No site even tangentially about science fiction porn would be complete without a mention of the hardcore classic Flesh Gordon. Supposedly, the original masters for the 1970’s X-rated version have been lost. I saw it at a formative age and I’m pretty sure I saw the original X. I thought the lesbian rape fantasy carpet-munching gangbang was icky. They didn’t do a lot of trimming in the 70’s, if you know what I mean. I’m not sure explicit lesbian forced oral scenes were ever R-rated, not even in the 70’s, so it is probably safe to guess that is what I’ve seen. I know a number of my friends believe they have the proper director’s cut on VHS, so you can probably find one too. Just not from Barnes & Noble or Amazon.
The movie was recut in the 80’s in order to get an R-rated theatrical release. Apparently, Michael Benveniste and Howard Ziehm had spent enough on the sets and special effects and costumes that they felt extra pressure to make the money back. They then tried to put the naughty bits back for DVD release, but supposedly couldn’t find them all.
We’re on an evil ruler kick this month here at Sexy Fandom (that’s the royal ruler “we” by the way), so let me mention William Dennis Hunt who played Emperor Wang the Perverted. He went on to have a recurring role on NYPD Blue and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, among other credits including Babylon 5 and Critters 3. Anyone who says being in a sex flick will stop your dreams of Hollywood cold … well, anyone who says that just doesn’t know Hollywood. The star of the film didn’t do as much later on as Wang, but Flesh Gordon aka Jason Williams did star in the underrated Vampire at Midnight which I would recommend. Moral of the story is that it is better to be an imperial ruler of the universe, although it is best to be the maverick bad boy friend. Just ask Mark Hamill.
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