Flash Gordon

1980
12
1 Std. 51 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

63.096

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.656

Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)

When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, New York Jets quarterback Flash Gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet Mongo, where - with assistance from beautiful Dale Arden - he'll take on Ming the Merciless and rescue humankind.

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Ein Fußballspieler und seine Freunde reisen zum Planeten Mongo und kämpfen gegen die Tyrannei von Ming dem Erbarmungslosen, um die Erde zu retten.Ein Fußballspieler und seine Freunde reisen zum Planeten Mongo und kämpfen gegen die Tyrannei von Ming dem Erbarmungslosen, um die Erde zu retten.Ein Fußballspieler und seine Freunde reisen zum Planeten Mongo und kämpfen gegen die Tyrannei von Ming dem Erbarmungslosen, um die Erde zu retten.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

63.096

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.656

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Nominiert für 3 BAFTA Awards
- 2 Gewinne & 14 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Flash jumping towards the camera screaming "YEAH!" was improvised by Sam J. Jones. Nobody could figure out how to end the movie.

Patzer
At the very beginning of the film, Ming and his henchman are discussing "an obscure body in the SK system", which the inhabitants refer to as the planet "Earth", pronounced as if the word is completely foreign to them. However, at that moment, Ming activates a button on his console labeled "Earth Quake".

Zitate
Dale Arden: Ming's not unbeatable. With all his men, he couldn't even kill Flash.
Prince Vultan: [incredulous] Gordon's alive?

Crazy Credits
When the ending title appears, a hand picks up Ming's ring and Ming is heard laughing. A "?" appears, making it "THE END?"

Alternative Versionen
The Wide Screen VHS version released by BMG contains all the cut scenes in their complete and uncut version.

Verbindungen
Featured in Queen: Flash (1980)

Soundtracks
Flash's Theme
Written by Brian May
Produced by Brian May and Mack (Reinhold Mack)
Performed by Queen

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Crazy But Fun

No other film is like this one, as Sam J. Jones plays the title character, based on the famous comic strip and early Saturday morning serials with Buster Crabbe. Max Von Sydow is the evil Ming the Merciless, ruler of Mongo, who is trying to destroy Earth because he is bored. Melody Anderson is Dale Arden, in love with Flash and coveted by Ming. Topol is Dr. Hans Zarkhov, whose rocket ship took the three of them to Mongo in the first place. Brian Blessed is extremely enthusiastic as Prince Vultan, Pre-James Bond Timothy Dalton is quite serious as Prince Barin, rival of Vultan, and in love with Ming's ultra sensuous daughter Princess Aura(Ornella Muti) All will converge in the exciting finale where Flash must save the day.

Crazy film is nonetheless great fun, no point in taking this seriously, since everything about it is intentionally over the top, punctuated by a soaring score and incredible sets and costumes. Not to be over thought or have all kinds of subtext in it, just sit back and enjoy!