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From: howard@garfield.UUCP (Howard . Campbell)
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Subject: Dune - Article in Forbes Magazine.
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Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 19:07:11 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 26 19:07:11 1984
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Hello, net-people, Dune is coming!
Actually, that's old news, but the following isn't. ( I hope! )

DUNE is to be released in 1700 theatres world-wide on Dec. 14.
The magazine Forbes ( Nov. 5 issue - bi-weekly from someplace in NYC )
has a multipage article ( with several informative and 2001-word
colour shots; written by Tom O'Hanlon name "Billion Dollar Flick" ) 
on the film as well as a pair of pages on Frank Herbert and his famous book. 
And, if you are as lazy as I am, here are some multi-byte information chunks:

	The Director is Dino de Laurentis's 30 year old daughter
	and DdL is producing the picture.

	The whole thing costs about US$ 40m, with a similar amount
	being thrown in for promotion, distribution and advertising.

	It will be more than two hours long, it required 70 sets and 35
	dialogue segments.

	Ten (yes, 10!) subsequent pictures will be released in the following
	18 months. ( I expect there may be a misprint here, but exactly what
	the movies are to be about is not stated, I suppose one is expected
	to infer that they'll all be Dune sequels, or related somehow.
	Perhaps some crap for TV? )

	Currently, 5 soundstages have been built in Wilmington, North Carolina,
	with 7 more to come.  ( So many!! So much Money!! )

Remember, if you want more, see the above mentioned magazine.  It's an 
interesting article.  You'll likely find it in any public library, I expect.
( I stumbled on it in our university library. )

					Howard
					  Campbell
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