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John Lennon provided $1 million for Alejandro Jodorowsky to finance his next film after El Topo. Lennon was interested in the film's spiritual and psychedelic themes. He also admired Jodorowsky's work on El Topo, which he had seen at the Cannes Film Festival. Lennon's contribution helped to make Jodorowsky's next film, The Holy Mountain, one of the most expensive independent films ever made at the time.