Calling Flash Gordon Experts

[Star Wars Helmets]

Guys - I've been shown this by a bloke in the UK who had some involvement with the UK Studios and thinks this is something from the 1980's Flash Gordon movie

Anyone?

Cheers

Jez

 

[Cpl Smith]

Doesnt look familiar....ask him where in the movie it was used..

Derek

 

[Star Wars Helmets]

He thought it was a miniature of a door frame or wall design (presumably made to look bigger via spfx?).

Either that or maybe something pre-production/design?

Cheers

Jez

 

[DoctorWho]

I am a big fan of that movie and I don't recognize it at all. If you find out where it might have been in the film would help.

 

[Kerr Avon]

I doubt it. The only spot it might possibly have been used would be in the scene with all the Mongol races together for tribute to Ming. If it's not there, I doubt anywhere.

 

[G17RDY]

Doesn't ring any bells with me.


Flash......Ahhhhhhhhh........

Sorry, had to!!!

 

[JBReplicas]

I doubt it. The only spot it might possibly have been used would be in the scene with all the Mongol races together for tribute to Ming. If it's not there, I doubt anywhere.

Thats the only thing that springs to mind for me too

 

[Clutch]

I've watched (studied) that movie A LOT and I've never seen that object. Looks wooden, so maybe something from Arboria?

 

[Star Wars Helmets]

Thanks for the info guys - it sounds like its not of any importance

Cheers

Jez

 

[luke moonwalker]

So I know it's a couple years late... but I just stumbled on this thread and had recalled seeing a pic on Ebay that looked familiar

http://i.ebayimg.com/22/!BuivEM!EGk~$(KGrHqF,!isEv1+zvmeEBM!wL6Sf-Q~~_12.JPG

 

[propologist]

very cool...better late than ever...although it doesnt look like the one from that shot

 

[aliensarchive]

Its the maquette or set study model for that set.

 

[The Prop Stop]

I dont recognise the set or that moment....thats the wedding costume he's wearing....maybe its to the side of the set he walks out of that....but honestly....thats not in the movie.

 

[Contec]

http://i.ebayimg.com/22/!BuivEM!EGk~$(KGrHqF,!isEv1+zvmeEBM!wL6Sf-Q~~_12.JPG

very cool...better late than ever...although it doesnt look like the one from that shot

It looks like It IS the one in the picture but the Picture has been airbrush edited or what ever they did before digital editings..

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

It looks like It IS the one in the picture but the Picture has been airbrush edited or what ever they did before digital editings..

I don´t think that it´s the one in the shot. It would have taken a lot of airbrushing to make the one shown by Jez to look like it does in the Ming photo.

There are several key areas that are IMO totally off, i.e. the outer corners of the eye cavities, the nose area, the mouth area directly beneath the nose, and several other areas. :unsure

 

[propologist]

yeah it would have taken alot to do it. might me a mock up , but the lines on the model seem off to the image. like MFN said , like the inside of the eyes by the nose etc.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

yeah it would have taken alot to do it. might me a mock up , but the lines on the model seem off to the image. like MFN said , like the inside of the eyes by the nose etc.

Yeah, that´s possible, like from a model to show the set design maybe. I am sure that the piece behind Ming is a set decoration piece, hence lifesize and not put in later on (can´t remember that particular scene), but it´s possible that they used the item in question to show the director what is going on in the set design.

 

[Propmasters]

late to this.

that scene is not in the finished movie.

I have seen a few shots of Ming and Flash similar to these on unrecognisable sets. They must be from deleted sequences. Somewhere out there a proper special edition is very long overdue.

- David

 

[Ghost Host]

I doubt it's authentic in any way. It just clashes completely with the style in the rest of the film. And likely not a concept piece, as Ming's wearing a finished costume in the pic. I might be wrong, but it just doesn't look right to me.

 

[Propmasters]

I agree. The set does not fit in with the 'look' of the movie at all. These are obviously posed publicity shots but very bizarre indeed.

I actually think the piece is likely genuine, from a set decoration of some kind but not screen seen/used.

I once had a 10" artistic rendition of Ming's head, just could not place it in the movie at all. This was before the days of widescreen version of movies on video. Subsequent to moving it on and a nominal price the widescreen version was released and there clear as day were a pair of these miniature heads either side of a particular shot which was previously unvisible!

- David