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.
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.
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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:
- 2B (#5): Fighter spacescraft
- 1A (#6): In military hangar
- 1C (#7): Dream sequence that does not occur in the film
- 1D (#8): Does not occur in the film
- 1E (#9): Arrakis from space and back to hangar.
- 1F (#10): Another part of the dream sequence and back to hangar
- 1G (#11): Kynes's laboratory corridor
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.)
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.)
There are some scenes in the screenplay, that do not appear in the film.
These are:
- 3A (#13): 'Int. Caladan barracks - Officers's mess - night'.
A scene of fairwell of Duncan in which he is shaved.
- 23A (#14): 'Ext. Caladan tarmac - Dawn'. Duncan leaves in stealth ship.
- 22aaB (#15): 'Int. Paul's bedroom - Same time'
- 22aaA (#16): 'Int. Paul's study - Day'
There are also some scenes in the script of Duncan arriving at Arrakis,
which should have happened following the above scenes. These are:
- 2: 'Ext. Arrakis Orbit'
- 3: 'Ext. Arrakis - Rock Ridge - Day.
- 12: 'Int. Castle Caladan - Paul's Study - Morning.
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:
- Lines 43 and 44 from page 32. Followed by an remark based on lines 1 and 2
from page 33.
- Line 3 from page 33.
- Line 4 from page 33.
- Discussion about the storms of Arrakis, based on lines 33 to 39 from page 33.
- Lines 47 and 48 from page 34.
- Lines 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, and 28 from page 36
This scene is about Paul and Gurney fighting. It matches scene 14 (#17) from
the screenplay and the following scenes from the script:
- 14: 'Int. Training Room - Day'.
- 15: 'Ext. Caladan Castle - Pavilion - Day'.
A flashback removed from the screenplay.
- 16: 'Int. Training room - Day'.
- 17: 'Ext. Caladan Castle - Pavilion - Day'.
A flashback removed from the screenplay. There is a picture suggesting
that this scene was filmed.
- 18: 'Int. Training room - Day'.
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:
- Lines 43 and 44 from page 32.
- Line 3 from page 33.
- Line 4 from page 33.
- Lines 47 and 48 from page 36.
- Lines 27 and 28 from page 38.
- Line 40 from page 38.
- Lines 41 to 43 from page 38.
- Line 26 from page 39.
The 'eighty years' are mentioned on line 19 from page 10 (second page of Chapter 1). (This scene has about 51 shots.)
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.)
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.)
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.
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.
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.)
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.)
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:
- Line 22 from page 12.
- Line 37 from page 12.
- Line 48 from page 12 and line 1 from page 13.
- Line 2 from page 13.
- Line 6 to 8 from page 13.
- Line 11 and 12 from page 13.
- Line 15 from page 13.
- Line 21 from page 13.
- Line 23 from page 13.
- Line 33 from page 13.
- Lines 36 to 38 from page 13.
- Lines 12 and 13 from page 14.
- Line 41 from page 14.
- Line 42 from page 14.
- Lines 15 and 16 from page 14.
- Lines 17 and 18 from page 14.
- Lines 3 and 4 from page 15.
- Lines 46 and 47 from page 14.
- Line 12 from page 15.
- Lines 28 to 32 (Litany against fear) from page 14 (spoken by Jessica instead of Paul
in his mind.)
- Lines 30 to 34 from page 15
- Line 43 from page 15.
- Line 6 from page 16.
- Line 9 from page 16.
- Line 29 from page 16.
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:
- Line 26 from page 29.
- Lines 36 and 37 from page 29.
- Lines 47 and 48 from page 29.
- Line 1 from page 30 where Paul answers 'Yes' is in the trailer and the
scipt, while in the screenplay and the film he says: 'Not exactly'.
- Lines 47 and 48 from page 31.
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.)
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:
- Lines 39 and 40 from page 31.
- Line 22 from page 27.
- Line 23 from page 27.
- Lines 24 and 25 from page 27.
The script is closer to the text of the book and contains some more lines
taken from the book. These are:
- Line 26 from page 27.
- Lines 28 to 31 from page 27.
- Lines 32 and 33 from page 31.
(This scene has about 32 shots.)
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.)
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.)
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.
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.)
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.)
This scene is based on scene 28 (#36) 'Ornithopter pad' from the screenplay
and the script. (This scene has 9 shots.)
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.)
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.)
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.
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.)
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:
- Line 48 from page 55.
- Lines 14 to 17 from page 56.
- Line 18 from page 56.
- Line 20 and 21 from page 56.
- Line 23 from page 56.
- Lines 28 and 29 from page 56.
- Line 41 from page 56.
- Line 47 from page 56.
- Line 48 from page 56.
- Line 6 from page 57.
- Line 19 to 21 from page 57.
- Line 31 and 32 from page 57.
In the script the scene is a little longer and also contains the following
lines from the book:
- Line 34 from page 57.
- Lines 36 and 37 from page 57.
- Lines 3 and 4 from page 58.
(This scene has 29 shots.)
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.
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.
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.)
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.
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.)
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.)
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:
- Line 48 from page 85 and line 1 from page 86.
- Lines 6 and 7 from page 86.
- Lines 11 and 12 from page 86.
(This scene has about 17 shots.)
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.)
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:
- Lines 45 and 46 from page 91.
- Lines 32 to 34 from page 92.
- Lines 44 to 47 from page 92.
- Lines 36, 41, 42, and 45 from page 93.
- Line 5 from page 94.
(This scene has about 58 shots.)
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.)
This scene is based on scene 48A (#60) in the screenplay. I has no dialog.
(This scene has 4 shots.)
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:
- Line 46 from page 105.
- Line 6 from page 106.
- The script: Line 7, 8, 10 to 13 from page 106.
- Lines 31 to 34 from page 106.
- Lines 32, 33, and 43 from page 107.
- Lines 1 to 3, 12 and 13 from page 108.
- The script: Line 22 and 23 from page 108.
- Line 26, 27, and 35 from page 108.
- Lines 1, 2, 5 to 7, 9, and 10 from page 109.
- Lines 15 and 16 from page 106.
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.)
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:
- In the script: Lines 14, 15, 17, 31, 32, 34, 43, and 44 from page 110.
- In the script: Lines 4, 5, 7 and 10 from page 111.
- Line 44 from page 114.
- In the script: Line 46 from page 114 to line 10 from page 115.
- Line 26, 27, 32, 36-42, 44 and 45 from page 115.
- Line 1-5 from page 114 worded differently.
- Lines 10, 23, 26-28, 30-33, 36, 37, 33, 34 from page 116.
- Lines 23-25 and 36-37 from page 117.
- Lines 19-22, 36, 37 from page 118.
- Line 37 from page 119.
- In the script: Lines 8, 9, and 11-13 from page 119.
(This scene has about 89 shots.)
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:
- Line 43 and 44 from page 118.
- Lines 30-32 from page 121.
(This scene has about 58 shots.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.
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.)
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:
- 56 Int. Arrakeen residency - Leto's bedroom - Night in the
script.
- 57 Ext. Arrakeen landing - Day in the script.
- 58 Int. Arrakeen residency - command tower - Day in the script
and 58 Ext Arrakeen residency - Balcony - Day in the screenplay
(#71), which have a dialog between Paul and Leto. In the script it is
about 'dessert power' (which they discuss in Chapter 5 of the book), while
in the screenplay it is about destiny (which is not found in the book).
There is a photograph of Paul and Leto standing at a balcony of the
Arrakeen Residence that suggests that these scene was shot.
- 58A Ext. Arrakeen city walls - Night in the script and the
screenplay (#73) but occuring after scene 61.
There is a picture suggesting that this scene was shot.
- 59 Int. Arrakeen residency - Great Hall - Night in the scipt.
This is the dinner scene based on Chapter 16 of the book. Early on a
photograph with the Atreides family and officers in formal clothes has
been released, which might suggest that this scene was shot. There is also
a photo of Dr. Keyes walking inside a room that supports this.
- 60 Omitted in the script
- Int. Arrakeen landing - Barracks - Night in the screenplay (#74)
occuring after scene 61. This scene has Gurney playing and singing.
There is a photograph of him doing this, suggesting that this was shot.
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.
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.
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.)
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.)
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.
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.
This is scene 71 in the script and the screenplay (#82) but without any
dialog like in the film.
(This scene has 1 shot.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
This is scene 74A in the screenplay (#86). (This scene has 1 shot.)
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.)
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:
- Line 40 from page 155.
- Lines 21 and 22 from page 156.
- Line 20 from page 156.
- Line 2 from page 156.
- Lines 6 to 8 from page 156.
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.)
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).
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.)
This is scene 77 in the script.
This is scene 78 in the script and the screenplay (#92) in which Duncan
fights with some Sardukar. (This scene has about 15 shots.)
This is scene 78A in the screenplay (#93) in which Duncan finds that
the master bedroom empty.
(This scene has 3 shots.)
This is scene 78B in the screenplay (#94) in which Duncan finds that
the room of Paul is empty.
(This scene has 2 shots.)
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.)
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.
A short scene of the Baron arriving and Doctor Yueh among them.
(This scene has 3 shots.)
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.)
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.)
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.
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.)
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.
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:
- Lines 36 to 38 from page 170.
- Lines 49 and 50 from page 170.
- Lines 4 and 5 from page 171.
- Line 12 from page 171.
(This scene is about 21 shots.)
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.
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.)
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.)
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.
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:
- Line 31 from page 181 in the script.
- Lines 7 and 11 to 13 from page 183 in the script.
- Lines 37 and 38 from page 184 in the script.
- Lines 17 and 18 from page 185 in the script.
- The words 'a freak' from ines 13 and 14 from page 185. In the screenplay and
film it they appear at the end of the dialog.
- Lines 37 and 38 from page 189 in the script.
- Lines 4 to 7 and 9 from page 192.
- The word 'Jihad' on line 21 from page 192 is used in the script. Both the
script and the screenplay use 'A crusage' but these are not used in the
film where 'war' is used instead.
- Line 3 from page 186 is used in the film. It also occurs at the start of
the scene in the script as a voice over.
(This scene has about 47 shots.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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:
- Line 40 from page 211.
- Line 10 from page 213.
- Line 33 and 34 from page 212.
(This scene has about 8 shots.)
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.)
This is a scene with the fremen preparing some coffee with talking among
them.
(This scene has 2 shots.)
This is a scene with three Sardaukar ships approaching.
(This scene has 2 shots.)
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:
- Lines 29 to 33 from page 214.
- Lines 15 to 19, and 22 to 24 from page 214.
- Lines 45 to 48 from page 213.
- Lines 1 and 2 from page 215.
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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:
- Lines 13 to 15 from page 221.
- Lines 34 and 42 from page 220.
- Lines 47 and 48 from page 226.
- Lines 42, 43, and 45 from page 226.
- Line 25 from page 227.
(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:
- 115: Ext. Geidi prime orbit () - Deleted scenes
- 116: Omitted
- 117: Omitted
- 118: Omitted
- 119: Stratosphere
- 120: Ext. Harkonnen spice stockpile - Rooftop - Night
- 121: Int. Harkonnen spice stockpile
- 122: Ext. Harkonnen spice stockpile - Rooftop
- 123: Int. Arrakeen residency - Corridor - Night
- 124: Leto's bedroom
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.
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:
- Lines 5, 7 and 8 from page 252.
- Lines 24 and 30 from page 253.
- Line 29 from page 255.
(This scene has about 62 shots.)
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:
- Lines 24 and 25 from page 257 in the script.
- Lines 30 to 32 from page 257.
- Lines 40 and 41 from page 257 in the script.
- Lines 18 and 19 from page 266 (Chapter 31).
- Line 28 from page 266.
- Lines 28 and 29 from page 266 in the script.
- Lines 32 and 33 from page 266.
- Lines 44 and 45 from page 266 in the script.
- Line 15 from page 267 in the scipt.
- Lines 22 and 23 from page 267.
- Line 47 from page 267 in the script.
- Lines 42 and 43 from page 267 in the script.
- Line 2 from page 268 in the script.
- Line 45 from page 267 in the script.
- Lines 33 and 34 from page 268.
- Lines 41 and 42 from page 268.
- Lines 3 and 4 from page 269.
- Lines 4 to 6 from page 269 in the script.
- Line 39 from page 268.
- Line 47 and 48 from page 273, where 'Cave of the Ridges' is replaced by
Sieth Tabr' in the screenplay and film.
- Line 40 from page 269 (paraphased).
- Line 23 from page 272 in the script.
- Line 2 from page 272 in the script
- Line 23 and 24 from page 272.
- Line 24 and 25 from page 272 in the script.
(This scene has about 90 shots.)
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:
- 133: Ext. Open desert - Night. (This contains the line 'Do not brush
against the bush, lest you leave a thread to show our passage' which
occurs in film clip not included in the film and are taken from lines 10
and 11 from page 274 in the book.)
- 134: Ext. Slot canyon - Dawn.
- 135: Int. Cave of ridges - Day.
- 136: Int. Sietch tabr - Reverend mother's chapel - Day.
- 137: Int. Cave of ridges.
- 138. Cistern.
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:
- Line 41 from page 287.
- Line 15 from page 288 in the script.
- Line 16 from page 289.
- Line 19 to 21 from page 289.
- Line 46 from page 289.
- Line 46 and 47 from page 289.
- Line 27 from page 291 in the script.
(This scene has about shots.)
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.)
This is scene 133 from the screenplay (#142).
(This scene has about shots.)
Deleted scenes
In the script the following scenes are included:
- A140 Ext. Stone bridge - Sunset
- A141 Int. Sietch tabr - Day
- A142 Int. Revered mother's chapel
- A143 Sietch tabr - Main cavern
- A143A Int. Sietch tabr - Day
- A144 Paul's vision
- A145 In the sietch
- A146 Paul's vision
- A147 Chani's yali
- A148 Paul's vision
- A149 In the sietch
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.)
The following lines from this chapter are used:
- Line 24 from page 9 in scene 22 in the script.
- The 'eighty years' mentioned on line 19 from page 10 is used in Scene 8.
- Line 33 from page 11 in Scene 11.
- Lines 35 to 37 from page 11 in Scene 12.
- Lines 22, 37, and 48 from page 12 in Scene 13.
- Lines 1, 2, 6 to 8, 11, 12, 15, 21, 23, 33, and 36 to 38 from page 13 in Scene 13.
- Lines 12, 13, 15 to 18, 28 to 32, 41, 42, 46, 47 from page 14 in Scene 13.
- Lines 30 to 34, and 43 from page 15 in Scene 13.
- Lines 6, 9, and 29 from page 16 in Scene 13.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
- Lines 22 to 25 from page 27 in Scene 14.
- Lines 26, and 28 to 31 from page 27 in scene 11 of the screenplay and the script.
- Lines 26, 36, 37, 47, and 48 from page 29 in Scene 13.
- Lines 32 and 33 from page 31 in scene 11 of the screenplay and the script.
- Lines 39 and 40 from page 31 is Scene 14.
- Lines 47 and 48 from page 31 in Scene 13.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
- Lines 43 and 44 from page 32 are used in Scene 8 and
Scene 12 of the script.
- Lines 3 and 4 from page 33 are used in Scene 8 and
Scene 12 of the script.
- Discussion about the storms of Arrakis, based on lines 36 to 39 from page
33 in Scene 12 of the script.
- Lines 47 and 48 from page 34 in Scene 12 of the script.
- Lines 8, 9, and 11 to 13 from page 35 in Scene 10 from
the script and screenplay. They are found in the trailer, but not in Scene
13 of the film.
- Lines 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, and 28 from page 36 in Scene 12
of the script.
- Lines 47 and 48 from page 36 are used in Scene 8.
- Lines 43 to 48 from page 37 appear in Scene 14 of the script.
- Lines 27, 28, 40 to 43 from page 38 are used in Scene 8.
- Line 26 from page 39 is used in Scene 8.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
The following lines from this chapter are used:
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 23:
- Line 48 from page 55.
- Lines 14 to 18, 20, 21, 23, 28, 29, 41, 47, and 48 from page 56.
- Lines 6, 19 to 21, 31, and 32 from page 57.
Scene 37 in the script also contains the following lines:
- Lines 34, 36, and 37 from page 57.
- Lines 3 and 4 from page 58.
The following lines from the book are used:
- Lines 23 and 24 from page 60 are used in scene 50 from the script.
- Some details discused about the palm trees by Jessica and Doctor Yueh,
lines 24 to 27 from page 61, is used in Scene 24.
The following lines from the book are used in Scene 26.
- Lines 9 to 11 from page 68.
- Lines 30, 31, and 34 from page 69.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
- Line 27 from page 78 is used in Scene 27.
- Lines 17 and 18 from page 79 are used in Scene 17a.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
- Lines 43 and 44 from page 82 appear in scene 30 in the script.
- Lines 17 and 18 from page 83 are used in scene 42 from the script.
- Lines 43 to 45 from page 83 appear in Scene 27.
- The information from lines 12 to 15 from page 85 are used in Scene 32.
- Line 48 from page 85 and line 1 and 2 from page 86 appears in Scene 30.
- Lines 6, 7, 11, and 12, from page 86 appears in Scene 30.
- Lines 39 to 41 from page 89 are used in Scene 7.
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 32:
- Lines 45 and 46 from page 91.
- Lines 32 to 34 and 44 to 47 from page 92.
- Lines 36, 41, 42, and 45 from page 93.
- Line 5 from page 94.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
- Lines 1 and 2 from page 97 are used in Scene 20.
- Lines 2 to 4 from page 100 appear in scene 32 of the
script. The word 'messiah' and the explaination is used in Scene 20.
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 35 or
in scene 48 from the script:
- Line 46 from page 105.
- Line 6 from page 106.
- The script: Line 7, 8, 10 to 13 from page 106.
- Lines 15, 16 and 31 to 34 from page 106.
- Lines 32, 33, and 43 from page 107.
- Lines 1 to 3, 12 and 13 from page 108.
- The script: Line 22 and 23 from page 108.
- Line 26, 27, and 35 from page 108.
- Lines 1, 2, 5 to 7, 9, and 10 from page 109.
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 36a
or in scene 51 from the script (except when specified otherwise):
- In the script: Lines 14, 15, 17, 31, 32, 34, 43, and 44 from page 110.
- In the script: Lines 4, 5, 7 and 10 from page 111.
- Line 11 from page 112 used in Scene 4.
- Line 44 from page 114.
- In the script: Line 46 from page 114 to line 10 from page 115.
- Line 26, 27, 32, 36-42, 44 and 45 from page 115.
- Lines 10, 23, 26-28, 30-34, 36, and 37 from page 116.
- Lines 23-25 and 36-37 from page 117.
- In the script and screenplay: Line 2 from page 118.
- Lines 19-22, 36, 37 from page 118.
- Lines 43 and 44 from page 118 in Scene 36b.
- Line 46 from page 118.
- In the script: Lines 8, 9, and 11-13 from page 119.
- Line 37 from page 119.
- Lines 30 to 32 from page 121 in Scene 36b.
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 53:
- Line 40 from page 155
- Line 1 from page 156 is used in scene 76 of the script.
- Lines 2, 6 to 8, and 20 to 22 from page 156
- Line 16 of page 157 is used in scene 76 of the script.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
- Lines 23 to 25 from page 161 are used in Scene 60.
- Lines 16, 18, 29, and 42 from page 163 are used in Scene 62.
- Line 18 from page 164 is used in Scene 63a.
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 66:
- Lines 36 to 38, 49, and 50 from page 170.
- Lines 4, 5, and 12 from page 171.
The following lines from this chapter are used (when not specified otherwise)
in scene 95B in the script:
- Line 31 from page 181 is used
- Lines 37 to 44 from page 181 are used in scene 95 in the script.
- Lines 7 and 11 to 13 from page 183.
- Lines 37 and 38 from page 184.
- The word 'a freak' on line 14 from page 185 is used in Scene 65.
- Lines 17 and 18 from page 185.
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- Line 3 from page 186 is used in Scene 65.
- Lines 37 and 38 from page 184 are used in Scene 39 and
in scene 95B in the script.
- Lines 4 to 7 and 9 from page 192 are talking about a holy war that is
spreading through the universe, some parts of which are used in Scene 65.
- Line 21 from page 192 contains the word 'Jihad' that is used in the script.
Part of the line is used in Scene 65.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
- Line 3 from page 210 is used in Scene 72
- Line 40 from page 211 is used in Scene 75b.
- Line 33 and 34 from page 212 are used in Scene 75b.
- Line 10 from page 213 is used in Scene 75b.
- Lines 45 to 48 from page 213 are used in Scene 79.
- Lines 15 to 19, 22 to 24, and 29 to 33 from page 214 are used in Scene 79.
- Lines 1 and 2 from page 215 from page 215 are used in Scene 79.
- Lines 4, 8, 12, 13, and 18 to 20 from page 215 are used in scene 105 in the script.
- Lines 17 and 18 from page 216 are used in scene 108 in the script.
- Lines 23, 24 and 27 are used in Scene 82.
- Line 46 from page 218 is used in Scene 85.
- Lines 21 and 22 from page 220 are used in Scene 85.
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 86:
- Lines 34 and 42 from page 220.
- Lines 13 to 15 from page 221.
- Lines 42, 43, 45, 47 and 48 from page 226.
- Line 25 from page 227.
The following lines from this chapter are used:
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene90b :
- Lines 5, 7 and 8 from page 252.
- Lines 24 and 30 from page 253.
- Line 29 from page 255.
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 91a
or in scene 132 in the script:
- Lines 24 and 25 from page 257 in the script.
- Lines 30 to 32 from page 257.
- Lines 40 and 41 from page 257 in the script.
The following lines from this chapter are used in Scene 91a
or in scene 132 in the script (except when specified otherwise):
- Lines 18 and 19 from page 266.
- Line 28 from page 266.
- Lines 28 and 29 from page 266 in the script.
- Lines 32 and 33 from page 266.
- Lines 44 and 45 from page 266 in the script.
- Line 13 from page 267 is used in Scene 4.
- Line 15 from page 267 in the scipt.
- Lines 22 and 23 from page 267.
- Lines 42, 43, 45, and 47 from page 267 in the script.
- Line 2 from page 268 in the script.
- Lines 33, 34, 39, 41 and 42 from page 268.
- Lines 3 and 4 from page 269.
- Lines 4 to 6 from page 269 in the script.
- Line 40 from page 269 (paraphased).
- Line 2 and 23 from page 272 in the script.
- Line 23 and 24 from page 272.
- Line 24 and 25 from page 272 in the script.
- Line 40 from page 272 is used in Scene 91b.
- Lines 18 and 19 from page 273 are used in Scene 91b
- Line 47 and 48 from page 273, where 'Cave of the Ridges' is replaced by
Sieth Tabr' in the screenplay and film.
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:
- Line 41 from page 287.
- Line 15 from page 288 in the script.
- Line 16, 19 to 21, 46 to 47 from page 289.
- Lines 29 and 30 from page 291 in the script
- Line 27 from page 291 in the script.
- Lines 46 and 47 from page 291.
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.
This scene 3 from the script.
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.
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.
This is not found in the script nor screenplay.
This is scene 24 in the script and screenplay. If included in the film, this
scene would have occured between Scene 16 and 17.
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.
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.)
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.
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.
This is scene 40 in the script, which happens before Scene 27
in the film.
This is scene 42A in the script, which happens after Scene 27
in the film.
This is scene 50 in the script, which according to the script happens between
Scene 35 and 36a in the film.
This is scene 58 in the script and the screenplay.
Keynes entering the dinner hall. Jessica in red dress. Photograph of the family.
Dinner scene is scene 59 from the script.
This is scene 58A in the screenplay.
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.
This is scene 83 in the script that is not found in the screenplay.
There is no scene in the script and the screenplay that matches this scene.
This is not found in the script and screenplay.
This is scene 93 in the script and the screenplay.
This is scene 133 in the script. The text is not found in scene 133 in the
screenplay.
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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