Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol
When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, threatening destruction of the Earth, Dr. Hans Sarkov makes a desperate rocket flight with two unwilling passengers--Flash Gordon, quarterback of the New ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000
Stats: 2,496 reviews
Why would I bash something I have enjoyed this much? no matter how ridiculous and bad it is I found it hysterical.
who would have thought that Mr. Mike "Get Carter" Hodges would go for campy fun? and Queen in the soundtrack just adds more laughs and nostalgia to this quirky and d...( read more)
This movie still rock even coming up to its 30th anniversary.Ok some of the sfx are showing its aged but its also its strengh now.The set desgins to the costumes are 1st rate and the uses of rock band Queen was geniue to do, the now legendnary flash theme is 1st classic.
Worth c...( read more)
Classic, Flash is awesome and the villian Ming the merciless played by Max Van Sydow is deliciousily camp yet evil.
One of the best so bad it's good movies. Flash Gordan is good fun, with it's absolutely ridiculous story and bizarre characters. Max Von Sydow seemed to have a great time playing the evil Ming the Merciless, as did the rest of the cast in their respective roles.
Of the two comic book-based movie series (Buck Rogers being the other) that were revamped as theatrical movies soon after the success of Star Wars, this one was not nearly as enjoyable. Flash Gordon battles Anton Levey. Extremely campy; too campy (I usually enjoy camp). A musical...( read more)
When I first saw this as a kid I enjoyed it. Later the campiness came out. It took more of a "Batman in the 60's" approach and has much more in common with the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV show than most of the Sci-Fi classics. I think it borders on parody. However, the...( read more)
my wife got me the new "Saviour of the Universe" edition.I t is sweeeett!!!It has a kick ass cover by Alex Ross and a card of original art inside.the cover of the case flips out and has some cool pics from the movie.It's also been remastered.
Several reasons why this was one of the best that came out of that era.....
1. You have former NFL great Sam Jones in the title character of Flash Gordon.
2. Melody Anderson(as Dale)and Ornetta Muti(as the Queen)....where does it get any better than this,,two of the hottest babes of their era. All decked out in outlandish 70's fashions.
3. Maximillian Schell(or was it Max Von Sydow)giving us one of the most diabolicalist villains ever as the evil Ming The Merciless.
Also was listed as AFI's Top 100 villains of all time.
4. The movie version came out in 1980. And just to let you know that the animated version of Flash Gordon too(produced by Filmation Productions)was shown to kids on Saturday mornings. The 1980 live-action version complete with some of the cheeiest special effects ever. Produced by none other than veteran producer Dino DeLaurentiis.
5. The soundtrack to this film...WHAT A SOUNDTRACK!!! All songs composed and conducted by Freddie Mercury and Queen.
There are many reasons to see Flash Gordon (the 1980 film). One needs not have grown up with the film. For example, the historical significance of the soundtrack by Queen, is marked.
But to an adolescent boy in the early 1980s, there is nothing more permanent and persistent than Ornella Muti as Princess Aura.
Dale be damned! Princess Aura was what it was all about.
Very kitsch! :) I remember seeing this movie as a kid and I simply freaked out! :) It was the age of Star Wars and the '80's brought in this ... I would like to add it to my DVD collection!
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