FLASH GORDON (1980) MOVIE NEWS & REVIEW
flash gordon (1980) movieGenre | Science Fiction
Classification | PG
Running time | 111 minutes
Released | 5 December 1980 castSam J. Jones ... Flash Gordon Melody Anderson ... Dale Arden Max von Sydow ... The Emperor Ming (as Max Von Sydow) Topol ... Dr. Hans Zarkov Ornella Muti ... Princess Aura Timothy Dalton ... Prince Barin Brian Blessed ... Prince Vultan Peter Wyngarde ... Klytus Mariangela Melato ... Kala directorMike Hodges writerLorenzo Semple Jr. ... (screenplay) Michael Allin ... (adaptation) Alex Raymond ... (based on the characters created by) cinematographerGilbert Taylor ... director of photography (as Gil Taylor) musicHoward Blake ... (orchestral score) Queen film editorMalcolm Cooke box office resultWorldwide $ 27,107,960
Australia $ not available
North America $27,107,960 movie minutiaeAccording to Brian Blessed, it took about three days to prepare the Ajax sequence and put everything, including dozens of hanging Hawkmen, in place. Blessed put in his own special effects, going "pew pew pew" as he "shot" his cardboard bazooka. Because of this, they had to take another day to reset. Blessed didn't feel too bad, as Sam J. Jones was also a pretty hot hand with his prop gun, also filling in the "pew pew's"
For the scene in which Dale turns into a giant spider for a dream sequence, Melody Anderson spent six hours getting painted green, wearing fake eyes and fangs, with a head piece that weighed over 20 pounds. When Mike Hodges came in, he said, "This is wonderful, but we can't use this! It has absolutely nothing to do with the script."
The original FLASH GORDON serials were a major influence on George Lucas's Star Wars films. This film was made largely in response to the success of the first film. It also featured two future STAR WARS cast members... Brian Blessed appeared in STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999), and Max von Sydow appeared in STAR WARS: EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015). related movies |
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