Flesh Gordon (1974)

Emperor Wang (the Perverted) is leader of the planet Porno and sends his mighty "Sex Ray" towards Earth, turning everyone into sex-mad fiends. Only one man can save the Earth, football ... See full summary »

Directors:

Michael Benveniste, Howard Ziehm

Writer:

Michael Benveniste (screenplay)

Stars:

Jason Williams, Suzanne Fields, Joseph Hudgins

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Williams	...	Flesh Gordon
Suzanne Fields	...	Dale Ardor
Joseph Hudgins	...	Dr. Flexi Jerkoff
William Dennis Hunt	...	Emperor Wang the Perverted (as William Hunt)
Candy Samples	...	Chief Nellie (as Mary Gavin)
Mycle Brandy
Steve Grumette	...	(as Steve Grummette)
Nora Wieternik	...	Queen Amora
Lance Larsen	...	Prince Precious
Hillary Summers	...	(as Judy Ziehm)
Leonard Goodman
Donald Lee Harris	...	(as Don Harris)
Howard Alexander	...	Airplane Passenger
Jack Rowe
Alan Sinclair

Storyline

Emperor Wang (the Perverted) is leader of the planet Porno and sends his mighty "Sex Ray" towards Earth, turning everyone into sex-mad fiends. Only one man can save the Earth, football player Flesh Gordon. Along with his girlfriend Dale Ardent and Professor Flexi-Jerkoff, they set off towards the source of the Sex Ray, unaware of the perils that face them!

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Plot Keywords:

sex | ray | parody | nudity | planet | 

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Taglines:

An outrageous parody of yesterdays' super heros!

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 July 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flesh Gordon, praktor '069' enantion tou planiti 'Porno'!

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Graffiti Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min 90 min (collector's edition) 72 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film ends with a promise of a sequel: "Don't miss the next exciting episode - The Perils Of Flesh", which failed to materialize. A sequel of sorts was eventually released in 1989.

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Goofs

After Flesh, Dale and Jerkoff's brief orgy on the way to the planet Porno Dale is seen starting to get dressed. In the next shot she is naked again, and stays naked until Jerkoff gives her something to wear.

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Quotes

Monster: Nobody burns my ass and gets away with it, Gordon.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Fantasy (2011)

User Reviews

The first film for 2002!

The very first film I saw this year was this one. Bravo (in Canada) aired this one New Year's Day.

Flesh Gordon is an ingenious spoof of "Flash Gordon" which set the standard for the porno industry to spoof just about everything.

The story is pretty simple. Emperor Wang of the Planet Porno has unleashed a sex ray on Earth that needs to be stopped. Flesh Gordon and his crew have to stop it.

This film (BTW, the extended DVD version) has some pretty good stopmotion effects, which represent the beasts that Flesh and company have to battle. One of them, the final monster, was actually voiced by Craig T. Nelson.

The film isn't hardcore, but there's a lot of nudity (male and female). The DVD version includes the orgy that goes on in Emperor Wang's throne room. Also, there is a sex scene with Flesh and Amora which wasn't in the original cut.

The movie is very cheap looking and made on a low budget. The acting is hit or miss. Some characters, like Dale, who spends most of the film screaming annoyingly are awful, but there are some hilarious lines here, too. One of the servants calls Emperor Wang "Your Assholiness". And wait until the guy with one of the all-time monikers (Dr. Flexi Jerkoff) describes one stopmotion monster as a "penisauraus".

This is a crazy film that has to be seen once. It reminds me of the good old days of cinema, when it was fun to go because you never knew what outrageousness could happen in movies.