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From: DENNETT@SRI-NIC.ARPA
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Subject: Dune Movie Picture Book
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Date: Sat, 25-Aug-84 14:55:38 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 25 14:55:38 1984
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From:  Steve Dennett <DENNETT@SRI-NIC.ARPA>


At the local Crown Books today I spotted a book titled "The Dune
Picture Book" (or something to that effect).  It's a "kid's" version
of "Dune" written by Joan D. Vinge, full of photos from the (as yet
unreleased) movie, and apparently meant to capitalize on it.

Having just finished reading "Dune", I glanced through the picture
book to see how much the filmakers had warped the original story.
(I'm assuming that the book and the movie's script match pretty
closely.)  Wonderously enough, the only major digression I spotted
was that the Paul brings the Fremen a device  (developed by
his father's staff) that transforms the Bene Gesserit "voice"
into a weapon of destruction.  If you've seen the previews, it's
shown in the scene where the voice-over says "where a word can kill..."

>From the photos, the sets and special effects look like the best
since the first Star Wars film.  Linda Hall (award winner for her role
in "The Year of Living Dangerously") plays Shadout Mapes.

Anyway, I can hardly wait!

-Cat Dennett

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