El: Topo Archive
When Alejandro Jodorowsky premiered El Topo in 1970, the concept of the "Midnight Movie" was largely undefined. The film follows a black-clad gunslinger (played by Jodorowsky) and his naked son as they travel across a surreal desert on a quest for enlightenment and violence. It is a bizarre blend of Spaghetti Western aesthetics, Eastern mysticism, and violent avant-garde theater.