Flesh Gordon [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Benveniste, Bill Osco, Howard Ziehm Michael Benveniste

Overview

This loony parody faithfully recreates the spirit of the old "Flash Gordon" serials with a fresh new twist--it's a soft-core porn film geared toward audiences with a taste for sophomoric erotic fun. The names tell all. Flash becomes Flesh. Dale Arden is Dale Ardor. Emperor Ming from the Planet Mongo becomes Emperor Wang from Planet Porno. With his bizarre army of creatures, including a penisaurus, a giant monster, a legion of lesbians, and robots with strategically placed protruding drills, Wang endeavors to take over the Earth. Can Flesh, Ardor, and Doctor Flexi Jerkov stop him in time?

Product Details

Release Date:	08/27/2019
UPC:	0759731711326
Original Release:	1974
Rating:	NR
Source:	Henstooth Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	10,809

Special Features

Audio commentary by producer-director Howard Ziehm; Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Suzanne Fields	Dale Ardor
Joseph Hudgins	Dr. Flexi Jerkoff
William Dennis Hunt	Emperor Wang the Perverted(as William Hunt),Actor
Candy Samples	Chief Nellie(as Mary Gavin)
Mycle Brandy	Prince Precious
Nora Wieternik	Queen Amora
Judy Ziehm	Zerig
Michael Benveniste	Actor
Sue Moore	Actor
Craig Nelson	Voice of Satyr
Alan Sinclair	Ron Darby
Maria Arnold	Cheerleader in Blue(as Maria Aronoff)
Shannon West	Emperor Wang's Girl
Ric Lutze	Archer with Arrows(as Rick Lutze)
Robert V. Greene	Narrator
Ralph Ferraro	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Benveniste

Michael Benveniste	Screenwriter
Bill Osco	Director,Producer
Michael Benveniste	Director
Howard Ziehm	Director,Producer
John Brasher	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

This adults-only spoof of the 1930s Flash Gordon serial actually outdoes Mike Hodges' PG-rated Flash Gordon movie on several levels. Though the double-entendres in Flesh are a bit silly (such as the raunchy character names), and such sexual inclusions as a wild orgy and a gay fellatio scene feel overly lewd within the softcore context of the movie, the film succeeds thanks to a witty script, a game cast, and surprisingly competent low-budget special effects. The most memorable fantasy scenes include an animated battle with a massive Hydra-like monster called a Penisaurus that has phalluses for heads, and a terrific claymation sequence obviously inspired by Ray Harryhausen, where Gordon takes on a giant, horny satyr that rampages through the countryside (voiced by an uncredited Craig T. Nelson!). It's obvious that co-directors Bill Osco and Howard Ziehm made the picture on a shoestring, which makes the ingenuity of their visual creations that much more impressive; the filmmakers also exude a great deal of affection for the characters and scenarios. Though not entirely successful, this is still one of the best of the X-rated genre parodies that emerged during the porno chic era - it's miles ahead of Osco's 1976 Alice in Wonderland, The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio, and the Jaws send-up Gums. As such, it merits a look.