El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
Direction
Jodorowsky's every frame is a grotesque tarot card
Cinematography
Desert landscapes that look personally offended
Practical Effects
Real guns, real wounds, real religious trauma
Director
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were such obsessive fans they convinced Apple Records to fund Jodorowsky's next film, 'The Holy Mountain.'
The infamous 'shooting the apples' scene was done with real bullets inches from the actors' heads—safety regulations were apparently for cowards.
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