Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Flash Gordon

One of the greatest classics ever made. This animated movie was produced by Filmation before the 1979 Flash Gordon cartoon series and of course before Dino De Laurentiis' version in 1980, but this animated film did not actually air until 1982. It is considered the best film version of Flash Gordon, though it would never be broadcasted again following its premiere because the story is associated with Hitler's Third Reich. It was written by Star Trek writer Samuel A. Peeples, directed by Gwen Wetzler and more or less faithfully follows the early Alex Raymond comic strip adventures.
I am a huge Flash Gordon fan and have been looking for this for decades! Sit back and enjoy - I can only hope the new live action version being produced for next year will be this good...









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