Jodorowsky Cut?
I have read that Jodorowsky took this to the editing room after Hopper had finished filming. But I have also heard someone asking 'if we will ever see the Jodorowsky cut'. Which one is it!?
shareJodorowsky edited it. He was later told by Hopper that the studio didn't like the cut and that he (Hopper himself) had to re-cut it. However, Jodorowsky never saw the finished product. So it's unclear whether Hopper used Jodorowky's cut and just "cleaned it up" a bit, or if he ditched it altogether... or if he just told that to Jodorowsky and released his cut still.
From Alejandro's comments ("I erased all the marxism and love story") it sounds close to the finished product though.
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Thank you, that was very helpful.
shareNo problem. I got the bit which might interest you, plus the link:
http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/61/61jodorowskyiv.php
"Talking of other infamous moviemakers, is it true that you worked with Dennis Hopper on the editing for The Last Movie?
Yes that's true. I don't know how. I had showed El Topo privately around the studios, I showed it to Metro Golden Mayer, Universal. And, all the time, the people at the screenings were enthusiastic, but then, when the salesmen came along, they would say, "We don't know to sell this picture." And Dennis Hopper was at one of these private shows, and he liked El Topo a lot. And so he invited me to come to Taos. And in Taos, he had four or six editing machines and twelve editors working. At that time, he didn't know what to with The Last Movie. And I saw the material, I thought it was a fantastic story. And I said, "I can help." I was there for two days, and in two days I edited the picture. I think I made it very good. I liked it. But when he went to show it to Hollywood, they didn't want it, because by then he was in conflict with them. Later, I think that Dennis Hopper decided that he couldn't use my edit, because he needed to do it himself. And so he destroyed what I did, and I don't know what he did with it later. I never told that to anybody through the years, but I am sure that if, one day, they found my edit, it was fantastic. Because the material was fantastic. I took out everything that was too much like a love story or too much Marxist politics. For me it was one of the greatest pictures I have ever seen. It was so beautiful, so different. I don't know what it is like now, how it has been edited, the final thing, I don't know if he conserved anything of mine. But it was a fantastic film. One thing I do remember from back then, though, was how strong the smell of Dennis Hopper's underarm perspiration was. It was so strong, and one day — he had I think ten women there — and I put everyone in a line in order for them to smell the perfume of Dennis Hopper. Because he never changed his shirt, for days upon days. He smelled very strong. That I remember."
Also, maybe check out "An American Dreamer", the documentary where Hopper is working on The Last Movie.
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