The original film elements were apparently lost when ownership of the filmation library traded hands in the 1990s. 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. Flash gordon was released on bluray on 15 june 2010. The film was an attempt by the tvcartoon factory filmation to break into. Britt, lou scheimer, don towsley, hal sutherland, lou zukor. The new adventures of flash gordon tv series 19791982. Jan 06, 2014 one of the better such adaptations, flash gordon.
In the 1940 sequel flash gordon conquers the universe, the role was portrayed by roland drew. In 1980, he was cast in the iconic role of flash gordon in the cult classic of the same name, flash gordon 1980. It was critically wellreceived, and is considered one of the best film. 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. 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. This page is a tribute to one of the first great comic superheros, flash gordon. 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. The new adventures of flash gordon 1979 intro duration. The series is actually called flash gordon but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous versions. This animated movie was produced by filmation before the 1979 flash gordon cartoon series, but did not actually air until 1982. 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. It was originally conceived as a live action movie in the late 1970s, but it was decided that it would cost too much to. Alex raymonds famous comic strip blasts to life in the timeless scifi cult adventure flash gordon. Next, as in the comic strip and movie serial, their plane crashes and they join zarkov on his rocketship to mongo, where dinosaurs threaten them.
Hans zarkov travel to the planet mongo to fight the evil emperor ming the merciless. The greatest adventure of them all,aired in late august 1982 on nbc. Flash gordon was a video game based on a comic book character of the same name. He was educated at mira loma high school in sacramento and went on to serve as a united states marine. That animated movie, in turn, was converted into a saturday morning cartoon series, and the finished movie lay waiting for three years until it was. The new adventures of flash gordon, also known as the adventures of flash gordon 1, is an animated television series. This is a 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. Flash gordon conquers the universe is available for free download at the. It was one of two film soundtracks that they produced along with highlander. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie flash gordon.
He reprised the same role in the 1938 sequel flash gordons trip to mars. The greatest adventure of all you are looking for movies about with dinosaur, outer space, monster, air battle and world war two themes of. The new adventures of flash gordon 1x01 a planet in peril duration. The series is actually called flash gordon, but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous versions. Peeples, whose credits included the original star trek series. 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. Prince barin was first portrayed by richard alexander in the 1936 flash gordon film serial.
The greatest adventure of all tv movie 1982 trivia on imdb. Jun 07, 2014 the 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all flights. Saga of a star world, the last starfighter and dune. An exceptional athlete and courageous man, flash was dubbed king of the impossible due to many fantastic adventures and accomplishments including. A solid acting career in mostly television roles followed. Aug 18, 2014 the ultra rare filmations animated flash gordon movie. Flash gordon 1979 cartoon flash gordon wiki fandom. With robert ridgely, diane pershing, bob holt, ted cassidy. The movie was written by star trek writer samuel a.
The new adventures of flash gordon the complete series. 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. Animated feature produced by filmation for broadcast by nbc television in 1979, but not broadcast until august 21, 1982. Although nasa scientists are claiming the unexpected eclipse and strange hot hail are nothing to worry about, dr.
Images of the voice actors who play the voice of flash gordon in flash gordon. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie duration. Jones and melody anderson together created a new commentary track for the studiocanal dvd edition of the film. The game was published in 1986 by mastertronic for the amstrad cpc, commodore 64.
Alan oppenheimer provided the voice of prince barin in the 1979 filmation animated series. This film was actually made a few years before it was ever shown. The ultra rare filmations animated flash gordon movie. The new adventures of flash gordon, also known as the adventures of flash gordon, is an animated television series. It was critically wellreceived, and is considered one of the best film versions of flash gordon, though it would never be rebroadcast following its premiere. The movie came about when producer lou scheimer, seeking additional funding for his animated nbc movie of the week flash gordon. Watch flash gordon online stream full movie directv. The new adventures of flash gordon, also known as the adventures of flash gordon, is a 19791982 animated television series. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all 1979 youtube. 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. American football player flash gordon and his beautiful girlfriend dale arden become unwilling passengers onboard dr. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all flights, tights. May 09, 2008 one of the greatest classics ever made. During the 1950s, all three flash gordon serials were syndicated to television by.
Although the film was developed before the 1979 animated series began, it did not premiere on nbc until. Earlier this week we posted about the public domain torrent site. Reporter dale arden is also looking for zarkov, to interview him for her newspaper. Flash gordon has aged surprisingly well, possibly because it seemed so disappointing when it. Hans zarkov travel to the planet mongo to fight the evil emperor. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. In 2012, universal released flash gordon in a fourfeature dvd set along with battlestar galactica.
The greatest adventure of all 1982 alex raymonds comicbook hero returns to mongo to halt ming the merciless and his planned conquest of earth. Flash gordon was an animated series produced from 1979 to 1980. The greatest adventure of all, is available for download from the internet archive. Hans zarkovs rocketship, where they arrive on the planet mongo, ruled by the evil emperor ming the merciless.
Jones made his screen debut in blake edwards comedy film 10 1979. The greatest adventure of all tv movie 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The greatest adventure of all was an original movie separate from the tv series. Dec 10, 2005 earlier this week we posted about the public domain torrent site. The movie was produced before the 1979 flash gordon cartoon series, but wasnt aired until 1982. After the series ended its run, the original film was finally aired during primetime in its entirety. This is a list of superhero films produced by american film studios by year to date as so many dc, marvel and dark horse comic books have been adapted into feature films, they have separate entries.
The greatest adventure of all tv movie 1982 on imdb. Filmation produced the series in 1979, partly as a reaction to the mammoth success of star wars episode iv. Advertisements featured a cover version of queens flashs theme from the. The greatest adventure of all is a 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. Laserdisc rip, clearer than that vhs rip thats been circulating around for years.
Although the film was developed before the 1979 animated series began, it did not premiere on nbc until 1982. The greatest adventure of all you are looking for movies about with dinosaur, outer space, monster, air battle and world war two themes of animation, action and adventure genre shot in usa. The greatest adventure of all 1h 35min animation, action, adventure tv movie 21 august 1982 flash gordon, dale arden and dr. The film was an attempt by the tvcartoon factory filmation to break into disneylike theatrical respectability. Created by alex raymond, flash gordon was an all american athletic alphamale hero with a noble heart and a keen mind, ever ready to pit his wits and survival skills against all the dangers that planet mongo can summon against his fearless band of adventurers. 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 tv movie. The greatest adventure of all 1982 rotten tomatoes. Flash gordonthe greatest adventure of all 1982 gwen.