Director Francis Ford Coppola, who accompanied Lucas in trying to buy the Flash Gordon rights, recounted in 1999: " was very depressed because he had just come back and they wouldn't sell him Flash Gordon.
Sutradara Francis Ford Coppola, yang menemani Lucas membeli hak Flash Gordon, menceritakan kembali pada tahun 1999, "George sangat depresi karena dia baru kembali saja dan mereka tidak akan menjual Hak Cipta Flash Gordon.