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Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

1980 111 min ★ 6.2 Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

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Cast

Sam J. Jones

Sam J. Jones

Flash Gordon

Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson

Dale Arden

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

The Emperor Ming

Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol

Dr. Hans Zarkov

Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Princess Aura

Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Prince Barin

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

Prince Vultan

Peter Wyngarde

Peter Wyngarde

Klytus

Mariangela Melato

Mariangela Melato

Kala

John Osborne

John Osborne

Arborian Priest

Details

Director

Mike Hodges

Screenplay

Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Tagline

"Pathetic earthlings...who can save you now?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$27,100,000

Production

Starling Films, Universal Pictures, Famous Films Productions, Flash Gordon Productions, DDL Cinematografica

Reviews

T

tmdb27219454

August 2, 2019

★ 8/10

One of the least appreciated movies made in my lifetime. Done right after the glory that was The Empire Strikes Back and released to a public that had forgotten who Flash Gordon was or what the 1930's serials with Larry "Buster" Crabbe represented. Although the public was drooling desire for more high tech special effects and serious Space Opera, Flash went in the opposite direction and brought Ca...

J

JPV852

September 21, 2020

★ 7/10

Campy and fun science fiction fantasy-adventure flick has some cheesy but colorful and good production designs and the performances for the most part were fine, with Max Von Sydow lending prestige to a goofy character and Sam J. Jones was okay in the lead, but he's really not asked to do a whole lot (both in acting and fighting) while Melody Anderson was alright though the "romance" between her an...

C

CinemaSerf

March 27, 2022

★ 7/10

Now then, anyone who thinks that Max von Sydov's best film was "the Seventh Seal" (1957) really does need to get their priorities right: forget Ingmar Bergman - it has to be this marvellously camp effort from Mike Hodges and Dino de Laurentiis that allows him to act the megalomanic whilst dressing up like the best panto villain you're ever likely to encounter. Sam J. Jones is the eponymous hero wh...

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