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Overview
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Director:
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
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
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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Runtime:
111 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
UK:A (theatrical rating) | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12
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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?more
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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!!!