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Flesh Gordon
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by George Barr
Directed by Michael Benveniste
Howard Ziehm
Produced by Walter R. Cichy
Bill Osco
Howard Ziehm
Written by Michael Benveniste
Starring Jason Williams
Suzanne Fields
Joseph Hudgins
William Dennis Hunt
Candy Samples
Mycle Brandy
John Hoyt
Narrated by Robert V. Greene
Music by Ralph Ferraro
Cinematography Howard Ziehm
Edited by Abbas Amin
Production
company
Graffiti Productions
Distributed by Mammoth Films
Release date
- July 30, 1974
78 minutes
90 minutes (Collector's edition)[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $470,000
Box office $906,000
Flesh Gordon is an independently made 1974 American sexploitation film, an erotic spoof of Universal Pictures first (of three) Flash Gordon serials from the 1930s. The film was produced by Walter R. Cichy, Bill Osco and Howard Ziehm and was co-directed by Howard Ziehm and Michael Benveniste, who also wrote the screenplay. The cast includes Jason Williams, Suzanne Fields, and William Dennis Hunt. The film was distributed by Mammoth Films.
The storyline is purposely reminiscent of the first Universal Pictures Flash Gordon multi-chapter movie serial (1936), but written and directed with a purposely campy flavor. The planet Porno (in the serial: Mongo) and major characters are suggestive innuendos: the hero Flesh Gordon (Flash Gordon); his love interest Dale Ardor (Dale Arden); the evil Emperor Wang the Perverted (Ming the Merciless); scientist Dr. Flexi Jerkoff (Dr. Alexi Zarkov); seductive Amora, Queen of Magic (Ming's daughter Aura); and effeminate Prince Precious (Prince Barin). The film features production values comparable to the original serial, as well as stop-motion animationof creatures, and frequent use of gratuitous nudity and brief sex scenes.
Cast
- Jason Williams as Flesh Gordon
- Suzanne Fields as Dale Ardor
- Joseph Hudgins as Dr. Flexi Jerkoff
- William Dennis Hunt as Emperor Wang the Perverted
- John Hoyt as Professor Gordon
- Candy Samples as Chief Nellie
- Mycle Brandy as Prince Precious
- Nora Wieternik as Amora, Queen of Magic
- Lance Larsen as Guard for Emperor Wang
- Robert V. Greene (voice) as Narrator
- Craig T. Nelson (uncredited voice) as The Great God Porno