Stars: Sam Jones III, Ornella Muti, Melody Anderson, Max Von Sydow, Topol, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde

Director: Mike Hodges

Summary: There is only one person who can save the World from the plans of Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon. Along with his companions, Dale Arden and Doctor Zarkov, Flash battles to stop the evil one.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on August 1, 2006 9:06 AM

This masterpiece is utterly camp , full of top notch stars and has enough action to sink the bismarck . Max Von Sydow as Ming the Merciless is played to perfection , and Topol as mad as a hatter scientest Professor Zarkov is as zany as they come . For me , Brian Blessed as Voltan and Peter Wyngarde as the evil henchman is just pure dead brilliant . Sam J. Jones is quite convincing as Flash but he will take some doing to surpass the brilliant Buster Crabbe .
Timothy Dalton in one of his earlier roles just oozes campness as Prince Baron . Great Stuff !

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When the totalitarian planet of Mongo decides on a whim to obliterate Earth, it's up to the lunk-headed quarterback Flash Gordon and his oddball companions to make the universe safe for democracy. Flash Gordonis based on the classic (and infinitely more reputable) comic strip and its 30s screen serialisation, this cotton-candy-coloured trash classic deserves immortality for Queen's unforgettably pulsating soundtrack alone.

The legendary Max von Sydow appears to be having a blast as the evil Ming the Merciless, while Ornella Muti, as his daughter, is the living embodiment of what attracts adolescent boys to comics in the first place. (She makes Barbarella look mundane.) One of the most shamelessly entertaining movies ever made, this is a knowingly absurd sensory freak-out that'll have the viewer blissfully checking the sky afterward for signs of Hawkmen. --Andrew Wright, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Behind The Scenes Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Trailer
Year:	1980
Release Date:	October 10, 2005
Runtime:	106 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M P 429 D
Keywords:	Family, Edition, Flash, Gordon, Anniversary, 25th
Genre:	Family