Dune - Cut Scene - Death of Thufir Hawat

This scene appears to have been completed, and includes music. It also appears on the old Fleer trading cards, and so was likely cut from the film at the last minute.

See scene 281 of the Seventh Draft of Dune.
The full 7th draft script of Dune is available from www.duneinfo.com

281. INT. GREAT HALL - ARRAKEEN PALACE - DAY

... PAUL
Gurney... I see Thufir Hawat among the
captives. Let him stand free. GURNEY
My Lord? PAUL
Let him stand free!

The Emperor turns nervously to Feyd, who passes a
golden dagger to Thufir. FEYD
(to Thufir)
The antidote... GURNEY
(gestures to Thufir)
Thufir. Come.

Thufir approaches Paul, concealing the knife. They
come face to face. The Emperor seems strangely
tense at this moment. Paul notices this. He looks
Thufir over. PAUL (CONT'D)
(inner voice)
A knife....
(out loud)
In payment of the many years of service to
my family, you may know ask of me anything
you wish. Anything at all.
(quietly)
Do you need my life, old friend?

He turns his back on him. PAUL (CONT'D)
(quiet)
It is yours.

Thufir's eyes grow sad and wide. PAUL
I mean this, Thufir. If you are to
strike, do it now.

Thufir's hand rises, as Jessica gasps, but the old
Mentat pulls his heart plug out with a quick tearing
motion. Paul turns and catches him as he sags.

His head lolls back and he looks up to Paul
urgently. THUFIR (CONT'D)
Three... generations... of you...

His breath escapes him and he is dead. PAUL
(to the guards)
Carry this noble Atreides warrior away.
Do him all honor.

The guards do as they are instructed.

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[CodyRicheson]

Cut scenes like this make it clear how close to the book the film really was. It's a shame that Lynch didn't divide the original book into a trilogy, which probably wasn't a popular idea back then, but one that would totally work now.

[DuneInfo]

@CodyRicheson The first draft of the script (written by David Lynch, Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren) did divide the movie into two parts, with the first film ending with Paul and Jessica escaping into the desert.

[FuckinLittleDreamer]

Three generations of you... what he meant by this quote, he saw the future or something?

[DuneInfo]

@FuckinLittleDreamer Thufir served Paul, Duke Leto and Leto's father, this the 3 generations of Atreides to which he is referring.

[geganerd3]

the fact they removed this scene from the original movie angered me so much. Never had a book brought me so close to crying before. Even now, as I watch this I am nearly brought to tears. The face Thufir Hawat gave his own life, instead of that of his Paul's, out of so much love. THAT is what makes Dune the best book I have ever read.

[PROJECTTROJANWARRIOR]

Nice eyebrows,.... DIIIICCCCKKKKK

[AnkleSpur]

@geganerd3 Well, that and the thought of Virginia Madsen doing prama-bindu exercises - lower body. Ahem.

[Gantzer1]

What on earth were they thinking cutting this.

[ionia23]

"Do you see, Emperor? Do you see your traitors needle? Do you think one who gave their life to three generations of Atreides would give them any less now?"

[JaytheOstrich]

I think they cut it because Paul pronounces Atreides different from the rest of the movie.

[ContrastY]

I don't think David Lynch was the correct choice for this film and I say this as a fan of David Lynch.

[brmoogma]

the scene is good...why was it cut out?

[eternalwolf777]

Wow. I have never seen that scene before. Thank you for posting it.