Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders (1989)

Director:

Howard Ziehm

Writers:

Howard Ziehm (screenplay)
Doug Frisby (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 July 1990 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Coming to save the universe from a diabolical menace... Galactic impotence!

Plot:

Space-faring hero and galactically-renowned stud Flesh Gordon is kidnapped by a group of space cheerleaders hoping to use him to save their planet...

Plot Keywords:

Cheerleader | Alien | Nudity | Cult Favorite | Spreadeagle

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vince Murdocco	...	Flesh Gordon
Robyn Kelly	...	Dale Ardor
Tony Travis	...	Dr. Flexi Jerkoff
William Dennis Hunt	...	Evil Presence
Morgan Fox	...	Robunda Hooters
Bruce Scott	...	Master Bator
Maureen Webb	...	Queen Frigid (as Dee Lux)
Stevie-Lyn Ray	...	Babs
Sharon Rowley	...	Candy Love
Blaire Kashino	...	Sushi
Melissa Mounds	...	Bazonga Bomber
Michael Metcalfe	...	Chief Diareahh
Sandy Jafferay	...	Bob Turd
Jayne Smith	...	Mary Turd
Michael Coulter	...	Little Poop

Also Known As:

Flesh Gordon 2

Runtime:

Australia:102 min | USA:102 min (uncut version) | USA:98 min | Germany:87 min (cut version)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Germany:16 (cut version) | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) (1991) | USA:R (edited version) (1993) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company:

Filmvest International

Quotes:

Emperor Wang: You thought you'd killed me Gordon, but my drive for lust and power is relentless! Your penis -- and MY brain -- will be a marriage, made in Hell!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Flash Gordon (1936/I)

Soundtrack:

The Hero Always Gets The Girl

Interesting visuals, bad acting.

With all the special effects and colorful costumes it's surprising that this film turned out as bad as it did. Made nearly 15 years after the first movie, I'd say it was just too late. Howard Ziehm hadn't even directed a film in eight years.

The story is somewhat hard to follow, but it goes like this: Flesh is kidnapped by the Cosmic Cheerleaders for some reason having to do with his large penis. The men of their own planet had lost their large penises after being attacked by Evil Presence. Dr. Flexi Jerkoff and Dale are on a mission to rescue Flesh. During this journey our heroes encounter many interesting things somewhat similar in subject matter to the first film, including the ASSteroid belt, the Turd People, and a field of giant mammary glands. These visuals are done with stop motion animation, and some really funky outfits. The original movie may have been a very high budget comedy-porn, but this movie is hardly pornographic at all. I saw the unrated version, but I think it could still pass for an R if it had been released today.

At 1 hour and 40 minutes, this film is somewhat hard to watch. The acting is bad, I only recognized one of the actors from the original film (William Dennis Hunt). But nevertheless, if you're curious, then watch it. You might laugh a few times, the ideas are interesting, but it's still an incredibly dumb movie dwarfed very much by the original.