The read
Scores higher than 72% of the 356 1980s science fiction movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic58/100
1,136 audience votes
Key crew
- Lorenzo Semple Jr.Screenplay
- Howard BlakeOriginal Music Composer
- Mike HodgesDirector
Cast
- Sam J. JonesFlash Gordon
- Melody AndersonDale Arden
- Max von SydowThe Emperor Ming
- Chaim TopolDr. Hans Zarkov
- Ornella MutiPrincess Aura
- Timothy DaltonPrince Barin
- Brian BlessedPrince Vultan
- Peter WyngardeKlytus
- Mariangela MelatoKala
- John OsborneArborian Priest
- Richard O'BrienFico
- John HallamLuro
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Themes
fighteremperorsolar eclipseprincedeceptionalien planetduelscientistspace operaevil dictatoraction herosatirical
The Best Movies of 1980
Flash Gordon is #44 of 60
