{"product_id":"masterpiece-in-disarray-2","title":"Masterpiece In Disarray","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited edition containing foil-gilded page edges and a black satin ribbon marker. The FIRST PRINTING has RED gilding, and the SECOND PRINTING has BLUE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs featured in \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMovieMaker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNerdist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe A.V. 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I see plans within plans.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing his underground hit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eEraserhead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and critically acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, visionary filmmaker David Lynch set his sights on bringing Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eDune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto the screen. The project had already vexed directors such as Alejandro Jodorowsky (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl Topo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and Ridley Scott (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). But by the early ‘80s Universal Pictures was prepared to give Lynch the keys to the kingdom – and the highest budget in the studio’s history at the time – so that he could lend his surrealistic chops to this sprawling story of feuding space dynasties. They would also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehopefully\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e be creating a “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for adults” franchise-starter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the hot young filmmaker commanded a cast with 42 major speaking parts as well as a crew of 1,700 (plus over 20,000 extras) on 80 sets built on 8 sound stages in Mexico, what happened next became as wild, complex, and full of intrigue as Herbert’s novel itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax Evry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e goes behind the erratic ride of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Lynch’s \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e like never before, with a years-in-the-making oral history culled from a lineup of new interviews with the film’s stars (Kyle MacLachlan, Sean Young, Virginia Madsen, etc.), creatives, film executives, and insiders – not to mention Lynch himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Lynch’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e initially left many filmgoers and reviewers scratching their heads, most dismissing the film upon its release. 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