Dune movie tie-in paperback novel from Berkeley Press. Writen by Frank Herbert. Front cover artwork of two moons rising over the desert (Advance poster A). Back cover contains 6 color stills from the movie. Film Script Draft 2. Written by David Lynch, dated May 29, 1982. Contains several scenes from the Frank Herbert novel that were deleted in subsequent drafts (7 drafts in all). Notably, the ending is more complete and very similar to that of the book. The Making of Dune paperback book. Written by Ed Naha. A very good making-of book with many behind-the-scenes photos and anecdotes, as well as quite a bit of technical information. It has been written with a positive and enthusiastic tone, which falls in stark contrast to the negative critical reaction the film would actually receive upon release.

American Cinematographer magazine, December 1984. Includes two fascinating, in-depth articles on the photography and sound design of the movie. 

Dune: Official Collector’s Edition movie program. 64 pages. Many glossy stills from the film, as well as behind-the-scenes photos and production artwork. Text covers the story, the characters, the pre-production, filming, and special effects.

Japanese Dune movie program. 26 pages. Classy graphic layout, many color and black & white stills from the movie interspersed with text in Japanese. An attractive booklet.

David Lynch Triple Nightmare flyer from Japan promoting “The Very Best of David Lynch” film festival. Films screened were Dune, BlueVelvet, and Eraserhead. One double-sided page. Front page includes a color image of Isabella Rosellini in profile with her back to camera.
 

Dune Terminology flyer. Handed out to movie patrons during the film’s theatrical release. Reprints many terms from the novel’s glossary section over a background of the two-moons artwork. One double-sided page.

Movie Press Kit (original folder heavily damaged, but contents intact). This was given to critics upon release of the film. Unless otherwise noted, all packets are printed on Universal News Press Department letterhead. The press kit contains the following:

• Cover letter to critics on MCA letterhead (1 page)
• 12 pages of glossy black & white photos, including 18 stills from the movie and publicity shots of both David Lynch and Raffaella DeLaurentiis.
• Press release on Berkeley Publishing Group letterhead concerning the movie tie-in paperback edition of the novel Dune (2 pages)
• List of movie cast and credits (7 pages)
• Movie Production Notes (26 pages)
• David Lynch bio (13 pages)
• Frank Herbert bio (3 pages)
• Freddie Francis bio (6 pages)
• Anthony Master bio (5 pages)
• Raffaella DeLaurentiis bio (3 pages). There are notes scribbled in ink on the back page of this packet, possibly from the film critic who originally possessed the press kit. I purchased the press kit in Boston, but I can safely say that the notes are not the work of Boston Globe critic Jay Carr (who gave the film a 1-star rating in 1984) as they exhibit a knowledge of the source novel and have positive things to say about the faithfulness of the movie.
• Francesca Annis bio (5 pages)
• Brad Dourif bio (3 pages)
• Jose Ferrer bio (5 pages)
• Linda Hunt bio (6 pages)
• Freddie Jones bio (4 pages)
• Richard Jordan bio (4 pages)
• Kyle MacLachlan bio (5 pages)
• Virginia Madsen bio (4 pages)
• Silvana Mangano bio (3 pages)
• Everett McGill bio (5 pages)
• Kenneth McMillan bio (4 pages)
• Sian Phillips bio (5 pages)
• Jurgen Prochnow bio (5 pages)
• Paul Smith bio (5 pages)
• Patrick Stewart bio (6 pages)
• Sting bio (5 pages)
• Dean Stockwell bio (5 pages)
• Max Von Sydow bio (5 pages)
• Alicia Roane Witt bio (3 pages)
• Sean Young bio (3 pages)

Dune lobby card. 11” x 14” placard for display in movie theatre lobby. Has image from the two-moons poster art and a two-shot of Francesca Annis with Sian Phillips. Dune video counter displays. Six cardboard cutouts representing characters from the film. Designed for display on the counter space at video rental stores. Images are: The Shadout Mapes, Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, Reverend Mother, Baron Harkonnen, Feyd Rautha, and a side-by-side image of Paul & Chani. All displays are double-sided and reversible. Making Dune publicity video. 2 minutes, 10 seconds. Very brief promotional short, probably designed as filler for an entertainment news program. Not long enough to provide anything of substance, but does showcase some tantalizing behind-the-scenes footage of Lynch directing the actors and some of the miniature sets being prepared for photography. This is a multi-generation videotape dub with poor picture quality.

Dune theatrical trailer. 35mm film print of theatrical trailer. Approximately 2 minutes long. Cinemascope anamorphic squeeze.

Advance A (bought folded). Two moons rising over the desert

Advance B (currently framed). A montage of images from the film revolving around Paul, Chani, and Feyd. The text reads: “Its surface is barren. Its true strength hidden. Its foreboding desert conceals the power to fold space, to slow time, to send the mind where the body cannot go. It is the source of the ultimate power. It is the deadly battleground where a young leader will emerge to command an army of six million warriors against the tyrannical force that threatens to enslave the universe. It is the clash for the greatest prize of all… The planet called Dune.”

British foldout poster pamphlet. 2-sided with several stills from the movie as well as brief synopses of the story and the production.

Dune Official Poster Magazine Edition foldout poster magazine with 3 small posters, several stills from the movie, and quite a bit of publicity text related to the story and the production of the film.

Toys by LJN:

• Paul Atreides action figure (complete with crysknife, weirding module & sound gun)
• Stilgar action figure (complete with maker hook, tarpel pistol & grappling anchor)
• Baron Harkonnen action figure (complete with suspensor belt)
• Feyd Rautha action figure (complete with poison blade & cat-in-cage)
• Beast Rabban action figure (complete with Sardaukar helmet and rifle)
• Sardaukar Warrior action figure (with rifle, missing laser pistol)
• Sandworm action figure
• Spice Scout vehicle
• Motorized mini-vehicles: Sand Roller, Sand Crawler, Sand Tracker
• Fremen Tarpel Gun, with flashing lights and electronic noises that sound nothing at all like anything in the movie. 

Dune jigsaw puzzle. 551 pieces. Traditional poster art for the movie.

Dune: A Parker Brothers Adventure Game (still in the shrink-wrap). I could never build up the conviction, or the interest, to open up this board game and actually play it. It looks complicated and I’m not into this type of game. The summary on the back of the box reads: “Enter the world of DUNE. A world of power. Conflict. Intrigue. A place where mere survival becomes a complex struggle. With every move, you’re forced to employ skill and imagination in this multi-faceted adventure game. You will rely on strength and strategy to eliminate enemy characters. You will arm your warriors with incredible weapons and mysterious powers. You will gather coveted Spice with the aid of your Harvesters… all while guarding against the destructive sand storms and devouring sand worms that plague this desert planet. Can you meet Dune’s extraordinary challenges? Will you master its savage forces and emerge triumphantly as the planet’s sole ruler? Your fate is about to unfold. Prepare yourself to relive the legend… to fulfill the prophecy!”

Dune computer game. Produced by Virgin Games. An MS-DOS based game run from 5.25” floppy diskettes. Game-play is based on both the Frank Herbert novel and the David Lynch film. Box cover contains a color photo of Kyle MacLachlan dressed in Fremen stillsuit. The package also includes a foldout poster with the two-moons artwork. Under the movie title is written the tag line, “He Who Controls the Spice Controls the Universe”.

Comic Books: Marvel Super Special #36: Dune. Complete comic adaptation of the film. Adaptation by Ralph Macchio (not the actor), art by Bill Sienkiewicz. The script adaptation is often awkward, deleting huge chunks of the movie and simplifying the rest. Rewritten portions of dialogue are clunky. However, there are a few scripted scenes that were deleted from the finished film which remain in the comic (such as the killing of the baby worm to make the Water of Life). The artwork is harsh, jagged, and cluttered, but the coloring and inking are strong and vibrant in this edition. Dune Official Comics Adaptation parts 1 - 3. The above adaptation was also released in a 3-issue limited series. The coloring, inking, and printing are of much poorer quality in these copies. The cover artwork is also different.

The Dune Storybook hardcover book by Joan D. Vinge. A children’s storybook adaptation of the film script with many color still photos from the movie, including a few cut scenes. The language of the book has been simplified to a child’s level and the content of the movie has been significantly toned down, but several violent passages remain.

Dune Coloring Book. 44 pages of pictures to color. A few of the coloring scenes show a blatant disregard for the age of children who would be inclined to purchase this book. Example: “Duke Leto and Piter die.” (It is a picture of two dead bodies lying on the floor. Have fun coloring that, kids!).

Dune Activity Book. 60 pages of puzzles, mazes, games, coloring pictures, and even a recipe for No-Bake Spice Cookies (Cinnamon is the spice in question this time. The recipe begins, “Ask a grownup to melt the butter in a saucepan.”).

Dune Coloring and Activity Book. 48 pages of surreal fun. The answer to one of the puzzles is “They tried to take the life of my son”. The book was obviously not designed for children of all ages.

Dune Puzzles, Games, Mazes, Activities. 48 pages. The front cover displays a still photo of an unusual-looking Fremen in a crowd scene. This was not a still that I had seen magnified before.

Dune Cut-Out Activity Book. A very interesting children’s activity book with cut-out paper models of the following:

• Preliminary design for Ornithopter
• Preliminary design for Fremen sound gun
• Desert backdrop with sand dunes, rock cliffs, and a sandworm army
• Paul riding the giant sandworm
• Emperor’s spaceship
• Sardaukar Warrior mask
• 15 character cut-outs

Dune Pop-Up Panorama Book. A Children’s pop-up book with 4 scenes from the movie, 10 cut-out characters, and 4 cut-out spaceships. The scenes are: “Farewell to Caladan”. Spaceships in front of the royal palace on Caladan. “Baron Harkonnen’s Plot”. A Geidi-Prime scene with the Baron, Feyd, & Rabban. “The Great Battle”. Sandworms and Fremen warriors in the desert. “Peace at Last”. Final scene in the Arrakeen palace.

Fleer trading cards and stickers. Complete set of 132 cards and 44 stickers. Fleer trading card display box.

Dune View-Master reels. 3 reels of 3-D pictures (21 in all). Panini sticker album. 32 pages with spaces for 180 stickers. Available primarily in England and Canada. Includes black & white illustrations of characters from the film and intelligently written captions for most of the stickers. The language of the scene summaries simplifies the narrative of the film, but does so at an adult level. Example: “Crucial events that will have an historical and political effect on the Universe are about to take place at the Emperor’s palace.” Panini stickers. Set of 5. Included are: #11.  The Emperor Shaddam IV #86.  Paul in Fremen stillsuit #92.  Chani #112. Jessica’s Water of Life ceremony #170. The final gathering for Paul’s “word of God” speech.

Dune belt buckle. A silver buckle with the design of three Guild spaceships flying between two planets or moons.

Dune pencil cases. 3 soft acrylic zippered pencil cases. Cases are red, blue, and purple. Each displays 2-3 stills from the film or the poster art.

Dune book cover. Montage artwork from Advance B poster printed on a schoolbook cover.

Dune T-shirt. A white shirt with the standard poster art imprinted on the front. This is an Unofficial customized item.

Dune party favors: Paper plates. 7-inch and 9-inch (8 of each). Montage artwork of Sardaukar warriors, two moons, Atreides spaceship, and a worm rising out of the sand. Paper napkins (16). Identical artwork to the above. Party Blowers (4).  Printed with “D U N E” along the length. Dune film cels. A set of 48 individual film frame trimmings, suitable for mounting and preparing slides. Each image is letterboxed within the 35mm frame.

Dune bed sheets. A set of one pillow case and two unfitted sheets for a twin size bed. Sheets are light blue in color with the Dune logo, characters, and vehicle artwork printed on them. Quite unattractive, frankly.

Dune DVDs from other regions
PAL laserdisc editions
Sardaukar action figure complete with laser pistol and rifle
The remaining Panini stickers
Dune Part 1: Battle for the Known Universe storybook 33 1/3 LP record and cassette
Dune Part 2: Attack of the Giant Sandworms storybook cassette tape
Belgian 3-D Dune sticker packages
The 1985 Dune Calendar
Dune lobby cards
Sardaukar Laser Gun toy
Revell Dune model kits
Dune buttons
Any other unique or obscure item which has not yet been brought to my attention