Flash Gordon (1980)

Brian Blessed: Prince Vultan

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Quotes 

• Dale Arden : Ming's not unbeatable. With all his men, he couldn't even kill Flash.

  Prince Vultan : [incredulous]  Gordon's alive?

• Flash Gordon : Biro's hit! I'm going in after him!

  [flies off] 

  Prince Vultan : Grrrr! Impetuous boy!

  Prince Vultan : Ah, well; who wants to live forever?

  Prince Vultan : [laughs heartily, to the Hawkmen]  DIVE!

• Prince Vultan : Flash... when the ship hits the forcefield you'll be killed; this is suicide!

  Flash Gordon : No Vultan... it's a rational transaction! One life for billions...

• Luro : They were brave creatures Vultan.

  Prince Vultan : SHUT UP!

  Luro : With respect. The men who rid us of Klytus should not be deserted.

  Prince Vultan : Will you shut up! So. Maybe I'd do it different. If I had it over again.

  Luro : Then FIGHT!

  Prince Vultan : But there's no way I could help a man who's dead!

• Prince Vultan : My thanks to you, Flash.

  Flash Gordon : What for?

  Prince Vultan : For giving an old bird a second chance!

• Prince Vultan : Onward my brave Hawkmen! Let this be known forever as Flash Gordon's Day!

• Prince Vultan : [War Rocket Ajax is under heavy laser fire from Mingo City. Cut to Int. Ajax Cockpit. Flash is at the controls. Vultan is just reaching a ladder to leave]  Come on, Flash! Come on! It's time to bail out!

  Flash Gordon : Sorry, Vultan! I'm not coming!

  Prince Vultan : What?

  Flash Gordon : The rocketcycle's gone!

  Prince Vultan : So, come on! I'll carry you!

  Flash Gordon : Bail out, Vultan, before it's too late!

  Prince Vultan : Flash,

  [runs back to Flash] 

  Prince Vultan : are you crazy?

  Flash Gordon : The fire's too heavy!

  [pause] 

  Flash Gordon : You know we'll never make that opening with nobody at the wheel!

  Prince Vultan : Come on! You'll be blown to pieces, Flash! It's suicide!

  Flash Gordon : No, a rational transaction! One life for billions!

  Prince Vultan : [Vultan grabs Flash's shoulders and shouts]  Come on! You'll be destroyed!

  Flash Gordon : [shouts]  You loony bird!

  [Pushes Vultan away] 

  Flash Gordon : Get outta here! They need you on the ground!

  Prince Vultan : [Vultan holds out his right hand]  Well, good bye, Flash! It's been...!

  Flash Gordon : [Flash shakes Vultan's hand]  I know! For me too, Vultan!

  Flash Gordon : [Vultan heads back to the ladder and starts climbing]  Tell Dale

  [pause] 

  Flash Gordon : I know it would've been good!

  Prince Vultan : [shouts]  That must be one hell of a planet you men come from!

  Flash Gordon : Not too bad!

• Klytus : The tributes of the Hawkmen will be first.

  Dale Arden : Are we dreaming?

  Flash Gordon : I'd like to think so.

  Prince Vultan : The fabled ice jewel of Frigia; we seized it in battle from the royal crypt.

  Prince Barin : Stop! The ice jewel is our tribute, not Vultan's.

  Prince Barin : Vultan stole it while we were burying our dead on Frigia

  Prince Vultan : Liar!

  Prince Barin : You are a thief!

  Prince Vultan : What?

  Prince Vultan : [Prince Barin draws his sword, preparing to attack Vultan] 

  [Vultan raises his clubbed sword] 

  Prince Vultan : Aargh!

  Klytus : Put down your weapons! No one, but no one, dies in the palace without a command from the Emperor.

  Prince Barin : Hail, Ming!

  [Barin lowers his sword] 

  Prince Vultan : Aargh!

  Klytus : Vultan! You obey, or you sacrifice your daughter.

  [Vultan's daughter emerges, looks at her father] 

  Prince Vultan : [lowers his club sword relentingly]  Hail, Ming.

• Prince Vultan : [incredulous]  What is this?

  Dr. Hans Zarkov : [proud]  Humanity.

  Prince Vultan : Madness!

  Dale Arden : [dreamily]  Oh, Flash!

• Prince Barin : Listen! There is something finer in this galaxy than Ming's law!

  Prince Vultan : RUBBISH!