"FLESH GORDON"

1972 - SATIRE/EROTICA...X Rated...Color/70 Minutes

DIRECTOR: Mike Light

CAST: Jason Williams, Suzanne Fields, Joseph Hudgins, John Hoyt, Howard Zieff, Michael Beneveniste

This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen!...Terrible effects!...Ridiculous dialogue!...Idiocy everywhere!...Yet, in some strange way, this mess works! Maybe it's the irreverence paid to the serials of the thirties! Maybe it's the hysterical bathroom humor! Maybe it's because I LOVE bad "B" movies! Ed Wood would have been proud!

I first saw this film on a double bill with "ALIEN". (Hard to believe, eh!) After being totally terrified and awe-struck by Ridley Scott's classic; I thought my chest would burst after watching "FLESH..."! Oh, there were people whose "tissue-paper" morality felt insulted by the "Peno-saurus", or Rick Baker's effeminate giant; but I say to hell with them! This is what movies are all about. ENTERTAINMENT!

I recommend this flick highly to those of you who love Ed Wood, Roger Corman, Joe Bob Briggs, MST:3K, Elvira, Doctor Creep (Remember him, DAYTON?), or John Waters!

Sorry kids, this is definitely one for the grown-ups! (Make sure you get the "X" version. The "R" is extremely watered down, and by today's standards this is pretty tame as it is.) By the way, avoid the horrible sequel with the abysmal Cheerleaders. A true piece of garbage, with nothing of interest. (Even the "T&A" is dull and forgettable!)