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Speaking to Deadline, director Blackhorse Lowe, along with actors Kirk Fox and Zahn McClarnon, explained the cinematic inspirations behind “This Is Where the Plot Thickens” and its psychedelic journey. According to Lowe, he hopes the episode will have a similar affect to the works of Alejandro Jodorowsky, specifically 1970’s “El Topo” and 1973’s “The Holy Mountain.”
“Both really shook my sensibilities on understanding using psychedelics in cinema,” the director explained. Notably, both films contain parallel elements to parts of “This Is Where the Plot Thickens.” For instance, the group of cultists Big and Kenny Boy encounter in the woods feels reminiscent of the cultists encountered by the hero of “El Topo,” while the visions and flashbacks Big experiences during his trip seem to mirror some moments from “The Holy Mountain” (though they are not as surreal or absurd).
According to Fox and McClarnon, Lowe also screened a movie called “The Night Before.” Though McClarnon refers to it as a ’70s movie, the film in question is probably the Keanu Reeves-starring movie by that title from 1988.
However, since most of the “Reservation Dogs” episode is a classic tale of unlikely buddies, one of whom is a cop, buddy cop movies were also referenced heavily while filming. While Fox says those influences weren’t really on his mind, he explained, “Everyone around us was referencing the buddy cop movies, whether it was ‘Lethal Weapon’ or ’48 Hours,’ because it was undeniable that what they were seeing was something they could reference it to.”
New episodes of “Reservation Dogs” air Wednesdays on Hulu, and with only two more installments left in Season 2, fans are sure to be watching with excitement to see where else the creative team can take them.
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