Re: [Epic] Dune Epic 40K units

From: Tyler Provick <bprovick_at_...>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 09:56:37 -0400

>Basically, the Wierding (IIRC) Modules were developed so that the movie
>didn't have to get into Herbert's theories on how to develop
>super-soldiers. IIRC, there was a sub-plot where the Emperor's man grew
>alarmed when the Baron said he wanted to place prisoners on Arrakis...
>ie, like what the Emperor did on...(Selusa Secondus. Ty) on... on his
prison planet to
>produce the Saudakar. (sp?)

>> Jamis and his wife, In the book, the first man Paul kills. He gain
>> "possesion" of the wife, and retains here throughout the series as a nanny
>> for his children.
>
>Basically that happened in the movie, too, except it happened a lot
>faster and I don't think you had Harah trying to bed Paul. In _The
>Making of Dune_, Paul's actor comments that the fight scene with Jamis
>was difficult to do, because he had to go from fighting (void of
>emotion, basically) to, basically, crying, all in the span of a minute
>or so.

That was cut from the version I saw. That was in the longer version, to
which the director wanted no credit

Tyler
Received on Wed Aug 27 1997 - 13:56:37 UTC