<![CDATA[Did this movie greatly influenced He-Man?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Flash Gordon

engseng — 9 years ago(September 17, 2016 08:51 PM)

Seems like this movie played a bigger role in influencing He-Man than Conan:

  • General Kala looks a lot like Evil-Lyn
  • Klytus looks like Skeletor
  • Flash Gordon himself looks like He-Man when he's riding the Rocket Cycle
  • Ming's palace looks like the Palace of Eternia
    And the movie came out before He-Man did, so the timing is just right to influence He-Man.
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Conan+Flash1980+StarWars+BTTF = MOTU 87

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I had not seen Flash Gordon as a kid so I always assumed He-Man was a cross between Conan and Star Wars. Now I've seen Flash Gordon and yes "Conan meets Flash Gordon" is more accurate (although Star Wars was heavily influenced by Flash Gordon).

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Yes good call to the OP. I always saw He-Man and the MOTU to be an amalgam of Star Wars / Flash Gordon and The Beastmaster; remember that there is the big cat and the bird of prey in The Beastmaster, as well as the general medieval-type setting.

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An internal memo from Mattel dated June 12, 1980 mentions the inspirations for what would become the Masters of the Universe toy line: "The theme would be oriented toward Frizetta (sic) type figures possibly combined with parts of Conan, Flash Gordon, and Star Wars."
"Frizetta" refers to artist Frank Frazetta.

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