There have been three attempts at making a movie based on Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, "Dune."
The first one infamously failed to even be filmed, thanks to director Alejandro Jodorowsky's outlandish (though original) vision. The second one, often referred to as the original "Dune" movie, was directed by David Lynch and is considered by mostly everyone to be terrible — sorry fans, even Lynch admits it. In 2021, we finally got a "Dune" adaptation that is faithful to the source material, commercially successful and really well done. And on March 1, 2024, the second part of that adaptation was released with similarly positive reviews.
But neither the book nor the movies have been saved from the internet doing what it does best: memefying everything. These are the most hilarious "Dune" memes online.
'Dune 2' Is All About the Worms...
My House. My Candy.

The-Butt-Stuff / Reddit
High School Never Ends
There Is No Connection Like the Dad-Dog Connection

Dune Memes / Facebook
Yup, This Pretty Much Sums It Up

memegod_tees / Instagram
Grammar Makes a Difference

warpgatenews / Instagram
Let's Not Pretend She Isn't 99 Percent Of Why the Movie Was So Successful

FigureOfStickman / Reddit
Dad Jokes Aren't Just for Humans
This Is Why 'Grease' Stands the Sands of Time
Paul Atreides when he first saw the dune idk I didn’t see the movie pic.twitter.com/HtQzjLWhyO
— adam (@adamjmoussa) October 25, 2021
The Real Reason Why Spice Is So Precious

ShaneMulron / Twitter
One 'Dune' to Rule Them All

dailynerdmemes / Instagram
#SelfCare

cabanamacabre / Instagram
Pro Tip: Rewatch at Home With Subtitles

memehollanddrive / Instagram
We're Watching For the Social Commentary, Or the Visuals, Or Something *Cough*

BuzzFeed / Pinterest
Yes, Yes, the Visuals!

RythN3L / Reddit
How Is This So Absolutely Accurate?
Dune (2021) but only explaining it as memes #Dune pic.twitter.com/1ESSJQd0gS
— Chelsae (@chivesvibes) October 23, 2021
Joey Has Officially Entered the Duniverse

JIrwinNXTFan / Twitter
If Anyone Would Set Off Interplanetary War Without Meaning To, It's the Dude

dancing_on_corpses_ashes / Instagram
This Is Basically How the Fremen Feel

gspotnerdcast / Instagram
OK, OK, Last One, We Promise!

runwithskizzers / Twitter
This One Is Different So It Doesn't Count

BonerWizard / Twitter
Little Known Fact: The Bene Gesserit Also Train Cats

TheAstroPub / Twitter
Not to Show Off, But Alexa Actually Listens to Us ... Sometimes

memes.that.cleaned.up.my.park / Instagram
There Is No Greater Pain

uss_fartgate / Instagram
John Lennon Was Centuries Ahead of His Time
it's called sandwalking and it's actually really important to not attract the shai-hulud pic.twitter.com/mfHUy969WQ
— nevona (@nevona) October 23, 2021
Right After They Tell You Their Grandma's Entire Life Story

damsel.in.disrobe / Instagram
Don't Confuse Them

DankDuneMemes / Twitter
One Plus One Equals Dune

memestodiscussintherapy / Instagram
We Admire the Fremen Work Ethic

spicydunememes / Instagram
Tom Was Clearly the Inspiration

youngsandworm / Reddit
This Is the Spice World We Want to Live In

bjorkhorseman / Instagram
The 'Dune' Costume Design Deserves an Oscar
The aesthetic, the world-building, the pulsing drama of Dune...truly incomparable pic.twitter.com/5PVm2UxH09
— Beatrice Loayza (@bealoayza) October 22, 2021
A Group of Oppressed People Dig Through Sand to Get a Treasure. Basically the Same Story
yeah i saw Dune pic.twitter.com/qorkEGzZDU
— en (@NoCloutBen) October 26, 2021
Casting One Direction as the Fremen Was Genius
yeah I saw Dune pic.twitter.com/fHM7Urlj3K
— mollusk struggle tweets (@molllllusk) October 23, 2021
The Action Was Riveting
Dune (2021) pic.twitter.com/aatHGXOHCm
— Dan (@dannah__montana) October 25, 2021
Sand Is the Nemesis of All Sci-Fi Protagonists, Apparently
Wish they kept this scene in #Dune pic.twitter.com/zGa3aKZP5c
— FILM DAZE (@filmdaze) October 25, 2021
But Really, Who Thought Duncan Idaho Was a Good Name?
You've Been Warned

reezlepdx / Reddit
'Dune: Part I' Is a 3 Hour Introduction to the Actual Movie

movie_._memories / Instagram
This Is Revenge for 'Star Wars' Copying 'Dune'

amholmes_scifi_writer / Instagram
Then Again, 'Star Wars' Fans Don't Even Care

JahnDahp / Reddit
The Truths Hurts
Some People Just Can't Handle Spice

takeiteasygesie / Twitter
Offices Are Like Deserts Anyway

DankDuneMemes / Twitter
Social Media Is Unnecessary, Self-Inflicting Pain
Me, logging on to this site: pic.twitter.com/PaAQeBH8xX
— Ed Yong (@edyong209) October 25, 2021
If You Move, Instant Death

mizmemez / Instagram
How Does One Tame a Giant Sand Worm? Asking For a Friend

lmaoten / Imgur
Riding a Sand Worm Would Be *Uber* Cool

Dune Memes / Facebook
Buy the Ticket, Take the Trip
Move Carefully or the Cat Worm Will Attack

mekhanemuaddib / Instagram
Let It Burn, Let It Burn, Can't Hold It Back Anymore!
Hans Zimmer making dune soundtracks pic.twitter.com/Yqhs6vjDoj
— nabe saw (@padmeows) July 19, 2021
As Sung by Megan A-Trainor

Panspermiote / Imgflip