It does have the distinction of having actually appeared in the film, as Duke Leto flies over the spicefields, a distressed harvester (played by David Lynch himself) makes and SOS call and the smaller farming vehicles are recalled back into the main factory machine before the worm arrives. The Spice Scout and one of the smaller battery operated vehicles can be seen barrelling up the ramp to comparative safety.
Due to the mediocre reception of the film, the toys saw quite a limited shelf life and most ended up in the bargain bin, but they are quite unique designs and well worth a look.
I didn't mind the film- I wonder if one of the reasons the toys didn't take off was that the film was definitely not aimed at the young?
ReplyDeleteCould be Andy, or the fact that a vital third ended up on the cutting room floor, meaning the narrative is disjointed. Took liberties with the book too, but I think its visually stunning
ReplyDeleteYes, a good example of a great concept, badly executed, and spoiled by two many cooks in the broth...
ReplyDeleteI'm a heretic who enjoyed the movie more than the book. Never had any of the toys... though I did build some of the plastic model kits.
ReplyDeleteHave to admit KG, that I struggled with the book. I’d love to read the entire sequence, but I find the language to terse and archaic. I’d love to have built the models, but only wver saw the Ornithopter in a shop in Plymouth once,but I wasnt that convinced by its black pudding shape!
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