Flash Gordon

Name: Flash Gordon
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Released: 1980-12-05
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Topol, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Sam J. Jones

– A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyrant..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 51 Minutes

Release Year:

1980

A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyrant, Ming the Merciless, to save Earth.

Styles:

Colourful, Entertaining, Futuristic, Sexy, Semi Serious, Light, Humorous, Stylized, Exciting, Suspenseful

Story Timeline:

Future, 1930s, 1980s

Producing Country:

Netherlands, USA, UK

Filming Locations:

Dungeon, New York, USA

Genre:

Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night, Teens, Family Outing

Flash Gordon (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

05 Dec 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Directed by:

Mike Hodges

Story Written By:

Alex Raymond, Michael Allin, Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Main Actors:

Topol, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Sam J. Jones

Plot:

Flash Gordon is an American football hero who is skyjacked aboard Dr. Hans Zarkov's rocketship along with his beautiful girlfriend Dale Arden. The threesome are drawn into the influence of the planet Mongo, ruled by Emperor Ming the Merciless. The evil Ming has been testing Earth with unnatural disasters, and deeming our world a threat to his rule. He also intends to take Dale as his concubine, attempts to execute Flash and intends to destroy Earth. Flash must avoid the amorous attentions of Ming's daughter, and unite the warring kingdoms of Mongo to rescue Dale and save our world.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations.

Production Company:

MCA Universal Home Video

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

82%

Metacritic:

58%