Flash Gordon

1980

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

48
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 69% · 53 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 69% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 65643 65.6K

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Plot summary

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

Director

Mike Hodges Photo
Mike Hodges

Top cast

Philip Stone Photo
Philip Stone as Zogi, the High Priest
Richard O'Brien Photo
Richard O'Brien as Fico
Karen Johnson Photo
Karen Johnson as Serving Girl in Ming's Chamber
Burnell Tucker Photo
Burnell Tucker as Airline Co-Pilot
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
750.02 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24.000 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 11
1.50 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24.000 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by maatmouse-1 7 / 10

High Camp but so good looking

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

brilliantly colorful and deliciously campy

The Emperor Ming (Max von Sydow) is attacking the Earth. Only former NASA scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol) seems to have foreseen it. He intends to launch himself in his rocket as a 'counter-attack'. NY Jets star quarterback Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) is taking a commuter flight. He survives the plane crash along with fellow passenger Dale Arden (Melody Anderson). Zarkov tricks the duo into his rocket and launches them into space. They are taken prisoner to find Ming's tyrannical rule over the various kingdoms. Prince Barin (Timothy Dalton) leads the kingdom of Arboria. Hawkman Prince Vultan (Brian Blessed) runs Sky City. Ming's daughter Princess Aura (Ornella Muti) is fascinated with Flash. Ming takes Dale as his concubine.This is brilliantly colorful and deliciously campy. The Queen soundtrack is second to none. The acting is big but it fits the style. Parts of it goes a bit too slowly. Some scenes are very static. Even the actors move slowly as an old-fashion way to denote drama. Sometimes it needs more energy to maintain the tension. This is an unique vision and a fun watch if you don't take it seriously.
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