EL TOPO (1970) | Alejandro Jodorowsky, Part 2

<p>In the 2nd part of our series on Alejandro Jodorowsky, we'll discuss the creation and release of the controversial director's most notorious film, EL TOPO.</p> <p>With EL TOPO, Jodorowsky effectively invented the Midnight Movie as we know it. In this episode, not only will we recount the history of EL TOPO's production, but also a short history of the Midnight Movie circuit of the early 1970s, including the introduction of its chief architect, the legendary Ben Barenholtz!</p> <p>Trigger Warning: This episode includes a discussion of sexual assault.</p> <p>Show Notes:  </p> <p>📰Read: Is 'El Topo' A Con? by Vincent Candy (The New York Times, 1971): <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/23/archives/is-el-topo-a-con-is-el-topo-a-con.html?utm_source=pocket_saves'>http</a><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/23/archives/is-el-topo-a-con-is-el-topo-a-con.html?utm_source=pocket_saves'>s://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/23/archives/is-el-topo-a-con-is</a><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/23/archives/is-el-topo-a-con-is-el-topo-a-con.html?utm_source=pocket_saves'>-el-topo-a-con.html</a> 📰Read: Should 'El Topo' Be Elevated to 'El Tops'? by Peter Schjeldahl (The New York Times, 1971): <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/1971/06/06/archives/should-el-topo-be-elevated-to-el-tops.html?utm_source=pocket_saves'>https://www.nytimes.com/1971/06/06/archives/should-el-topo-be-elevated-to-el-tops.html</a> </p> <p>Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.</p> <p>This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.</p>