In 1975 Dan O'Bannon (the co-creator of "Dark Star") was in Paris supervising special effects for Alexandro Jodorowsky’s very early attempt to produce and direct a motion picture of Frank Herbert’s "Dune". Dan hired H.R. Giger for designs and tried to hire me for the same. This was my submission for an Ornithoptor. Alexandro, I am told, did not care for my style. He thought my designs were too American, too "NASA".
