Momentums dvd collectors edition is a decent set, including commentaries by hodges and brian blessed, an oncamera interview with hodges, stills gallery, the excellent theatrical trailer and the first chapter of the last flash gordon serial, flash gordon conquers the universe. From its overblown sets to its extraordinary costumes, it is the dramatic instinct exaggerated to epic proportions. Tv shows flash gordon flash gordon, flash gordon s trip to mars and flash gordon conquers the universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have been favorites of movie and comic fans for decades. Another answer, of course, is the 1980 extravaganza flash gordon.
Flash gordon is a 1996 animated television series based on the science fiction comic strip of the same name. Universal studios had held the production rights to flash gordon but allowed them to lapse. Its pretty much cemented as one of the best bad films of the 1980s. Alex ross is an artist who has worked on many of the major superhero titles in the comic book world, and also designed the cover art used on this bluray edition. With lawrence bayne, lorne kennedy, julie lemieux, andy marshall. Flash sang av queen en lat av bandet queen fran 1980. Heroic earthling flash gordon saves the world from the nefarious ming the. Topol knows better, and takes football star flash gordon sam jones and travel agent dale arden melody anderson with him into space to rectify things. His sidekick, the lovely amanda pays formerly of max headroom was a good, but underused, addition to the show. Heroic earthling flash gordon saves the world from the nefarious ming the merciless in this lavish, intentionally campy adaptation of the famous.
Flash gordon is a 1996 animated science fiction television series. Flash gordon 1980 subtitulada audio latino audio espanol. Hans zarkov travelled to mongo in their own spaceship to rescue them. The 1980 flash gordon film starring topol, melody anderson, sam j. Flash gordon 1980 a football player and his friends travel to the planet mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of ming the merciless to save earth. Alex ross, renowned comic artist, on flash gordon sd, 14 min. As it is, the real stars are the supporting cast and the production design, and rightfully so. A police forensic scientist, barry allen, battles crimes as the superfast superhero the flash. The 1936 flash gordon serial was condensed into a featurelength film titled flash gordon or rocket ship or space soldiers or flash gordon. Former universal executives edward gruskin and matty fox struck a deal with flash gordon owners king features syndicate to produce the first 26 episodes of the series. The new adventures of flash gordon 1x16 mings last battle duration. Tongueincheek update of the cliffhanger serials of yesteryear.
Well, the dvd marooned on mongo looks like somebody cut together the first few episodes into a movie and released it as a feature. In this interview, he explains why flash gordon is his favorite film. April 27 flash gordon radio series debuts the amazing interplanetary adventures of flash gordon produced by the legendary himan brown, 26 weekly fifteen minute episodes air featuring gale gordon as flash. If you indeed love cinematic cheese and camp on the most epic of levels thrown in with some off the wall scifi, the mike hodges 1980 fantasy offering flash gordon is your platter that matters. Arnaud arbessier and toby proctor in flash gordon 1996 ray landry and sylvain lemarie in flash gordon 1996 flash gordon. See heroes like flash gordon, dick tracy, and other pulp.
Blessed gives perhaps the most gloriously hammy performance in cinematic history, while wyngarde gives one of the most laconic. Flash, flash, i love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the earth. Flash gordon blasts off to the planet mongo with girlfriend dale arden and scientist hans zarkov to prevent evil dictator ming the merciless from dominating the. Flash gordon concept art 1980 nov 15, 2003 juliens. Flash gordon 1996 television series simple english. Flash gordon, flash gordons trip to mars and flash gordon conquers the universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have been favorites of movie and comic fans for decades. When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, threatening destruction of the earth, dr.
Though initially excited by his new found powers, barry is shocked to discover he is not the only metahuman who was. But the flash gordon serials played an important part in the creation of contemporary televisual formats, as well the seriallike sequel formats of many contemporary theatrical science fiction franchises, and offered to audiences a sense of wonder and amazement that still resonates today, and continues to gesture towards the future. He is one my favorite hero of indrajal comics 1964 1990. This series brings the famed comic strip character to the small screen for a contemporary look at his intergalactic adventures. The weirdest things you never knew about the making of. Sci fi quietly cancels adventure series by trevor kimball, april 3, 2008 the latest tv series to be based on the classic comic strip flash gordon has gone where many scifi series. Flash gordon 1996 episode 01 english dubbed hd 1080p. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. They had a budget, an allstar cast, and the filmmaker behind the 1971 classic get carter. The films soundtrack was composed and performed by the rock band queen. Hans sarkov makes a desperate rocket flight with two unwilling passengersflash gordon, quarterback of the new york jets and lovely dale arden. Watercolor on paper, unsigned, measures 16 14 inches x 24 12 inches. Following a crossover miniseries called kings watch where, much like defenders of the earth, flash gordon teamed up with mandrake and the phantom.
The series was produced by gruskin and wenzel ludecke. Great fun, and i for one am glad no one decided to make flash gordon a serious science fiction film. Flash gordon was one of the earliest highbudget feature films to use a score primarily composed and performed by a rock band an earlier example is the who s tommy 1975. After a particle accelerator causes a freak storm, csi investigator barry allen is struck by lightning and falls into a coma. The weirdest things you never knew about the making of flash. Flash gordon was the first film soundtrack the british rock band took on, recording 18 tracks.
Flash gordon opening 1996 clean transfer from dvd france, where the whole series was released in 2007. Flash has appeared in several movie serials, a 1980 flash gordon movie, two live action television series, and two earlier cartoon series, the new adventures of flash gordon and defenders of the earth. Anybody remember the canadian produced flash gordon series that came out in the 90s. A football player and his friends travel to the planet mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of ming the merciless to save earth. If you are in the right mood, this is a brilliant gaudy comic bauble of an entertainment packed full of winking dialogue and overacting. Topol knows better, and takes football star flash gordon sam jones and travel agent dale arden melody anderson with. October the last two episodes of the weekly radio series air as the adventures of flash gordon and jungle jim. If memory serves, this is more or less the same beginning as in the original movie serialization of flash gordon, back in 1936.
John wesley shipp, who played the flash, has that bruce campbelllike ability to portray a likable, average guy, who just happens to get super powers. To relieve his boredom, emperor ming the merciless of the planet mongo declares that he will play with and destroy earth by remotely causing natural disasters. Starring the voice of the actress lexa doig who plays rommie in andromeda. In this interview, he explains why flash gordon is. It is based on the flash gordon comic strip created by alex raymond in 1934. Months later he awakens with the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through central city like an unseen guardian angel. With john wesley shipp, amanda pays, alex desert, vito dambrosio. Flash gordon and the 1930s and 40s science fiction serial. Hans zarkov travelled to mongo in their own spaceship to rescue. Alexis zarkov takes off in a rocket ship to mongo with flash gordon and dale arden as his assistants. Em 2019 vai ter um crossover entre a serie the flash dos anos 90 com o atual serie do flash em um universo paralelo. Hell save every one of us a football player and his friends travel to the planet mongo and find themselves fighting the tyrant, ming the merciless, to save earth.
Additional orchestral score pieces were also composed by howard blake. The flash tv serie, 2014 en amerikansk tv serie om seriefiguren flash. Desde 2014, o heroi ganhou um novo programa homonimo na televisao estadunidense pelo canal the cw. Jul 26, 2008 flash gordon 36 comics by several publishers flash gordon is the hero of a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by alex raymond, which was first published on january 7, 1934. The flash theme, written by guitarist brian may, was the only single to be released.
Features a spectacular aerial attack by winged men on a futuristic city. On earth, new york jets football star flash gordon boards a small plane, where he meets travel agent dale arden. Heroic earthling flash gordon saves the world from the nefarious ming the merciless in this lavish, intentionally campy adaptation of the famous scifi comic strip. They find that the planet is ruled by the cruel emperor ming, who lusts after dale and sends flash to fight in the arena. At a time when star wars and its spinoffs have inspired special effects men to bust a gut making. Flash gordon, flash gordons trip to mars i flash gordon conquers the universe. The flash tv serie, 1990 en amerikansk tv serie om seriefiguren flash. Flash gordon 36 comics by several publishers flash gordon is the hero of a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by alex raymond, which was first published on january 7, 1934. En belgique et au luxembourg, elle fut diffusee des 1991 sur rtltvi et rtl tv. Midflight, the cockpit is hit by a meteorite and the pilots are lost. The flash with opening credits in the style of the original 1990 flash tv show duration. The 2014 dynamite flash gordon comic also contained several allusions to the film, including having vultan speak the line gordon s alive.
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