David Lynch's Dune is hardly an ideal adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal work of science fiction, but the movie does have some truly striking visuals. And there's something magical at seeing Dune's strange models, creatures, and costumes come to life behind the scenes.

The suits worn by the Guild members were body bags that were found in a disused fire station dating back to the early 1920s.


(via Fuck Yeah Behind The Scenes)

A huge blue screen in Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City


Effects crew members Tom Valentine and John Hatt adjust the collapsible landing gear for takeoff

Electrician Ruben Huerta and modelmaker Rafael de Maria y Campos prepare the wedge-shaped carryall


Emilio Ruiz de Rio examines the wing section on the largest Atreides ships


The miniatures crew adds final detailing to the palace of Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV


A full-size representation of the missing accessway


Kyle MacLachlan (Paul) confronts the effects of a man-made sandstorm


A Face Burner model made of clay, before being covered with a plaster waste mold and cast in fiberglass


Large-scale Harvester models


Brian Smithies addresses the camera crew during a setup involving the Emperor's flagship and its steel tent, a nine-story portable palace that unfolds from the ship.


A miniature of the Emperor's City, with Jimmy Devis, assistant director and cinematographer


The Churubusco soundstages were filled with flies, so it was necessary to use some spray before every miniature shot


Francesca Annis, Kyle MacLachlan and Frank Herbert


Harkonnen's Ship


Oh, the Sandworm



Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Kenneth McMillan)


A Guild Navigator


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The photos are from Duneinfo, Konbini and Dune.cz, except when noted otherwise.