Did this movie greatly influenced He-Man?
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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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col_rutherford — 9 years ago(September 18, 2016 02:29 AM)
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."
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Apollo_Tweed — 9 years ago(September 27, 2016 07:42 AM)
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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Conan-1982 — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 04:18 AM)
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).