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Title: Flash Gordon (1980)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sam J. Jones | ... | Flash Gordon | |
| Melody Anderson | ... | Dale Arden | |
| Max von Sydow | ... | The Emperor Ming (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 | |
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John Osborne | ... | Arborian Priest |
| Richard O'Brien | ... | Fico | |
| John Hallam | ... | Luro | |
| Philip Stone | ... | Zogi, the High Priest | |
| Suzanne Danielle | ... | Serving Girl | |
| William Hootkins | ... | Munson | |
Flash Gordon is an American football hero who is skyjacked aboard Dr. Hans Zarkov's rocketship along with his beautiful girlfriend Dale Arden. The threesome are drawn into the influence of the planet Mongo, ruled by Emperor Ming the Merciless. The evil Ming has been testing Earth with unnatural disasters, and deeming our world a threat to his rule. He also intends to take Dale as his concubine, attempts to execute Flash and intends to destroy Earth. Flash must avoid the amorous attentions of Ming's daughter, and unite the warring kingdoms of Mongo to rescue Dale and save our world. Written by David Thiel <d-thiel@uiuc.edu>
In the 80s, De Laurentis made vibrant, adventurous movies.
Despite a "B Movie" feel, the production values are high throughout 111 minutes of retro-driven, sci-fi packed entertainment, complimented by a rocking soundtrack delivered by chart-topping superband: Queen.
You can either dismiss Flash as juvenile eye-candy, or marvel in its over-the-top glory. Revisiting the movie, I tend towards the latter. The costumes look gorgeous, the settings have a dream-like atmosphere. The production team go that extra mile to emulate the colorful, original comic books, too.
Often criticized for hammy acting: I'll mention Topol, Timothy Dalton and ravishing Ornella Muti who do their best to transform Flash into a classy, trashy tour de force. I think they succeed.