Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (TV 1982)

Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil emperor Ming the Merciless.

Writers:

Samuel A. Peeples, Alex Raymond (comic strip)

Stars:

Robert Ridgely, Diane Pershing, Bob Holt

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Ridgely	...	Flash Gordon (voice)
Diane Pershing	...	Dale Arden (voice)
Bob Holt	...	Dr. Zarkov (voice)
Ted Cassidy	...	Thun (voice)
Vic Perrin	...	Ming (voice)
Melendy Britt	...	Aura (voice)
Robert Douglas	...	Prince Barin (voice)
David Opatoshu	...	Vultan (voice)

Storyline

In this adaptation of the Alex Raymond comic strips, the incidents are familiar but rearranged in a new sequence, with a Hitler subplot added by writer Samual A. Peeples. It opens in Poland, with Nazi bombs falling. Flash Gordon is given a message for Dr. Hans Zarkov. Reporter Dale Arden is also looking for Zarkov, to interview him for her newspaper. Next, as in the comic strip and movie serial, their plane crashes and they join Zarkov on his rocketship to Mongo, where dinosaurs threaten them. Then, in a sequence that does not occur until much later in other versions, they are captured by the Beastmen. This is followed by the familiar first confrontation with Ming, and their first meeting with Thun the Lionman and Ming's daughter Aura. Next, in a sequence not from the strip, with Flash and Thun are made slaves in the mines of Mongo. They escape, and, as in the strip, meet Prince Barin of the Forest Kingdom and Vultan, King of the Hawkmen, (skipping over the Shark Men of the comic ...

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Plot Keywords:

flash gordon | air battle | based on comic strip | human animal | outer space | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Aventuras de Flash Gordon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmation Associates, King Features Syndicate

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ted Cassidy's last project.

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Quotes

Flash Gordon: I thought this M-9 cannon was classified, Doc!
Zarkov: Not to it's inventor.
Flash Gordon: Have you tested this popgun yet, Doc?
Zarkov: You may do so.

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Crazy Credits

The cast list during the end credits mistakingly lists Ted Cassidy as voicing Vultan and David Opatoshu as Thun, while in fact it is the other way around.

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Connections

Edited from Flash Gordon (1979)

User Reviews

Truly the greatest of all

This animation was my first contact with magical world of Flash Gordon. I had never before even heard of him, although there was some similarities with one Micky Mouse story. This film was made with love and it shows: the animation is absolutely fabulous.