Talk:Dune in popular culture

Phantasm
The original Phantasm copies the "no fear, put your hand in the box". Enda80 23:18, 1 February 2007 (UTC)Enda80

Pruning
Okay, I've deleted all "appears similar to" items in this list that aren't sourced as being actually related to the Dune Universe. I don't believe the following count as a "popular culture reference" unless they are explicitly mentioned by the creators, or those associated as being inspired, have Dune-specific terminology used, or are otherwise explicitly derivative of Dune: Seriously, this kind of unverifiable OR is detrimental to the encyclopedia, and you need to cite your sources when doing this kind of thing. --Haemo 09:07, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The simple presence of sandworms on a desert planet. These are ubiquitous, and have pre-existed Dune.  Attributing every single reference to Dune is like attributing every single use of Tolkien-esque elves to the Lord of the Rings.
 * Fighting worms which appear similar to those from Dune.
 * Having a plot, or plot elements similar to Dune.
 * Having organizations, or a universe with similarities to Dune.
 * Involving desert in some way.


 * I agree in principle that everything "similar to" an equivalent element of Dune wasn't necessarily inspired by it (like anything taking place in a desert or featuring worms). However, a work with similar significant plot points, organizations etc. should be considered somewhat derivative if these particular elements aren't necessarily universal. Of course, this entire article is borderline original research, so I strongly agree that citations are indeed important when drawing these conclusions.
 * By the way, which pre-Dune works have featured sandworms on a desert planet? If your assertion is true, they should be noted somewhere as influencing Herbert, because sandworms are so synonymous with his work in the genre. If he in fact "invented" the concept, I feel that subsequent works featuring desert sandworms in similar situations should be noted here. I've collected some of the deleted refs below in the event that some may be reintroduced into the article in some form. But of course, just a battle-worm in a game isn't necessarily Dune-inspired enough to include (although hey, who else do you think made worms ferocious?!). TAnthony 20:20, 24 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm preserving more deleted refs here for possible future use; it seems counter-productive to just delete all this material. I've kept only things that are basically factual, original research or not, and left out any big interpretive leaps. I continue to believe that derivative works should at least be noted, and I have seen no evidence as yet that, as Haemo has suggested, Herbert didn't invent the "sandworms on a desert planet" concept. And I don't see why stating that a game has a "krysknife" is necessarily OR; listing a fact and letting readers make the connection seems fine, actually stating "krysknife" = "crysknife" is OR. OF COURSE, I will also agree that some of this minutae is hardly encyclopedic, LOL! But Billy and Mandy? Genius! TAnthony 15:21, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Film

 * The Star Wars film series (which began in 1977) contains a number of elements arguably inspired by Dune. The planet Tatooine is completely covered by desert; one of its species, the Tusken Raiders, shares some traits with the Fremen, such as wearing moisture-retaining clothing and masks and living a semi-primitive existence in the desert. Also, the vehicles used by the Jawa race are named "sandcrawlers", like the harvesting vehicles used in Dune. In A New Hope, Luke Skywalker (who, like Paul Atreides, has a Biblical name) remarks on the giant worms in the desert of Tatooine. In addition, the Sarlacc, in its original incarnation in Return of the Jedi, bears a resemblance to the sandworms described in Dune, with multiple rows of teeth and a large, round mouth. Jabba the Hutt also bears a passing similarity to Leto Atreides II in God Emperor of Dune. Both resemble worms with almost useless appendages and a human-like face at the forefront of their worm-like structure.
 * In the 1988 Tim Burton film Beetlejuice, sandworms exist on Saturn, presented as a desert planet to which the dead are transported if they leave the location of their "hauntings." 	* In the 1990 film Tremors, a small town in Nevada is beset by a number of giant worms which bear a resemblance to those in Dune. They have large round mouths full of sharp teeth, move quickly under the sand, and respond to vibrations on the surface.

Games

 * In Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, one of the optional missions takes place on a desert planet with giant worms.
 * NetHack features a monster called a "long worm" which after its death leaves a "worm tooth" that a player can transform into a "crysknife."
 * In the MMORPG Anarchy Online, a hypercorporation called Omni-Tek is granted control of a seemingly useless desert planet called Rubi-Ka, the only known source of notum, an extremely valuable mineral. "Krys" knives and giant sandworms are also featured in in the game.
 * In the MMORPG Starport: Galactic Empires, in which players can colonize different types of planets, the "pollution disaster" that befalls desert planets is an attack on the colony by giant worms. Additionally, desert planets are the type of planet from which the most "spice" can be harvested.
 * The first few levels of the Super Nintendo game Super Turrican II are set on a desert planet, and the final level of the first world requires the player to ride on a series of giant worms with multiple teeth who move rapidly across the surface of the sand.
 * In the online game Neopets, there is a pet available called Usul.
 * The "Burrowing Bishop" (a constellation-based enemy of Kingdom of Loathing) is stopped from escaping using "Maker Hooks."
 * The Sega video game series Phantasy Star features a planet called Motavia which is a desert planet and possesses worms that the player can fight. In Phantasy Star IV, a farmer is raising worms but has lost control; the player can accept a mission to fight the "giant" uncontrolled worm. Motavia is transformed into a lush green planet in Phantasy Star II and returns to its desert form in Phantasy Star IV.
 * World of Warcraft utilizes weapons such as "Dib'Muad's Crysknife," "Reverend Mother's Crysknife" and "Shani's Crysknife," as well as an item called the "Jom Gabbar." "Boneworms" are prevalent in the Bone Wastes of Terrokar Forest, and can be drawn out using a "Fumper.". One particular group quest involves using the Fumper to call an elite Sandworm named Hai'Shulud, the Bone Emperor.

Music

 * The hardcore band Shai Hulud drew their name from the Fremen word for the sandworms.
 * Post-Hardcore band Harkonen drew their name from the Landsraad Great House Harkonnen.
 * The song "Traveler In Time" by the power metal band Blind Guardian from their album Tales from the Twilight World begins with the lyrics "The morning sun of Dune."
 * The German techno band Dune released their first self-titled album in 1995; one of the songs is titled "The spice", with the lyrics "Spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe the planet is Arrakis &mdash; also known as Dune."
 * In the song "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim, the lyrics "If you walk without rhythm, it won't attract the worm."
 * The Goth-Rock band Bene Gesserit took their name from Dune's secret sisterhood.
 * The track "Fear" by Adam Freeland, featured in the video game Rez, features the repeating one-line lyric "Fear is the mind killer."
 * The track "March of the Tyrant" by Majesty references the God Emperor, the Golden Path and Arrakis in its lyrics.
 * The drone band Nero made a concept album about Dune which is notable for using samples from the film Dune (film) during its 18-minute long improvisational album-closer, "Kwizzach Haderach"

Television

 * In the cartoon Earthworm Jim, the character Peter Puppy would often recite the Litany against Fear.
 * Episode 16 "Mandy the Merciless" of the Cartoon Network show The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy satirizes God Emperor of Dune, with Mandy as Leto II, Billy as Duncan Idaho, and Grim as Moneo. The source of Mandy the Worm's power is cinnamon.
 * In the The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy beauty pageant episode, one of the "skill competitions" involves the gom jabbar.
 * In episode 94 of The Simpsons, "Homer and Apu", after tasting Apu's spicy food, Lisa's eyes glow blue and she says "I can see through time!"
 * In episode 519, of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Crow says "we have worm-sign" when a scene with a desert appears on screen. Later in the same episode, he says "Arrakis, Dune, Desert Planet."
 * In the Sci Fi Channel animated series Tripping the Rift, Season 2 episode titled "Creaturepalooza" Commander Adam is forced to eject from his experimental jet fighter after being struck by a giant worm very similar to Dune's sand worm on the planet Vitalius 4. The worm is killed by T'nuk throwing a pair of "spicy Thai food" stained underwear left by Commander Adam into the mouth of the giant worm.

Television reference - SNL
Someone can add this reference? I'm not very secure to add stuff on wikipedia, I don't really know how to do it, meet the standard.

On the show Saturday Night Live (SNL), I don't know from which episode, I see the clip on a Dune site, I don't know where, long time ago. You can find the transcript there. George W. Bush (play by Will Ferrell) is being advized by Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice.

Condoleeza Rice: You have a meeting with Ali Abdullah Salay.

President George W. Bush: Another Abdullah.

Condoleeza Rice: Yeah.

President George W. Bush: That's three. You thought I wasn't paying attention, now did you? Where's this one from?

Condoleeza Rice: Yemen.

President George W. Bush: Good one, but I'm not that stupid. You mean Fremen.

Dick Cheney: No, it's Yemen. "Fremen" is from the science fiction book Dune!

President George W. Bush: Ok, fair enough.

Condoleeza Rice: And you're going to need to contact Mubarak.

President George W. Bush: Yemen?

Dick Cheney: Egypt!

President George W. Bush: Damn it! Nancy.Gallant 04:20, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

I think it's from the episode on May 11, 2002. Nancy.Gallant 04:24, 30 March 2007 (UTC)