Final cut tussles between directors and studios
In some instances, the films that emerged from the editing room were considered to be influential triumphs. Others were commercial failures, while one or two were later reassessed as cult classics… Lynch appeared to be unaware that Dunes producers had entirely other ideas. The resulting film was widely panned by critics, andDuneunderperformed at the box-office. That ad served as the first shot in an unpleasant battle. Well take a loss on it....