In the late 70s, producer lou scheimer acquired the rights to produce a liveaction flash gordon movieoftheweek for nbc, and he commissioned samuel a. Flashs theme was the only single to be released from the album, under the title flash. The greatest adventure of all is a 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. The original film elements were apparently lost when ownership of the filmation library traded hands in the 1990s. Jan 06, 2014 one of the better such adaptations, flash gordon. The greatest adventure of all 1982 alex raymonds comicbook hero returns to mongo to halt ming the merciless and his planned conquest of earth. Filmation associates or filmation studios was an american production company that produced animated television series and live action programming during the late 20th century. Flash gordon, a 1980 science fiction film flash gordon, an album by queen, the soundtrack album of the 1980 film. Art design and production design reflected the earlier era with a. Hans zarkov travel to the planet mongo to fight the evil emperor ming the merciless.
A football player and his friends travel to the planet mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of ming the merciless to save earth. Universal studios had held the production rights to flash gordon but allowed them to lapse. Flash gordon the movie consists of 3 episodes of the flash gordon tv series from the mid1950s edited together into a single file. Filmation simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It featured three songs by queen, flashs theme, vultans theme and football fight. The film was an attempt by the tvcartoon factory filmation to break into. The album reached number 10 on the uk charts and number 23 in the us. The ultra rare filmations animated flash gordon movie. The greatest adventure of all the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. The new adventures of flash gordon 2x05a flash back duration. The greatest adventure of all tv movie 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. There was also a 1982 game tie in for the 1980 film. Founded in 1963, the company was in reseda, california. Han zarkov fought to save the universe from the evil plotting of tyrannical space lord ming the merciless.
The new adventures of flash gordon 1x01 a planet in. The serial stars buster crabbe, carol hughes, charles b. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie duration. The 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. Flash gordon was immediately popular in the united states and continued to run in syndication into the early 1960s. Closely adhering to the style and storyline of alex raymonds classic 1930s comic strip the series followed the intergalactic adventures of flash gordon as he his girlfriend dale arden and their scientific companion dr. Flash gordon, one of the pioneer adventure and science fiction comic strips, debuted 80 years ago tomorrow. With robert ridgely, diane pershing, bob holt, ted cassidy. The new adventures of flash gordon 1x11 king flash duration. Jan 05, 2010 filmation did a number of cartoon productions with mixed results. The greatest adventure of all tv movie 1982 on imdb. The greatest adventure of all began life in 1979 as an animated cartoon feature, titled simply flash gordon. This page is a tribute to one of the first great comic superheros, flash gordon.
The series is actually called flash gordon but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous versions. Flash gordon is an incredible adventurefantasy based on the legendary comic strip by alex raymond. 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. In the late 70s, producer lou scheimer acquired the rights to produce a liveaction flash gordon movie of the week for nbc, and he commissioned samuel a. The greatest adventure of all was an original movie separate from the tv series. Better than hanna barbaras offerings, filmation did try to make their human characters look human, instead of stylized caricature of people. The new adventures of flash gordon, also known as the adventures of flash gordon, is a 1979 1982 animated television series. Flash gordonthe greatest adventure of all 1982 gwen. The new adventures of flash gordon 1x01 a planet in peril. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie flash gordon. The greatest adventure of all, a 1982 animated television film.
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. He arrives too late and his contact, who is near death, says he has a message for doctor zarkov. The source episodes are, in order in which they appear in this video. When affable football star flash gordon and demure travel agent dale arden share an airplane ride together, all hell breaks loose when the destructive forces of space tyrant ming start messing with earths weather, thus forcing flash to crash land the suddenly pilotless plane on dr. Flash gordon is an incredible adventure fantasy based on the legendary comic strip by alex raymond. Flashs greatest enemy escapes from prison and seizes control of the sky flash.
But, even so, the flash gordon tale is a bit stilted and slowed from the original 1930 black and white serial. This animated movie was produced by filmation before the 1979 flash gordon cartoon series, but did not actually air until 1982. It reached number 10 in the uk charts and number 42 in the united states. It is the soundtrack to the science fiction film flash gordon and features lyrics on only two tracks. Sir, i thank you, and praise your work to this day. The film was an attempt by the tvcartoon factory filmation to break into disneylike theatrical respectability. It is the soundtrack album to the science fiction movie flash gordon. The greatest adventure of all, is available for download from the internet archive. Flash gordon, an album by queen, the soundtrack album of the 1980 film. Filmation did a number of cartoon productions with mixed results. The series was produced by gruskin and wenzel ludecke.
The movie came about when producer lou scheimer, seeking additional funding for his animated nbc movie of the week flash gordon. Laserdisc rip, clearer than that vhs rip thats been circulating around for years. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all 1979 youtube. Peeples script was deemed unfilmable in liveaction, so it was decided to shoot it as an animated film. Listen to all the actors who have voiced flash gordon and vote for your favorite.
Flash gordon 1954 tv series, a science fiction television series based on the characters of. Animated feature produced by filmation for broadcast by nbc television in 1979, but not broadcast until august 21, 1982. The greatest adventure of all by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. This was an infinite runner type game developed by boluga limited. The strip, famous for its powerful and detailed art, as well as its fantastic monsters and unexpected plot twists, has been adapted to the screen on numerous occasions. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie. Flash s theme was the only single to be released from the album, under the title flash. May 08, 2008 one of the greatest classics ever made. This wellcrafted cartoon series from 1970s animation powerhouse filmation was a reworking of the original flash gordon serial. The track flashs theme was the only single to be released from the album, under the title flash. 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.
Flash gordon is a science fiction hero flash gordon may also refer to. Jun 07, 2014 flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie flash gordon. During world war ii, flash gordon is on a mission in warsaw, which is suffering heavy bombing. Defenders of the earth, the new adventures of flash gordon. From the age of progressive rock, queen brought me something more than four chords and a danceable beat. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all flights, tights. 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 universe. Flash gordon conquers the universe is a 1940 american blackandwhite science fiction movie serial from universal pictures, produced by henry macrae and codirected by ford beebe and ray taylor.
This film was actually made a few years before it was ever shown. Flash gordon is a 1980 britishdutchamerican space opera film based on the king features comic strip of the same name created by alex raymond. Recommendation engine sorted out stylized, exciting, serious and light films with plots about superhero, good versus evil, escapades, heroes, rivalry, adventure and violence mostly in animation, adventure and scifi genres. Aug 18, 2014 the ultra rare filmations animated flash gordon movie.
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