Editing Flash Gordon (section)

==Parodies==
''[[Flesh Gordon]]'' (1974) is an American [[Erotic film|erotic]] [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]]. It is an [[Pornographic parody film|erotic spoof]] of the [[Universal Pictures]] ''Flash Gordon'' [[serial film|serials]] from the 1930s.<ref name="sobchack97">{{cite book | author=Sobchack, Vivian Carol | year=1997 | title=Screening space: the American science fiction film | edition=2nd | page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780813524924/page/165 165] | publisher=Rutgers University Press | isbn=0-8135-2492-X | url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780813524924/page/165}}</ref> The screenplay was written by Michael Benveniste, who also co-directed the film with Howard Ziehm. The cast includes Jason Williams, Suzanne Fields, and William Dennis Hunt. The film had an [[Motion Picture Association of America|MPAA]] [[X rating|rating of X]], but was also re-edited for a reduced rating of R. It has an original runtime of 78 minutes, and the unrated "collector's edition" release runs 90 minutes.

Several episodes of the spin-off series ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' featured a holodeck program called ''The Adventures of Captain Proton'', which features many elements lifted straight from the Flash Gordon serials of the 1930s.

The comedy film ''[[A Christmas Story]]'' (1983) featured a [[deleted scene]] with Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB gun saving Flash (played by Paul Hubbard) from Ming (played by [[Colin Fox (actor)|Colin Fox]]).<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/index.php/a-christmas-story-movie-facts/deleted-scenes/ |title=Deleted Scenes &ndash; A Christmas Story House &ndash; Ralphie's House Restored to its A Christmas Story Splendor |publisher=A Christmas Story House |access-date=2010-12-14 |archive-date=2010-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202084007/http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/index.php/a-christmas-story-movie-facts/deleted-scenes |url-status=live }}</ref> None of the footage from the scene survived.<ref name=":0" />

In the comedy film ''[[Ted (film)|Ted]]'' (2012), Sam Jones appears in character both as himself and as Flash Gordon.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/flash-gordon-sam-jones-ted-341510 'Flash Gordon' Star Sam Jones on His Triumphant, Crazy Comeback Role in 'Ted] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417095808/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/flash-gordon-sam-jones-ted-341510 |date=2020-04-17 }} ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', 29th June 2012.  Retrieved 20th December 2015.</ref> Jones reprised his role for the sequel ''[[Ted 2]]'' (2015).