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Flash Gordon is a 1980 English-Dutch-American space opera film based on the King Features comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. Directed by Mike Hodges and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed and Ornella Muti.

Plot
Flash and Dale are skyjacked aboard Dr. Zarkov's rocket ship. The trio are drawn into the influence of the planet Mongo, controlled by Ming, who has been testing the Earth with unnatural disasters.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Amazing, and epic music that was performed Howard Blake, so as the soundtrack came from Queen, such as King of Impossible.
 * 1) Amazing, and epic music that was performed Howard Blake, so as the soundtrack came from Queen, such as King of Impossible.
 * 1) Amazing, and epic music that was performed Howard Blake, so as the soundtrack came from Queen, such as King of Impossible.
 * 1) Amazing, and epic music that was performed Howard Blake, so as the soundtrack came from Queen, such as King of Impossible.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The effects did age badly, although it's still as entertaining.

Trivia

 * George Lucas attempted to make a Flash Gordon film in the 1970s, but he was unable to acquire the rights from De Laurentiis, Lucas decided to create Star Wars instead.