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Flash Gordon

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Flash Gordon
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PG,1hr 51min
Genres:
Action,Sci-Fi,Comedy
Release:
1980
Director:
Mike Hodges
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
Sam Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol  ...more
Synopsis: Heroic earthling Flash Gordon saves the world from the nefarious Ming the Merciless in this lavish, intentionally campy adaptation of the famous sci-fi comic strip. The story is as basic as space operas get: Ming (Max von Sydow) has developed a plan to destroy the Earth, and Flash (Sam J. Jones) and his attractive companion, Dale Arden (Melody Anderson), are called upon to stop him. Along the way, Flash must battle Ming's goons and the temptations of a luscious space princess. Previously the basis ... Full Synopsis
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Perry Seibert, AMG Review
A director treads a precarious artistic line when setting out to consciously make a campy film. How exactly does one take seriously a film that asks not to be taken seriously? Mike Hodges answers that question in Flash Gordon. Near the end of this film, Dale Arden announces to Flash, while he's in the middle of a possibly fatal fistfight, "Flash, I love you but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth!" ... Full Review
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Sam Jones
Flash Gordon
Melody Anderson
Dale Arden
Topol
Dr. Hans Zarkov
Max von Sydow
Emperor Ming
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