History Creator / AlejandroJodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, {{sculptor|s}}, poet, {{painter|s}}, puppeteer, philosopher and magician/occultist]] born in Tocopilla, Chile. He is best known for his filmography in the 1970s and '80s, including ''Film/ElTopo'', ''Film/TheHolyMountain'' and ''Film/SantaSangre''.

Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, philosopher and magician/occultist]] born in Tocopilla, Chile. He is best known for his filmography in the 1970s and '80s, including ''Film/ElTopo'', ''Film/TheHolyMountain'' and ''Film/SantaSangre''.

[[MultiEthnicName Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky]] (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, philosopher and magician/occultist]] born in Tocopilla, Chile. He is best known for his filmography in the 1970s and '80s, including ''Film/ElTopo'', ''Film/TheHolyMountain'' and ''Film/SantaSangre''.

[[MultiEthnicName Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky]] (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, philosopher and magician/occultist]] born in Tocopilla, Chile.

He is known for a distinctive mix of mysticism and brutality in his work, which stems from his own interest in mysticism and the occult (he has been involved with a number of mystical and spiritual disciplines including Zen Buddhism and Mexican shamanism as well as inventing his own spiritual system which he calls "psychomagic".) His comics and films are often peppered with symbols and elements from various occult forms, which are usually deliberately placed to reflect deeper meanings behind the works. This usually means Jodorowsky creations are painfully avant-garde and either inspired or totally batshit insane depending on who you ask. Compare Creator/DavidLynch, only possibly even weirder.

During his film career (mainly in the '70s and '80s) he deliberately set out to create films which would have the same impact on a viewer as a dose of psychedelic drugs. Not content with tripping his audience out, he would often set up the film making process as a ritual magical act for himself as well. For example, he used his own real son as his on-screen son in ''Film/ElTopo'', and really put the boy through the manhood ritual depicted in the film. He has also used psychedelic drugs during filming, and occasionally dosed actors before shooting.

'''His most famous films are:'''

Jodorowsky was originally slated to be the director for the film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Dune}}''. His version would have been 14 hours long, and borne only a tangential resemblance to the book (it was going to be based on a ''dream he had'' which he later discovered was similar to the plot of the first novel). He had also contracted Creator/SalvadorDali to play Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV (for a fee of $100,000 per minute of screentime) and Creator/OrsonWelles (who only agreed to the film on the terms that his favorite chef prepare all his meals) as Baron Harkonnen, with ''Dark Side of the Moon''-era Music/PinkFloyd providing some of the soundtrack. As he had already spent nearly a third of the budget without shooting a thing, the producer decided to replace him. An interview features Jodorowsky and some of his collaborators talking about the plans for the film. A feature length documentary ''Film/JodorowskysDune'' also examines the subject.

Jodorowsky has also worked extensively as a writer for comics. He wrote a number of series set in his SpaceOpera "Jodoverse" as well as others. The Jodoverse contains a lot of ideas he had worked up for his version of ''Dune''. Jodorowky's comics contain many of the same mystical, surreal and brutal elements as his films.

He's had four sons: actor Creator/{{Brontis|Jodorowsky}} (who worked with his father in several films and a stage play), Teo (died of overdose in 1995 at age 24, played a role in ''Santa Sangre''), psychoshaman and actor Cristóbal (interpreter in ''Santa Sangre'' and the main character in ''Quantum Men'') and Adan, the youngest, a musician known as "Adanowsky". He also has a daughter, Eugenia.
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'''The "[[ComicBook/MetabaronsUniverse Jodoverse]]"''':

'''Other comics include:'''

* OlderThanTheyLook: He's 92 years old but looks about 70. This is likely a result of his vegan diet.

He is known for a distinctive mix of mysticism and brutality in his work, which stems from his own interest in mysticism and the occult (he has been involved with a number of mystical and spiritual disciplines including Zen Buddhism and Mexican shamanism as well as inventing his own spiritual system which he calls "psychomagic".) His comics and films are often peppered with symbols and elements from various occult forms, which are usually deliberately placed to reflect deeper meanings behind the works. This usually means Jodorowsky creations are painfully avant-garde and either inspired or totally batshit insane depending on who you ask. Compare Creator/DavidLynch, only possibly [[UpToEleven even weirder.]]

Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, philosopher and magician/occultist]] born in Tocopilla, Chile.

Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, philosopher and magician/occultist]].

* OlderThanTheyLook: He's 87 years old but looks about 70.

* NoExportForYou: Two of his films ''Tusk'' and ''TheRainbowThief'' hasn't been released on DVD yet

* PlayingAgainstType:''Tusk'' was a movie for kids about the friendship of a girl and one elephant, without any of the strange symbolisms present in his other movies.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Jodorowsky and Music/MarilynManson planned sequel to ''El Topo'' called ''Abelcain'' but budget issues (along with a lawsuit with Allen Klein over the rights) canceled it.
** The whole story of his ''Literature/{{Dune}}'' adaptation project. In fact, without the film and its collapse, the visual effects team that made ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' (especially Creator/HRGiger, Dan O'Bannon and Creator/{{Moebius}}) would likely never have assembled, and modern science fiction on film would look ''a lot different''.

* NoExportForYou: Two of his films ''Tusk'' and ''TheRainbowThief'' hasn't been released on DVD yet (The prices for ''TheTechnopriests'' translations into German and English are an borderline example, cause they're relatively expensive.)

'''The "[[ComicBook/MetabaronsUniverse Jodoverse]]'''

Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer,philosopher and magician/occultist]].

Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, and philosopher/magician]].

Jodorowsky has also worked extensively as a writer for comics. He wrote a number of series set in his SpaceOpera "Jodoverse" as well as others. The Jodoverse contains a lot of ideas he had worked up for his version of ''{{Film/Dune}}''. Jodorowky's comics contain many of the same mystical, surreal and brutal elements as his films.

Jodorowsky was originally slated to be the director for the film adaptation of ''Film/{{Dune}}''. His version would have been 14 hours long, and borne only a tangential resemblance to the book (it was going to be based on a ''dream he had'' which he later discovered was similar to the plot of the first novel). He had also contracted Creator/SalvadorDali to play Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV (for a fee of $100,000 per minute of screentime) and Creator/OrsonWelles (who only agreed to the film on the terms that his favorite chef prepare all his meals) as Baron Harkonnen, with ''Dark Side of the Moon''-era Music/PinkFloyd providing some of the soundtrack. As he had already spent nearly a third of the budget without shooting a thing, the producer decided to replace him. An interview features Jodorowsky and some of his collaborators talking about the plans for the film. A feature length documentary ''Film/JodorowskysDune'' also examines the subject.

** The whole story of his ''Film/{{Dune}}'' film. In fact, without the film and its collapse, the visual effects team that made ''Alien'' (especially Creator/HRGiger, Dan O'Bannon and Jean Giraud) would likely never have assembled and science fiction on film would be a lot different.

* MindRape: One day, Albino the Technopope was facing 3 of his pupils, who disagreed with his policy and wanted to ventilate him. After he seized them, he wiped their minds clean of the disagreement (with a quasi-immaterial "needle" thingy going though their foreheads and lotsa pain) and replaced these memories with non-dissenting ones. [[GoodIsNotNice Good ain't nice here indeed]] and [[FromBadToWorse this is one of the more harmless cases of this trope in "The Technopriests"]].

* NoExportForYou: Two of his films ''Tusk'' and ''TheRainbowThief'' hasn't been released on DVD yet (The prices for the TheTechnopriests translations into German and English are an borderline example, cause they're relatively expensive).

** Jodorowsky and Music/MarilynManson were planning to do a sequel to ''El Topo'' called ''Abelcain'' but budget issues (along with a lawsuit with Allen Klein over the rights) canceled it.

'''The "[[ComicBook/MetabaronsUniverse Jodoverse]]" series are:'''

* ''ComicBook/TheTechnopriests'' ([[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}} No, not those ones]]).

'''Other Comic-Book Works Include:'''

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculptor, poet, painter, puppeteer, and philosopher/magician]].

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, [[RenaissanceMan composer, playwright, writer, mime, psychologist, sculpter, poet, painter, playwright, puppeteer, and philosopher/magician]].

He's had four sons: actor Creator/{{Brontis|Jodorowsky}} (who worked with his father in ''El Topo'' and ''The Dance of Reality''), Teo (died of overdose in 1995 at age 24, played a role in ''Santa Sangre''), psychoshaman and actor Cristóbal (interpreter in ''Santa Sangre'' and the main character in ''Quantum Men'') and Adan, the youngest, a musician known as "Adanowsky". He also has a daughter, Eugenia.

He's had four sons: actor Brontis (who worked with his father in ''El Topo'' and ''The Dance of Reality''), Teo (died of overdose in 1995 at age 24, played a role in ''Santa Sangre''), psychoshaman and actor Cristóbal (interpreter in ''Santa Sangre'' and the main character in ''Quantum Men'') and Adan, the youngest, a musician known as "Adanowsky". He also has a daughter, Eugenia.

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean-French filmmaker, actor, composer, playwright, writer and philosopher/magician.

He is known for a distinctive mix of mysticism and brutality in his work, which stems from his own interest in mysticism and the occult (he has been involved with a number of mystical and spiritual disciplines including Zen Buddhism and Mexican shamanism as well as inventing his own spiritual system which he calls "psychomagic".) His comics and films are often peppered with symbols and elements from various occult forms, which are usually deliberately placed to reflect deeper meanings behind the works. This usually means Jodorowsky creations are painfully avant-garde and either inspired or totally batshit insane depending on who you ask.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Played with by the aborted Dune adaption. Although it never saw production, the storyboard treatment helped inspire many Hollywood film makers.