Budget: $40 million Box Office: $30,925,690 Frank Herberts Dune series is one of the most well-known and beloved science-fiction series in history. So its only logical that that love would translate over to the film world, right? Wrong. In 1971 Universal Pictures set out to bring Herberts epic tale to life, and acclaimed science-fiction director Ridley Scott sat in the captain's chair. A beautiful master piece of cinema was sure to follow. Then Scott dropped out due to issues with his brothers health leaving the project in need of a new director. In 1981 enter David Lynch, one of the most amazingly talented filmmakers to grace Gods green earth. Lynch is one of those rare filmmakers who transcends film into the realm of art. The draw back to that was Universal had pumped quite a bit of money into this project and werent looking for an artistic expression. They wanted a blockbuster, and the conflicts lead to several re-writes, then re-edits, and re-shoots. All of which came together to make a movie that to this day David Lynch refuses to speak about. What should have been an unforgettable cinematic journey ended up being a movie most would rather forget. Dull.