The 1984 version of Dune has some pretty fantastic quotes — ones so good that I wonder if they will appear in the 2020 version as well.
With a new Dune movie coming soon, I knew I had to check out the 1984 version, which I had never seen. It did come out the year I was born after all (giving away my age here). I have to admit, it was a lot better than I expected it to be, and I loved seeing some familiar faces! You may not know this but Kyle MacLachlan was one of my first ever interviews! I have also interviewed Sir Patrick Stewart before.
As a total Sci-Fi geek I was hooked almost immediately. Sure, the special effects aren’t as awesome now as they were then, but they were still pretty fun to watch. I have since ordered myself the book, and am hyped for the 2020 Dune!
Dune (1984) Quotes
There are a lot of great quotes in the 1984 version of Dune, and I wonder which ones will also appear in the 2020 version. I am sure at least a handful of them. Here is a collection of my favorites. Let me know if I missed one of yours!
“A beginning is a very delicate time.”
“The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel.”
“The planet is Arrakis, also known as Dune.”
“Because of her love for the Duke she disobeyed and gave birth to a son. Paul. Paul Atreides.”
“Worms attack all rhythmic vibrations.”
“The slow blade penetrates the shield.”
“But a person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change, something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens.”
“My greatest student. And my greatest disappointment.”
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will let it pass over me and through me.”
“They tried and failed?”
“They tried and died.”
“It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.”
“This is what I’ll do to the Duke and his family.”
“Oh Jessica, my beloved concubine. I should have married you.”
“Irulan shall be my wife, opening the way for an Atreides to take the throne.”
“There’s no need to fight over me.”
“Some thoughts have a certain sound, that being the equivalent to a form. Through sound and motion, you will be able to paralyze nerves, shatter bones, set fires, suffocate an enemy or burst his organs.”
“Remedy this situation, restore spice production, or you will live out your life in a pain amplifier!”
“We Fremen have a saying: “God created Arrakis to train the faithful”. One cannot go against the word of God.”
“You are so beautiful, my baron. Your skin, love to me. Your diseases lovingly cared for, for all eternity.”
“He who controls the spice, controls the universe.”
“A million deaths were not enough for Yueh!”
“Father, I promise, one day, the sleeper will awaken and I will avenge your death. I will not stop until I destroy the Emperor and the Baron.”
“My name is a killing word.”
“Bless the maker and his water, bless the coming and going of him, may his passing cleanse the world.”
“Now remember, walk without rhythm, and we won’t attract the worm.”
“The princess shall have no more of me than my name… no child of mine, nor touch, nor softness of glance, nor instant of desire.”
About Dune
The year: 10191. Two factions war bitterly over the desert planet, Dune. In this imaginatively conceived sci-fi fantasy based on Frank Herbert’s novel, a brave youth unites desert tribesmen against the planet’s evil ruler and battles for control of the galaxy-wide traffic in mind-bending drugs.
Produced on an epic scale with brilliant special effects.
You can watch Dune (1984) on Hulu and HBO Max!
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