Flesh Gordon
Flesh Gordon is a 1974 American superhero sex comedy feature film serving as a spoof of Universal Pictures's first (of three) Flash Gordon serial films from the 1930s. The film was produced by Walter R. Cichy, Bill Osco, and Howard Ziehm. It was co-directed by Ziehm and Michael Benveniste, who also wrote the screenplay. The cast includes Gregory Loquist, Suzanne Fields, John Hoyt and William Dennis Hunt. It was distributed by Mammoth Films.
| Flesh Gordon | |
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Special collector's DVD artwork by George Barr | |
| Directed by | Michael Benveniste Howard Ziehm |
| Written by | Michael Benveniste |
| Produced by | Walter R. Cichy Bill Osco Howard Ziehm |
| Starring | Jason Williams Suzanne Fields Joseph Hudgins William Dennis Hunt Candy Samples Mycle Brandy John Hoyt |
| Narrated by | Robert V. Greene |
| Cinematography | Howard Ziehm |
| Edited by | Abbas Amin |
| Music by | Ralph Ferraro |
Production company | Graffiti Productions |
| Distributed by | Mammoth Films |
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Running time | 78 minutes 90 minutes (Collector's edition) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $470,000 |
| Box office | $5.3 million (US and Canadian rentals) |
The storyline is reminiscent of the first Universal Pictures Flash Gordon serial Flash Gordon (1936), but written and directed with a purposely campy adult 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 gay Prince Precious (Prince Barin). The film features production values comparable to the original serial, but with stop-motion animation of creatures, frequent use of gratuitous nudity, and brief sex scenes.