on scene 55 in the script and screenplay (#66). The scene starts with Yueh checking Paul with Jessica present. In the script, after Yueh has left, Paul tells Jessica what he has seen in his vision. The screenplay inserts two scenes. This scene is not found in the book. (This scene has 13 shots.)

38. Ext. Arrakis - Dessert - Morning

This scene matches with scene 55AAB (#67) in the screenplay. In the is a flash-back of what happened when Paul was out on the sand in the dessert. He kisses Chani, sees a knife with blood and Jamis. In the book there is no vision of Jamis and/or the knife. He also sees Jessica with his sister Alia. In the book there is also no vision of this. This scene seems to be expanded from the last lines of the previous scene in the script. (This scene has about 30 shots.)

39. Int. Fremen House, Arrakis

This scene is based on scene 55AAA (#68) in the screenplay. In this the dialog between Paul and Jessica continues, where he reveals that he knows that Jessica is pregnant. In the book it is much later, on lines 37 and 38 from page 189 in Chapter 22, that Paul reveals that he knows this. (This scene has 5 shots if you include the last shot of the previous scene in which Paul speaks the first line from the screenplay.)

In the script and the screenplay, this scene is followed by scene 55aA (#70) 'Corridor - Sunset', which mentiones the fresco on the wall with the sandworm, that in the film is also seen in scene 'Int. North wing - corridor', scene 34 (#43) in the screenplay.

40. Ext. Salusa secundus - Militairy spaceport

This scene is based on scene 55A in the script and the screenplay (#65). In the screenplay it occurs before the scene 'Paul's Room - Sunset'. This scene is not based on the book. There is no scene taking place on Salusa Secundus. There is also no mentioning of Piter de Vries being send to Salusa Secundus. (This scene has 20 shots.)

41. Int. Master bedroom - Night

This scene is not found in the script and the screenplay. It has a dialog between Jessica and Leto about Paul. This scene is not based on the book. (This scene has about 21 shots including the a short shot of the statue of the bull.)

In the script and the screenplay there are a number of scenes after the previous scene and the next scenes. These scenes are:

42. Int. Arrakeen residency - Paul's Room - Night

This is scene 61 in the script and the screenplay (#72). In this scene Doctor Yueh brings a white tablet to Paul in his room. In the script Yueh gives an explanation. In the screenplay this is missing and in the film they wish each other good night. (This scene has 7 shots.)

In the script this is followed by two scenes, that are omitted from the screenplay and the film: 62 Omitted and 63 Great Hall with a short exchange between Gurney and Idaho.

43. Int. Master bedroom - Night

This is a shorted version of scene 64 in the script and the screenplay (#75) which takes us back to the bedroom of Jessica and Leto. (The scene has 2 shots.)

In the script there is also a voice over of Gurney singing. There are some indication that this was shot, but deleted from the film. In the script and screenplay there are some short scenes after this scene and the next. In the script these are: 65 Ext. Residency - Night, 66 Int. Residency - Paul's bedroom - Night, and 66A Insert: The Dream Girl. In the screenplay these are: 64A Omitted, 64B Omitted and 65 Ext. Residency - Night.

44. Int. Corridor

This scene is not found in the script and screenplay. It shows Doctor Yueh shoot some guards and switch the shield generator off. (This scene has 4 shots.)

45. Int. Master bedroom - Hours later.

This is scene 67 in the script and the screenplay (#79) and has Leto waking up and seeing some flashing lights in the distance. (This scene has 5 shots.)

46a. Int. Main corridor - Night

This is scene 68 in the script and the screenplay (#80) and has Leto walking into the corridor and finds Shadout Mapes. This is based on Chapter 18 in the book. In the script Shadout Mapes still utters some words, but not those found in the book where Leto first finds the dead body of Tuek. In the film she is already dead.

46b. Int. Corridor adjacent to shield generator - Night

This is scene 69 in the script and the screenplay (#81) where Leto gets hit with a dart. In the script and the screenplay this happens when he walks to the corridor, while in the film it is part of the previous scene. (These two scene have about 22 shots.)

In the script this is followed by scene 70 'Ext. Residency - Night' which is deleted from the screen play. But in the film there are some shorts resembling this scene with Harkonnen dropships dropping down from the sky.

47. Int. Arrakeen landing - Barracks - Night

This is scene 71 in the script and the screenplay (#82) but without any dialog like in the film. (This scene has 1 shot.)

48. Ext. Arrakeen landing - Night

This is scene 72 in the script and the screenplay (#83) in which Gurney runs outside with his man. This is not really described in this detail in the book. (This scene has about 7 shots.)

49. Ext. Arrakis orbit

This is scene 73 in the script and the screenplay (#84) in which we see more of the battle going outside. This is not really described in this detail in the book. (This scene has about 7 shots.)

50. Ext. Arrakeen landing - Night

This is scene 74 in the script and the screenplay (#85) in which we see Gurney run outside towards the enemy solders. This is not really described in this detail in the book. (This scene has about 21 shots.)

51. Ext. Arrakeen - Night

This is scene 74A in the screenplay (#86). (This scene has 1 shot.)

52. Ext. Arrakeen residency - Night

This is scene 75 in the script and the screenplay (#87) in which the Atreides house guards try to stop the Harkonnens and are then defeated by the Sardaukar. (This scene has about 19 shots.)

53. Service corridor

This is scene 76 in the script and the screenplay (#88) in which Yueh talks with Leto, who is sedated. This is based on Chapter 18 and continues where scene 69 stopped.

The folling lines from Chapter 18 are used in the dialog:

Yueh also mentions the Harkonners have his wife, Wanna. In the book, he does not say this, but Jessica understands it when he gets emotional. The sentense 'They take her apart like a doll', or anything like that, is not found in the book. (This scene has about 16 shots, including one of the coridor before the next scene.)

54. Int. Paul's room

This scene is scene 66 from the script and screenplay (#89). (This scene has 4 shots.)

In the script and screenplay this is followed by scene 66A 'Insert: Chani' (#90).

55. Ext. Arrakeen residency courtyard

In this scene we see the trees outside on fire and some Harkonnen enter the courtyard. Raban is seen beheading some men. (This scene has 7 shots.)

56. Duncan Idaho's bedroom

This is scene 77 in the script.

57. Hallway

This is scene 78 in the script and the screenplay (#92) in which Duncan fights with some Sardukar. (This scene has about 15 shots.)

58. Int. Residency, master bedroom - Night

This is scene 78A in the screenplay (#93) in which Duncan finds that the master bedroom empty. (This scene has 3 shots.)

59. Int. Residency, Paul's bedroom - Night

This is scene 78B in the screenplay (#94) in which Duncan finds that the room of Paul is empty. (This scene has 2 shots.)

60. Int. Ornithopter (Grounded / in flight) - Night

This is scene 84, 85 and 86 in the script and scene 86 in screenplay (#95) where Paul and Jessica are in a ornitopter. This is based on Chapter 19. It contains some lines based on the lines 23 to 25 from page 161, (This scene has about 9 shots.)

61. Ext. Rooftop - Night

This is scene 81 and 82 in the script which are combined into scene 81 in the screenplay (#97) in which Duncan steals a thopther and escapes with it. (This scene has about 29 shots.) In the screenplay this is followed by scene 93 'Ext Arrakeen Residency - Balcony - Night' from the script and screenplay with Piter de Vries meeting with Thufir Hawat. It looks like this scene was shot but deleted from the film. In the book Hawat is capture much later in the book, after Piter has been killed, so they never meet on Arrakis.

62. Int. Hall

A short scene of the Baron arriving and Doctor Yueh among them. (This scene has 3 shots.)

63a. Int. Ornithopter (Grounded / in flight) - Night

This is scene 88 in the script and the screenplay (#99) where Paul and Jessica are in a ornitopter. This continues along Chapter 19. The dialog uses text from ine 16, 18, 29, and 42 from page 163 and line 18 from page 164. (This scene has about 65 shots.)

63b. Int./Ext Ornithopter - Night

This is scene 90 the script and the screenplay (#101) where Paul and Jessica get out of the the ornitopter. The scene mentions a fremkit. In the book they find the package, but it is only much later, in Chapter 22, after they have been found by Duncan, who leaves again to find Kynes, and stay in the tent it is mentioned that it is a fremkit. (This scene has about 11 shots.)

63c. Ext. Sand dunes - Night

This is scene 91 the script and the screenplay (#102) where Paul and Jessica climb on a ridge and see Arrakeen burning. (This scene has about 11 shots.)

In the script this is followed by scene 92 'Omitted' and scene 93.

64. Int. Arrakeen residency - Dining hall - Night

This is only the very first part of scene 94 in the script and the screenplay (#103) in which the Baron sits eating in the dinning hall and Leto lying present. In the book Leto is but brought in after the Baron has met with Yueh. In the book, Chapter 21, does not happen in the dining hall like in the film, but in a hall of the lighter that the Baron is using as his command post. (This scene has 7 shots.)

65. Int. Stilltent - Dawn

This is scene 95 in the script and the screenplay (#104) in which Paul and Jessica sit in the stilltent. (This scene has 7 shots.)

In the script there is some fragment from the writtings of Dr. Yueh taken from lines 37 to 44 from page 181 which belongs to Chapter 22. In the book, they do have a receiver, called a 'communinet receiver', but it is not clear if it is also able to transmit or act as a beacon as it says in the film.

66. Int. Arrakeen residency - Dining hall - Night

This is the second part taken from scene 94, in which Dr. Yueh and the Baron meet and Yueh is killed. It uses the following lines from Chapter 21: (This scene is about 21 shots.)

67a. Int. Stilltent - Dawn

Second half of scene 95. In this scene it says they do not have stillsuits but in the book they do, because Duncan found them shortly after they landed and (seemingly) gave them stillsuits. (This scene has 3 shots.)

In the script and screenplay this scene comes after the next scene.

67b. Int. Arrakeen residency - Dining hall - Night

This is the third part taken from scene 94, in which the Baron talks with Leto. The words the Baron says in the film are not found in the book. This is also not true for the words that Leto mutters. In the book their is a lot of doubt whether Paul and Jessica have escaped, while in the film the Baron states rather firm that they are dead.

During this scene in the film, there are two shots with Paul and Jessica in the stilltent opening a bag and finding the ducal ring. This leads to some briliant dramatic and symbolic transitions. (This scene has about 27 shots.)

68. Int./Ext. Kynes's home - Dawn

This is scene 98 in the script and screenplay (#111) in which Idaho finds Kynes on a ridge outside the city. In the script and screenplay he finds Kynes in a house high up on the edge of the city. In the book this encounter is not described. (This scene has about 15 shots.)

69. Int. Arrakeen residency - Dining hall - Sunrise

This is scene 96 in the screenplay and the script (#105), where Harkonnen guards enter the hall and find the Baron glued to the high ceiling. In the book the Baron left the hall through his private door, being the only one escaping the poison. (This scene has about 16 shots.)

In the script this is followed by scene 97 'Ext. Arrakeen residency - Courtyard - Night' in which the Baron is unconscious and wounded. This is not based on the book.

70. Int. Stilltent - Sunrise

This is scene 95B in the script and the screenplay (#110), which is a continuation of scene 95 with Paul and Jessica in the stilltent. The script is a bit longer than the screenplay, which is also longer than the dialog in the film. In the script scene 95B is split in two parts by two scenes: 95C 'Spice Vision: Ext. Arrakis - Dessert - Day' and 95E 'Ext. Caladan - Open bay of war spacecraft', which appear as inserts in this scene in the film. In the film there is also a shot with a knife and a blooded hand holding the knife. These are visions of the far future, which are not explicitely described in Chapter 22 of the book. In Chapter 22 it is also revealed that Jessica is a daughter of the Baron, which is not revealed in the film.

The following lines from the chapter are used:

(This scene has about 47 shots.)

71. Int. Stilltent

This is scene 99 from the script and the screenplay (#112), in which Paul starts dugging out with the sand compactor. (This scene has about 20 shots.)

72. Ext. Arrakis desert - Sunset

This is scene 100 from the script and the screenplay (#113), which start with an outside shot of a dessert mouse before Paul and Jessica appear (from Chapter 23) and Duncan arriving in an ornithopter (from the start of Chapter 25). The script is a bit different. (This scene has 13 shots.)

73. Int. Idaho's ornithopter - Night

This is scene 101 from the script and the screenplay (#114), which takes place while Paul, Jessica, Duncan and Kynes are flying in the ornithopter. Duncan gives a short update of the state of the attack. This is not found in the book. Actually, there is not even a flight with an ornithopter at this point in the book. (This scene has about 16 shots.)

74. Ext. Rocky promontory - Dawn

This is scene 102 from the script and the screenplay (#115), where they arrive with the ornithopter which is then camouflaged. (This scene has about 7 shots.)

75a. Int. Research station - Nexus - Day

This is scene 102A from the script and the screenplay (#116), where they walk through the nexus. In the film this scene is one sequence with the next and the dialog of the next scene already starts in this scene. The following lines are taken from Chapter 25: (This scene has 3 shots.)

75b. Int. Laboratory wing - Day

This is scene 103 from the script and the screenplay (#117) in which they enter the ecological testing station. The text of the script is a bit longer, taking some statements from 'Appendix I: The Ecology of Dune'. The following lines are taken from Chapter 25: (This scene has about 8 shots.)

76. Int. Laboratory - Day

This is scene 104 from the script and the screenplay (#118), in which Duncan walks into the laboratory of the ecological station. There is no dialog in this scene. (This scene has 3 shots.)

77. Int. Nexus - Day

This is a scene with the fremen preparing some coffee with talking among them. (This scene has 2 shots.)

78. Ext. Desert

This is a scene with three Sardaukar ships approaching. (This scene has 2 shots.)

79. Int. Laboratory office - Day

This is scene 105 from the script and the screenplay (#119), in which Paul talks with Kynes in the presence of Jessica. This is based on Chapter 25. The following lines from this chapter are used in the dialog:

The script is a bit longer and also uses the lines 4, 8, 12, 13, and 18 to 20 from page 215. (This scene has about 25 shots.)

80. Int. Nexus - Day

This is scene 105A from the script and the screenplay (#120), in which the sardaukar descent in the nexus. (This scene has abou 14 shots.)

81a. Int. Laboratory corridor - Day

This is scene 106 from the script and the screenplay (#121), in which Duncan walks towards the approaching Sardaukar and closest the door behind him. In the book, Paul had given Duncan a hand signal to mount guard in the hall before there any indication that there were Sardaukar approaching. (This scene has about 10 shots.)

81b. Int. Laboratory office / corridor - Day

This is scene 107 from the script and the screenplay (#122), in which Paul tries to open the door to go after Duncan who is fighting the Sardaukar. In the book they are not aware of the Sardaukar until the door slams open, with Duncan blocking the passage against a swarm of Sardaukar. It is Paul and Kynes who throw their weight against the door to close it. Later, Paul hesitates when they are about to run away and Jessica convinces him that Duncan has died and that Paul cannot do anything for him. This scene is a bit longer than the description in the screenplay, where there is no mentioning of a lasgun. (The scene has about 70 shots.)

82. Int. Laboratory passageway - Day

This is scene 108 from the script and the screenplay (#123), in which Paul, Jessica, and Kynes try to escape through some passages. In the book it is only Paul and Jessica that try to escape. This scene uses lines 23, 24 and 27 from page 216 of Chapter 25. Line 17 and 18 from this page appear in the script. (This scene has about 14 shots.)

In the screenplay this scene is followed by scene 108A 'Int. Laboratory Corridor - Day' which is not included in the film.

83a. Int. Cavern hangar - Day

This is scene 109 from the script and the screenplay (#125), in which Paul and Jessica enter a cavern with an ornithopter. In the film the scene starts with six shots taken from scene 111 from the screenplay. (This scene has about 25 shots.)

83b. Int. ornithopter

This is scene 110 from the script in which they get into the ornithopter and they depart with it. (This scene has about 5 shots.)

84. Ext. rock spire - Day

This is scene 111 from the script and the screenplay (#126), in which Kynes tries to call a sandworm, but is caught up by some Sardaukar and dies with them when they are swallowed by the sandworm. In the book it is but much later, in Chapter 30, that Kynes dies when he is left alone in the desert with a disabled stillsuit to make it look like he died through an accident. (This scene has about 27 shots.)

85. Int. ornithopter - Day

This is scene 112 from the script and the screenplay (#127), in which Paul and Jessica are being chased and dive into the approaching storm. The script has some more dialog than the screenplay. In the film there is some additional dialog not found in the script and screenplay and also not in the book. This includes Paul getting a vision of Jamis giving him advice to go with the flow. The scene uses some lines from Chapter 25. Line 46 from page 218 and lines 21 and 22 from page 220, the start of the litany against fear of which only two scentenses appear in the film. (This scene has about 51 shots.)

86. Int. Arrakeen residency - Leto's bedroom - Night

This is scene 114 and 124 from the script and scene 114 from the screenplay (#129), in which Rabban goes to tell the Baron that Paul and Jessica have been killed. In the book it is Iakin Nefud, the guard captain, who brings the news. The following lines from Chapter 26 are used: (This scene has about 15 shots.)

Before this scene is scene 113 'Ext. Arrakeen residency - Night' (with no dialog) in the script and the screenplay (#128) That seems to be deleted in the film.

Deleted scenes

In the script are a number of scenes, related to the attack on the Harkonnen spice stockpile, that are not found in the screenplay and the film. The attack is mentioned in the book, but not described in detail. This also explains why in the script scene 114 ends with the line 'Uncle, I cannot' and why scene 124 is merged with scene 114 in the screenplay. The scenes in the script are:

87a. Int. ornithopter (in flight)

This is scene 125 from the script and the screenplay (#130), in which Paul and Jessica are flying in the storm. In the script it says that Paul gets a spice vision and sees the direction to take. In the screenplay there are some voice overs from what Kynes said just before they departed and some of his own thoughts which mention 'the vortex', which is also mentioned at the start of Chapter 27. (This scene has about 16 shots.)

87b. Int. ornithopter (in flight)

This is scene 126 from the script and the screenplay (#131), in which the ornithopter breaks out of the storm. (This scene has about 16 shots.)

87c. Int. ornithopter (in flight)

This is scene 127 from the script and the screenplay (#132), in which the ornithopter descends down to the ground. There is a line based on line 18 from page 232 of Chapter 27. (This scene has about 13 shots.)

88. Ext. desert - Day

This is scene 128 from the script and the screenplay (#133), in which they land and walk to nearby rocks where they change into stillsuits.

This is followed by scene 128A 'Ext. Rock ridge - Day' (#134) in the screenplay, that seems not to be included in the film. (This scene has about 36 shots.)

89. Ext. Arrakis desert - Day

This is scene 128B from the screenplay (#135), in which Paul has a vision which starts with him and Chani walking between the rocks, seeing a dessert mouse. And then there is a voice talking to him and he seeing a knife and Jamis. The text in the film differs substantially from the text in the screenplay (except for one scentense). This kind of vision is not found in the book. (This scene has about 11 shots.)

90a. Ext. Rock ridge - Day

This is scene 129 from the script and the screenplay (#136), in which Paul and Jessica travel through the dessert. There is a lines based on line 20, 27 and 28 from page 242 of Chapter 27. (This scene has about 6 shots.)

In the script this scene is followed by scene 130 'Int. Arrakeen residency - Leto's bedroom - Day', in which The Baron convinces Hawat to become his Mentat after suggesting that Jessica was the traitor. The book does not have the dialog between Hawat and the Baron.

In the script this is followed by scene 130A 'Ext. Shield wall summit - Sunset' (#136), in which Gurney leads his man to smugglers.

90b. Ext. Rocky ridge - Dusk

This is scene 131 from the script and the screenplay (#137), in which Paul and Jessica cross the sand towards some rocks. The text in the film is a bit longer than that in the screenplay. The scene has the following lines from Chapter 29: (This scene has about 62 shots.)

91a. Rocky basin - Night

This is scene 132 from the script and the screenplay (#138), in which Paul and Jessica meet with the Fremen with Stilgar. This scene has quite a lot of dialog and is based on the last part of Chapter 29 and the whole of Chapter 31. The script is a bit longer than the screenplay and the dialog in the film and uses more texts from the book. The screenplay and the film have some dialog not found in the chapters. The following lines from the chapters are used: (This scene has about 90 shots.)

91b. Ext. Rocky Basin - Night

This is scene 132A from the screenplay (#139) and the middle part of scene 139 'Int. Cave of ridges' from the script, where Jamis invokes the amtal with respect to Jessica and Paul is accepted as her champion.

Although it sounds like this scene is based on the book, there is but one line from Chapter 33, line 28 from page 285. At the start of the scene there are some lines from Chapter 31: line 40 from page 272 and lines 18 and 19 from page 273. (This scene has about 27 shots.)

Deleted scenes

In the script there are a number of scenes inserted in which they travel to the cave of ridges and where Jessica talks with Stilgar. In this respect the script follows the book more closely. These are the scenes:

92. Ext. Rocky Basin - Pre-Dawn

This is scene 132B from the screenplay (#140) and the third part of scene 139 from the script, in which Paul kills Jamis in a battle. The film follows the script, excpet that it starts with a short 'messiac' vision that is not based on the book. The start of this in the script is different from the screenplay, where it has Paul telling Chani about his dreams. The start of Chapter 33 is written from the perspective of Jessica and the dialog between Paul and Chani is not described. Later in the chapter (line 29 and 30 from page 290) Paul recalls that Chani warned him about Jamis fighting with both hands. We also read that Jessica sees that Chani hands him a crysknife.

The following lines of Chapter 33 are used:

(This scene has about shots.)

93. Minutes later - Dawn

This is scene 132C from the screenplay (#141), in which Paul has just killed Jamis. The last part of scene 139 in the script has the name giving scene were Paul gets his new name that follows the text of the book. That scene has the line 'you're one of us now' that also appears in the screenplay and the film. The scene in the screenplay is not really based on the book. (This scene has about shots.)

94. Ext. Rocky ridgeline - Dawn

This is scene 133 from the screenplay (#142). (This scene has about shots.)

Deleted scenes

In the script the following scenes are included:

Texts used from the book

The scene numbers mentioned in this section (if not refering to scenes in the script and screenplay) refer to the numbering that it used above for the scenes in the film. (This is still work in progress.)

Chapter 1

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 3

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 4

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 5

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 6

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 7

The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 23: Scene 37 in the script also contains the following lines:

Chapter 8

The following lines from the book are used:

Chapter 9

The following lines from the book are used in Scene 26.

Chapter 11

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 12

The following lines from this chapter are used: The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 32:

Chapter 13

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 15

The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 35 or in scene 48 from the script: The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 36a or in scene 51 from the script (except when specified otherwise):

Chapter 18

The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 53:

Chapter 19

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 21

The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 66:

Chapter 22

The following lines from this chapter are used (when not specified otherwise) in scene 95B in the script:

Chapter 25

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 26

The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 86:

Chapter 27

The following lines from this chapter are used:

Chapter 29

The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene90b : The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 91a or in scene 132 in the script:

Chapter 31

The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 91a or in scene 132 in the script (except when specified otherwise):

Chapter 33

The following lines from this chapter are used: The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 29 or in scene 139 in the script:

Deleted scenes

There are a number of scenes that where (partly) shot that were cut from the final film. There are some shots (of scenes) that do not appear in the script nor the screenplay and that were cut from the film.

Duncan's arrival on Arrakis

This scene 3 from the script.

Jessica trains Paul

Scene 17 from the script where it is a kind of flash-back during the practice fight between Gurney and Paul, which is scene 14 from the script and Scene 8 in the film, in which this flash-back does not occur.

Extended Gom Jabbar

There are some lines found in scene 10 of the script and the screenplay not found in Scene 13 of the film, but were included in the trailer.

Caladan Horse

This is not found in the script nor screenplay.

Stilgar spots a Heighliner

This is scene 24 in the script and screenplay. If included in the film, this scene would have occured between Scene 16 and 17.

Leto and Gurney - Box of fingers

This is scene 38aA in the screenplay. It is not found in the script and also not based on the book. This scene could have happened after Scene 24 in the film.

Gurney confronts a Harkonnen

This scene is not found in the script nor the screenplay. (It is based on a rather vague photograph and I doubt whether it is correct.)

Yueh give Paul the OC Bible

This is found at the end of scene 35 in the script. It is not found in the screenplay, which is much shorter. If it would have occured in the film, it most likely would have been before Scene 25.

Greenhouse scene

This scene is not found in the script nor the screenplay. In the book it is found in Chapter 10, which follows Chapter 9 on which Scene 26 is based, but it seems that two chapters running in parallel.

Sonic Probe

This is scene 40 in the script, which happens before Scene 27 in the film.

Thufir and Paul

This is scene 42A in the script, which happens after Scene 27 in the film.

Jessica and Yueh

This is scene 50 in the script, which according to the script happens between Scene 35 and 36a in the film.

Paul and Leto discuss the Lisan al-Gaib legend

This is scene 58 in the script and the screenplay.

Kynes entering the dinner hall

Keynes entering the dinner hall. Jessica in red dress. Photograph of the family. Dinner scene is scene 59 from the script.

Leto's Message

This is scene 58A in the screenplay.

Gurney plays the Baliset

This happens scene 60 and 64 in the screenplay. The singing is not found in the script that contains scene 64. Scene 43 is a shorted version of scene 64 in the screenplay.

The Baron and Jessica

This is scene 83 in the script that is not found in the screenplay.

Piter torturing a prisoner

There is no scene in the script and the screenplay that matches this scene.

Piter and Spaho Juice

This is not found in the script and screenplay.

Piter and Thufir

This is scene 93 in the script and the screenplay.

Chani's lesson

This is scene 133 in the script. The text is not found in scene 133 in the screenplay.

Table

The table below list the scenes from the various sources including the book chapters. Click the buttons in the header to sort the scenes accordingly.

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