Flesh Gordon (1972)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1972
Running Times: 78m/89m (UK - theatrical)
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: mono

DIRECTION

Live Action Directors: Michael Beneviste, Howard Ziehm

PRODUCTION
Copyright: © 1974 Graffitti Prod. Corp.
Production Company: Mammoth Films presents a Graffitti Production presentation
Produced by: Howard Ziehm, William Osco
Associate Producer: Walter R. Cichy

SCRIPT
Script: Michael Benveniste (real name: Michael Light)
Story: Bill Hunt, Mike Light

DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Walter R. Cichy

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Howard Ziehm
Camera: Lynn Rogers
Lighting: Bill Dannevick
Stills: W.R. Cichy
Laboratory: Crest National, Hollywood, California, USA; DeLuxe
Raw Stock: 16mm ECO 7255
Special Effects Raw Stock: ECN 5354
Cameras: Eclair NPR
Special Effects Cameras: Mitchell STD

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Post Production Supervisor/Editor: Abbas Amin
Negative Assembly: Magic Film Works

MUSIC
Music / Arranger: Ralph Ferraro
Music Producer: Peter Tevis

SOUND
Sound Recording: John Brasher
Assistant Sound Recording: Nick Spaulding
Sound Re-Recording: Dan Dillon, Robert Harmon, Jack Woltz

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Bjo Trimble
Assistant Make Up: Marcina Motter
Costumes: Ruth Glunt

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Director: Bill Hedge (uncredited)
Special Effects Photography: Bob Costa (uncredited), Mike Hyatt (uncredited), Bill Hedge (uncredited)
Special Effects Designers: Walter R. Cichy, Howard Ziehm, Lynn Rogers
Special Effects Director / Camera / Key Grip: Lynn Rogers
Special Effects Technicians: Rick Baker, Gregory Jein, Douglas Beswick, Dennis Muren (uncredited), Russ Turner, Jim Aupperle (uncredited)
Special Animation Effects: Mij Htrofnad (rn: Jim Danforth)
Special Photographic Effects: Dennis Muren, Tom Scherman, Mike Minor
Special Visual Effects: David Allen, Mij Htrofnad (rn: Jim Danforth)
Special Miniatures: Greg Jein
Electrical Effects: Craig Nueswanger
Pyrotechnic Effects: Jim Clarke (uncredited)
Matte Artist: Jim Danforth (uncredited)
Stop Motion Animation: Jim Danforth (uncredited), Rob Maine (uncredited)
Special Optical Effects: Cinema Research, Ray Mercer
Great God Porno's Hand Built By: Mike Minor (uncredited), Tom Scherman (uncredited)
Penisaurus Designed By: George Barr (uncredited)
Penisaurus Sculpted By: Laine Liska (uncredited), Steve Czerkas (uncredited - design unused)
Rigging Assistant: Doug Beswick (uncredited)

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Mike Minor (uncredited)
Art Director: Donald Harris
Title Designers: Corny Films, Corny Cole
Props: Tom Reamy
Special Props: Rick Baker, Tom Scherman
Poster Art: George Barr (uncredited)
Set Illustrator / Storyboards: Joe Musso (uncredited)

OTHER CREW
Set Technicians: Bill Dannevick, Donald Lee Harris, John Rowe, John Sefick, Richard Serpe, John Talt

LOCATIONS
Locations: Producer's Studio, Los Angeles, California, USA

CAST

Jason Williams (Flesh Gordon)
Suzanne Fields (Dale Ardor)
Joseph Hudgins (Dr Flexi Jerkoff)
John Hoyt (Professor Gordon)
William Hunt (Emperor Wang the Perverted)
Candy Samples (Mary Gavin on some prints) (Chief Nellie)
Mycle Brandy (Amora, Queen of Magic)
Steve Grummette
Nora Wieternik
Lance Larsen (Prince Precious)
Judy Ziehm
Leonard Goodman
Don Harris
Howard Alexander
Jack Rowe
Alan Sinclair
Mark Fore
Annette Anderson
Maria Aronoff
Shannon West
Rick Lutze
Patricia Burns
Sally Alt
Nancy Ayres
Linus Gator (real name: Howard Ziehm)
Kathy Foster
Susan Moore
Terri Johnson
Pat Hudson
Linda Sheppard
Duane Paulsen
Dee Dee Dailes

UNCREDITED CAST

Craig T. Nelson (voice of the monster - uncredited)

When the tyrannical Wang the Perverted aims his sex ray at Earth, he causes chaos as those affected indulge in spontaneous orgies. A group of humans, Flesh Gordon, Dale Ardour and Flexi Jerkoff, travel in a penis shaped spaceship to the planet Porno to stop Wang's evil machinations.

Inexplicably popular porn film that its hardcore footage prior to release and became a cult favourite. Juvenile and almost defiantly grotty, it's the least erotic sex film ever and whatever laughs it might get are more of embarrassment than genuine humour. Having changed Flash Gordon to Flesh Gordon, one can only be grateful that they didn't decide to 'update' Buck Rogers! A belated and even worse sequel followed.

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Entertainment

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Mammoth Films
Video Distributor: Front Row Entertainment; Hen's Tooth Video Inc (DDHTVM 1048 - collector's Edition); Media Home Entertainment; Video Dimensions; New Market Sales Home Video
Laserdisc Distributor: Image Entertainment Inc

Australia
Rating: R

France
Rating: -16

UK
Rating: X; 18

USA
Rating: X

1971
April
Day Unknown: USA - Mike Minor begins working on the film

May
Day Unknown: USA - shooting begins

June
Day Unknown: USA - shooting ends

July
Day Unknown: USA - Dennis Muren begins work on his effects sequences

1972
September
Day Unknown: USA - additional special effects work (of the Great God Porno) begins

October
Day Unknown: USA - additional special effects work (of the Great God Porno) ends

November
Day Unknown: USA - Mike Minor completes his work on the film

1974
July
30: USA - theatrical release

1999
November
9: USA - DVD release (Hen's Tooth Video Inc (DDHTVM 1048 - collector's Edition))

2009
October
12: UK - shown at the BFI Southbank, London (as part of the Sexploitation season)
14: UK - shown at the BFI Southbank, London (as part of the Sexploitation season)

An outrageous parody of yesteryear's super heroes!

Planet Porno bombards Earth with sex rays...! Send for...

The space age sex spoof that is out of this world!

Not to be confused with the oroiginal 'Flash Gordon'

SEQUEL
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders (1989)

SEE ALSO
Barbarella (1968)
Flash Gordon (1936)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Heavy Metal (1981)
King Kong (1933)
7th Voyage of Sinbad, The (1958)

Last Updated: 21 December, 2009