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Flash Gordon

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Heroic earthling Flash Gordon saves the world from the nefarious Ming the Merciless in this lavish, intentionally campy adaptation of the famous sci-fi comic strip. The story is as basic as space operas get: Ming (Max von Sydow) has developed a plan to destroy the Earth, and Flash (Sam J. Jones) and his attractive companion, Dale Arden (Melody Anderson), are called upon to stop him. Along the way, Flash must battle Ming's goons and the temptations of a luscious space princess. Previously the basis for a...more

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63 out of 100 Metascore®

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Saw the film on the 31st anniversary. Missed this movie in the 80s, didn't see it until it was on video. It is your typical corny "b" 80s Scifi movie

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