History Creator / KenRussell

* SpiritualPredecessor: Some see Russell's works like ''Film/AlteredStates'' to share similarities with horror maestro Creator/CliveBarker of the ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'' fame, except without the gothic macabre horror aspect. Even one of taglines for Barker's ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'', "He'll tear your soul apart" on the original poster could may have referenced to Russell's 1975 film adaptation of ''Music/{{Tommy}}'', which features the same poster tagline in exactly the same font.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''The Boy Friend'' is a G-rated musical comedy styled after Golden Age of Hollywood musicals.

Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell (July 3, 1927 – November 27, 2011) was a flamboyant British film director, noted for his often-controversial films, including:

* ''The Boy Friend'' (1971)

* ''Theatre/{{Salome}}'s Last Dance'' (1988)
* ''Whore'' (1991)

* AuthorAppeal: Nudity. It's not a Ken Russell film unless people get their kit off.

* SoundtrackDissonance

* SurrealHorror

* ''Film/BillionDollarBrain''

* SurrealHorror

Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a flamboyant British film director, noted for his often-controversial films, including:

* SpiritualPredecessor: Some see Russell's works like ''Film/AlteredStates'' to share similarities with horror maestro Creator/CliveBarker of the ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'' fame, except without the gothic macabre horror aspect.

Flamboyant British film director (1927-2011), noted for his often-controversial films, including:

* ''Women In Love'' (1969)

Provides examples of

* ''[=Gothic=]'' (1986)

* SurrealHorror

Flamboyant British film director (1927-2011), noted for his often-controversial films, among which we count:

* CorruptChurch: A frequent theme in his entire oeuvre.

Flamboyant British film director (1927-2011), noted for his controversial films, among which we count:

* AnimalMotifs: He uses snakes and snake-related imagry in all of his films.

* ShowWithinAShow: He uses this structure in his adaptations of ''The Boy Friend'' and ''Salome''. The former has a rundown theatre company trying to impress a big producer with their show, and the latter has the staff of a London brothel performing the play for Oscar Wilde himself.

* SurrealHorror

* Women In Love (1969)
* TheDevils (1971)
* Music/{{Tommy}} (1975)
* {{Lisztomania}} (1975)
* AlteredStates (1980)
* {{Gothic}} (1986)
* LairOfTheWhiteWorm (1988)

* WomenInLove (1969)

* {{Tommy}} (1975)

* SurrealHorror
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: A frequent question regarding his surreal movies.