# El Topo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-topo/106859>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 2, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-topo/106859 "2002-05-02T14:31:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-topo/106859/1 "2002-05-02T14:31:34Z")

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Has anyone seen this movie? And why is it so “underground?” I did a search on [amazon.com](http://amazon.com), and someone selling the movie claims it is “banned on Yahoo and ebay.” Why?

So what’s the deal with **El Topo**?

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-topo/106859/2 "2002-05-02T14:39:58Z")

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Here’s a link, with lots of info. Type in “El Topo.”

[http://www.carfax-abbey.com/titlesearch.cfm](http://www.carfax-abbey.com/titlesearch.cfm)

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-topo/106859/3 "2002-05-02T15:06:27Z")

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Awww . . . I just LOVES that little Italian mouse!

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**Author:** ![CheapBastid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-topo/106859/4 "2002-05-02T16:20:28Z")

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… many years ago and was under-impressed. Very bizarre with a mix of Zen and Christian mythos set in a Spagetti Western.

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**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-topo/106859/5 "2002-05-02T16:32:57Z")

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Good night Eddie!

(Seriously, though, I do want to see this film someday.)