the Depression Era superheroes of America's past; he also added "Not to be confused with the original Flash Gordon" to all advertising materials. Critical reception Vivian Sobchack commented that Flesh Gordon is "a skin flick hilariously molded around the Flash Gordon serials, and fully and lovingly aware of genre conventions from special effects to dialogue." Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote: "What wit the film posseses had gone into the physical production [...] The acting is broad, which may be as it should be, although it quickly becomes monotonous unless you have a high tolorence for contemporary camp." Variety was more pointed in its review: "Purile is the word for this softcore spoof of the sci-fi serials of the 1930s. By attempting to combine sexplicity and low-level camp, pic emerges as an expensive-looking mish-mash of obvious double-entendres, idiotic characterizations and dull situations." The film was nominated for the 1975 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (the only indie production nominated that year), but lost to Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 67% based on reviews from 6 critics. Legacy The sequel Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders was released in 1990. A four-issue comic book, written by Daniel Wilson and published by Aircel Comics, was published in 1992. Famous Flesh Gordon's was a strip club operating in London, Ontario. The club was closed in 2015 after the provincial government revoked its liquor license due to the owner's connection with the Hells Angels. See also List of American films of 1974 References External links Flesh Gordon on The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television (EOFFTV) Bizarro Masterpiece Theatre review (The Second Supper) Flash Gordon 1974 films 1970s adventure comedy films 1970s science fiction comedy films American pornographic films American adventure comedy films American science fiction comedy films American space adventure films American independent films American parody films American satirical films American sex comedy films American sexploitation films 1970s English-language films Erotic fantasy films Films set on fictional planets Films using stop-motion animation 1970s parody films 1970s pornographic films 1970s sex comedy films 1974 comedy films 1970s American films Pornographic parody films