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Director:

Mike Hodges

Writers:

Alex Raymond (characters)
Michael Allin (adaptation)
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Release Date:

5 December 1980 (USA) more

Tagline:

He'll save every one of us! more

Plot:

A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyrant, Ming the Merciless, to save Earth. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more

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Better than Star Wars more (191 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sam J. Jones ... Flash Gordon
Melody Anderson ... Dale Arden

Max von Sydow ... The Emperor Ming / Ming's Floating Servant (as Max Von Sydow)
Topol ... Dr. Hans Zarkov
Ornella Muti ... Princess Aura

Timothy Dalton ... Prince Barin
Brian Blessed ... Prince Vultan
Peter Wyngarde ... Klytus
Mariangela Melato ... Kala
John Osborne ... Arborian Priest

Richard O'Brien ... Fico
John Hallam ... Luro
Philip Stone ... Zogi, the High Priest
Suzanne Danielle ... Serving Girl

William Hootkins ... Munson
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Additional Details

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)


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Trivia:

Director Mike Hodges, referring to the numerous production problems that plagued the film, once called it "the only improvised $27-million movie ever made". more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There are many blue-screen compositions where characters or items appear partly transparent. This is probably due to the copying process for the travelling mattes that were used to superimpose the effects shots over one another. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Emperor Ming: Klytus, I'm bored. What play thing can you offer me today?
Klytus: An obscure body in the S-K System, your majesty. The inhabitants refer to it as the planet Earth.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003) more

Soundtrack:

Flash more


FAQ

Why do the Hawkmen use rocket cycles if they have wings and, therefore, can fly by themselves?
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14 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Better than Star Wars, 26 March 2006
10/10
Author: SoylentGreenIsPeople91 from United Kingdom

I'm not even joking. It's quite possibly one of the worst films ever made, but that is what makes it so marvellous. Loud, cheesy, poorly acted and about as subtle as a pitchfork rammed up the bum. Based on the long- running strips originally written by Alex Raymond, it tells the story of all- American goodie Flash Gordon and his teleportation onto the planet Mongo, lorded over by the eviler- than- evil Ming the Merciless, who has eyes on Flash's lady friend, Dale Arden. If you are a fan of comic books, the sci-fi genre, Queen, or, like me, all three, then this is, simply put perfect entertainment. They should make more films like this- cheesy, camp and stupid. by the way, if you hate this because you think it is too stupid, you REALLY don't understand it!!

LONG LIVE FLASH!!!

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