He arrives too late and his contact, who is near death, says he has a message for doctor zarkov. The 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. With robert ridgely, diane pershing, bob holt, ted cassidy. Robert ridgely as flash gordon diane pershing as dale arden. It was released by western publishing in both hardcover and softcover formats to coincide with the film s release, and was also serialized in three. Flash gordon 1979 cartoon flash gordon wiki fandom. Flash gordon is the title seen on screen, although the series is now known by a variety of names, including the adventures of flash gordon and the new adventures of flash gordon.
Hans zarkov travel to the planet mongo to fight the evil emperor. It was originally conceived as a live action movie in the late 1970s, but it was decided that it would cost too much to make and was redressed as an animation instead. Although nasa scientists are claiming the unexpected eclipse and strange hot hail are nothing to worry about, dr. I only have one other animated movie to cover after this before i have watched every one that im aware of out there which gets me one step closer to my goal of watching every superhero and comic book movie ever made. The greatest adventure of all is a 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a.
Images of the voice actors who play the voice of flash gordon in flash gordon. Filmation did a number of cartoon productions with mixed results. Hans zarkov 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. The greatest adventure of all, is available for download from the internet archive.
The greatest adventure of all you are looking for movies about with dinosaur, outer space, monster, world war two and air battle themes of. Alan oppenheimer provided the voice of prince barin in the 1979 filmation animated series. Nbc was so wowed by the animated film that they decided to shelve it, recut it and run it as the saturday morning series flash gordon 1979. Peeples, based on the comic strip by alex raymond voices. The new adventures of flash gordon 1x07 adventure in arboria duration. Certainly not a film to turn to for serious excitement, fine performances, or character development, flash gordon has nevertheless developed an appreciative cult of fans who admire the film s humorous approach and the detailed, colorful production design. The greatest adventure of all 1982 alex raymonds comicbook hero returns to mongo to halt ming the merciless and his planned conquest of earth. The game was published in 1986 by mastertronic for the amstrad cpc, commodore 64.
Flash gordon was an all american athletic alphamale hero with a. Aug 18, 2014 the ultra rare filmations animated flash gordon movie. I never saw this movie in its original network broadcast nbc late night sunday after the local news and assumed that it was merely a compilation of the first 4 episodes of the tv series, the new adventures of flash gordon. Alex ross feels the end of the flash gordon film is one of the greatest moments in scifi cinema history, but nearly didnt happen, as he had heard a rumour that they initially did not know how to end the film, but when flash gordon jumps up at the camera, alex ross gets a complete shot of adrenaline with excitement. After the series ended its run, the original film was finally aired during primetime in its entirety. He reprised the same role in the 1938 sequel flash gordons trip to mars. When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, new york jets quarterback flash gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet mongo, wherewith assistance from beautiful dale ardenhell take on ming the merciless and rescue humankind. This animated movie was produced by filmation before the 1979 flash gordon cartoon series, but did not actually air until 1982. The greatest adventure of all 1982 rotten tomatoes. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all flights. Despite filmation reuse and overused of recycled cells notably ming laughing this truly is one of flash gordon s greatest adventures.
Publication date 1979 topics animation, animated feature, flash gordon, science fiction publisher filmation associates. The new adventures of flash gordon the complete series. The series was produced by gruskin and wenzel ludecke. Alex raymonds famous comic strip blasts to life in the timeless scifi cult adventure flash gordon. Prince barin was first portrayed by richard alexander in the 1936 flash gordon film serial. Flash gordon was a video game based on a comic strip character of the same name. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie. Despite filmation reuse and overused of recycled cells notably ming laughing. It was one of two film soundtracks that they produced along with highlander. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie flash gordon. Britt, lou scheimer, don towsley, hal sutherland, lou zukor. May 08, 2008 one of the greatest classics ever made. Laserdisc rip, clearer than that vhs rip thats been circulating around for years. During world war ii, flash gordon is on a mission in warsaw, which is suffering heavy bombing.
In the 1940 sequel flash gordon conquers the universe, the role was portrayed by roland drew. Universal studios had held the production rights to flash gordon but allowed them to lapse. The game was published in 1986 by mastertronic for the amstrad cpc, commodore 64, zx spectrum and msx personal computers. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all 1979 full movie.
The new adventures of flash gordon 1979 intro duration. Alex ross feels the end of the flash gordon film is one of the greatest moments in scifi cinema history, but nearly didnt happen, as he had heard a rumour that they initially did not know how to end the film, but when flash gordon jumps up at the camera, alex ross gets a. The ultra rare filmations animated flash gordon movie. Jan 06, 2014 one of the better such adaptations, flash gordon. The greatest adventure of all tv movie 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Even so, this is more aimed at children as a simple adventure series, than as a series aimed at young adults with some. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie duration. The greatest adventure of all was an original movie separate from the tv series. That animated movie, in turn, was converted into a saturday morning cartoon. Hans zarkov travel to the planet mongo to fight the evil emperor ming the merciless. This page is a tribute to one of the first great comic superheros, flash gordon.
Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all 1979 youtube. The series is actually called flash gordon but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous versions. Flash gordon 1980 mike hodges synopsis, characteristics. Animated feature produced by filmation for broadcast by nbc television in 1979, but not broadcast until august 21, 1982. It was originally conceived as a live action movie in the late 1970s, but it was decided that it would cost too much to. Every episode was packed with nonstop action, epic battles, sword duels, monsters, robots, and rayguns. Jun 07, 2014 the 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. The film was an attempt by the tvcartoon factory filmation to break into disneylike theatrical respectability.
Better than hanna barbaras offerings, filmation did try to make their human characters look human, instead of stylized caricature of people. The film was an attempt by the tvcartoon factory filmation to break into. The new adventures of flash gordon 1x01 a planet in peril duration. Flash gordon is a 1980 britishdutchamerican space opera film based on the king features comic strip of the same name created by alex raymond. Flash gordonthe greatest adventure of all 1982 gwen. 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. An exceptional athlete and courageous man, flash was dubbed king of the impossible due to many fantastic adventures and accomplishments including. The greatest adventure of all, is available for download from. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all flights, tights. 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. The original film elements were apparently lost when ownership of the filmation library traded hands in the 1990s. But, even so, the flash gordon tale is a bit stilted and slowed from the original 1930 black and white serial. This film was actually made a few years before it was ever shown. 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.
Before kids cartoons became the mindless lgbt sjw propaganda vehicles that they are now, there was flash gordon, johnny quest, and other adventure shows for that ever dwindling audience of kids with imaginations. The greatest adventure of all you are looking for movies about with dinosaur, outer space, monster, world war two and air battle themes of animation, action and adventure genre shot in usa. Flash gordon is the ninth studio album and first soundtrack album by the british rock band queen, released on 8 december 1980 by emi records in the uk and in february 1981 by elektra records in the us. The new adventures of flash gordon, also known as the adventures of flash gordon, is a 19791982 animated television series. Watch flash gordon online stream full movie directv. Nbc was so wowed by the animated film that they decided to shelve it. Hans zarkov travel to the planet mongo to fight the evil emperor ming the merciless who is secretly giving military technology to hitler. Robert ridgely as flash gordon diane pershing as dale arden vic perrin as. The greatest adventure of all began life in 1979 as an animated cartoon feature, titled simply flash gordon. Flash gordon was an animated series produced from 1979 to 1980.
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