BlueSpill’s server logs show a lot of people searching for Flesh Gordon, so here’s another clip to compliment Jim Dansforth’s masterful Beetle Man sword fight: Flesh Gordon’s final stop-motion sequence, featuring the Great God Porno (also known as the Nesuahyrrah).
Like the Beetle Man swordfight, the armature for the Nesuahyrrah came from Pete Peterson, who built it for his test reel The Las Vegas Monster.
The Great God Porno is among the most inventive stop-motion characters from feature films of the era. Not just a lumbering monster, he’s one of the few stop-motion actors with dialogue and a distinct personality. That Flesh Gordon is an X-rated sex romp makes the talent that went into animating the Great God Porno even more remarkable.
Laine Liska sculpted the Nesuahyrrah puppet. David Allen, Jim Aupperle, and Robert Maine animated the Great God Porno, with Maine completing the bulk of the animation. Jim Danforth and Dennis Muren also assisted with setup and lighting.
The Great God Porno is never actually called “Nesuahyrrah” in the film, although it’s often refered to by that name in books. If anyone knows the story, I’m curious to learn where the nickname originated (but I do know what it means — just spell it backwards).
I originally posted the scene complete and unedited, but someone at YouTube actually found it offensive and yanked it. This edited version should prevent damage to impressionable minds.