Flesh Gordon
(1974)
Description:
1 Sheet
Movie Poster
- Style A
Item Description:
Original; single-sided; Style A; folded
Year: 1974
Condition:
Near Mint
Dimension: 27" x 41"
Genre:
Sci-Fi/Comedy
Cast:
Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush, Allison Janney,
Barry Humphries, Brad Garrett, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis, Joe
Ranft, John Ratzenberger, Alexander Gould, Elizabeth Perkins, Eric Bana, Erica
Beck, Erik Per; Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Synopsis:
The storyline is familiar to anybody who has watched the original Flash Gordon
works, but with a generally campy sexual flavor to it. The character names are
weak sexual innuendo, with the hero Flesh Gordon (Williams), his lust interest
Dale Ardor (Fields), the evil Emperor Wang the Perverted (Hunt), as well as
names such as Dr. Flexi Jerkoff and Amora, Queen of Magic. The plot has the
Emperor Wang aiming a "Sex Ray" at the Earth from his home world of Porno. The
entire planet becomes hopelessly sexually obsessed, and it is up to Gordon to
save the day. The film generally has nudity whenever possible, and the scenes
are shot in a style that is nearly identical to the original black & white Flash
Gordon serials. A sample of the humor style of the dialogue: The rocket ship has
just landed on the planet Porno. A long necked, sauropod dinosaur with a glans-like
head is seen out the window in the landscape. Flesh asks Dr."J", "What's that"?
"Must be some kind of penisaurus", Dr. "J" replies matter-of-factly. A towering,
demonic-looking monster (voiced by Craig T. Nelson) brought out of hibernation
by Emperor Wang steals the show with his brief appearance, muttering all manner
of obscenities in a very un-monster-like velvety voice. Example: Flipping the
bird at the title character and grumbling, "Up yours, Gordon!" The monster's
fate is a major plot point.