With Dune 2 packing them into theaters, it seemed a good time to lok back at the now 10-year-old documentary, Jodorowsky’s Dune for Eyes Wide Open:
This never-dull if not always believable bull session lets cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky describe at length his absolutely mad idea for an early adaptation of Dune which never happened. Pavich couldn’t be bothered less with how the money came and went; only the creative vision matters. Given what a gonzo undertaking it all appears to have been (Apocalypse Now looks simple in comparison), that’s probably the right approach for one of film history’s great Could Have Been stories…
Here’s the trailer:
Chris Barsanti 
I saw this documentary a couple months ago, and I was impressed by Jodorowsky’s wish for a Dune movie, as his approach sounded more like making art that changed people’s lives (or at least altering their visions), rather than making a movie that makes money.
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