FLASH GORDON (1980) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

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sci-fi movie Flash Gordon, in this first time watching reaction video! Flash Gordon tells the story of a football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
The film was written by Mike Hodges and written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. Flash Gordon stars Sam J. Jones as Flash Gordon, Max von Sydow as The Emperor Ming, Melody Anderson as Dale Arden, Topol as Dr. Hans Zarkov, Ornella Muti as Princess Aura, Timothy Dalton as Prince Barin, Brian Blessed as Prince Vultan, Peter Wyngarde as Klytus, Mariangela Melato as Kala and Richard O'Brien as Fico.
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[@44excalibur]

Flash Gordon wasn't a Marvel or DC character, Jen. It was published by King Features syndicate in the 1930s and 1940s and was created by Alex Raymond. The story was loosely inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs Princess of Mars, and Flash Gordon was created to compete against the Buck Rogers comic book series.

[@LeviAckerman-cb5ji]

If I'm not mistaking, it was a long running comic strip as well.

[@44excalibur]

@@LeviAckerman-cb5ji Yes, I know. The comic strip was created by Alex Raymond and published by King Features Syndicate, like I said.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

King Features? Didn't they produce Popeye?

[@44excalibur]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 I don't remember. Possibly. lol

[@misterprickly]

Fun fact: Both Flash and Buck were played by Buster Crabbe!

[@victorsixtythree]

In case no one else has commented this, the character Flash Gordon was originally from a newspaper comic strip by legendary cartoonist Alex Raymond and first published in 1934 - pre-dating Superman, Batman and all of Marvel Comics. (The character was actually a response to the very popular Buck Rogers comic strip.) Comic strips of that era were the only place people could see fantasy and science fiction (alien planets, fantastic creatures, etc.) come to life.

[@44excalibur]

Yes, Queen did the music for Flash Gordon, Jen. This was their first movie soundtrack, and Queen would later do music for the soundtrack to the movie Highlander in 1986.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I was so excited! I had no idea!

[@inuyashason81]

I guess you can say, this movie got me into the music from Queen. And glad I saw the movie bohemian rhapsody that is about Queen and rise to stardom

[@tommcewan7936]

Freddie Mercury also contributed to the soundtrack for Giorgio Moroder's "restoration" of Metropolis in 1984, although I'm not sure if the rest of Queen were involved in the soundtrack for that, I think it was part of Freddie's solo career, but Queen *did* then use footage from Metropolis, and sets inspired directly by it, in the official music video for Radio Gaga.

[@DavidB-2268]

Prince Barin is Timothy Dalton, who played James Bond, amongst his many acclaimed roles.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Yes! That’s it!

[@mikesilva3868]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen watch barberella and night of the demons from 1988😊

[@bfdidc6604]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen He goes way back. Other roles include The Lion in Winter and an Erroll Flynn-like villain in The Rocketeer.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@bfdidc6604 LOVE LOVE "The Lion in Winter," more than there are words for.

[@mitchclement3773]

That was underrated awesome bond movie.

[@shannonjohnson6532]

Flash Gordon isn't a bad movie. It's cheesy as all hell, but not bad. The Queen soundtrack is amazing too.

[@Shadowman4710]

It's pretty much a cult classic these days although I think it was panned by critics and did just okay at the box office.

[@Greenwood4727]

@@Shadowman4710 it was a hit in the UK because Queen and Brian Blessed

[@craigsmith9775]

its pure fun

[@crescentfreshbret]

@@Shadowman4710My parents saw it in the theater a few months after they were married. But then, they’ve told me they went to see pretty much ANY movie that played somewhere near them back during the almost 2-year period between their marriage and my birth. I remember them saying they enjoyed this one, though… or they at least enjoyed the soundtrack.

[@44excalibur]

You might remember Max Von Sydow, who plays Emperor Ming the Merciless, from The Exorcist, Jen. He played Father Merrin, who performed the exorcism on Linda Blair's character. He's a veteran Hollywood actor who's been in a lot of movies over the decades.

[@roddmatsui3554]

And, if I may say so, Von Sydow is EXCELLENT in the role, as always he was.

[@taoist32]

Don't forget Conan the Barbarian playing the king. It upped the credibility of the movie since this was Arnold's was only lead actor in a few movies up to that point.

[@mitchclement3773]

He was also great in the little known Canadian film strange brew.

[@tremorsfan]

And it's von Sy-Dow not von Snow-Den

[@clarencewalker3925]

He was also in "Three Days of the Condor."

[@michaelbuhl4250]

Max von Sydow, who played Emperor Ming in this movie and Father Merrin in *The Exorcist* , was also in a few movies by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who is considered one of the greatest directors of all time.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I haven't seen The Exorcist 😬 I've heard of Ingmar Bergman but haven't seen a ton of his films. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelbuhl4250]

You haven't seen *The Exorcist* ??? [gasp!] I actually know a couple of people who think it's so bad it's good, but of course most people think it's great. As far as Bergman goes, *The Seventh Seal* is a great movie and a good starting place for exploring his movies.

[@MNolton]

He was also the scientist/brewmeister in Strange brew, with the Makenzie brothers (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) in Strange Brew. The movie I will always remember him from most.

[@michaelmacdonald334]

@@MNolton both Strange Brew and Conan the Barbarian.

[@stephenblair3845]

A Princess of Mars was the first story to kick off all these kinds of stories about 100 years ago and influenced Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Superman, Star Wars, Avatar. It was made as a movie called John Carter in 2012 which is well worth watching.

[@pathatfield2543]

John Carter definitely deserves more attention.

[@evilervcowart6234]

Two things that the film 'Flash Gordon' did an excellent job of was: 1. Introducing me to Max Von Sydow and: 2. Introducing me to the music of Queen 🤘 Edit: That first scene you showed of the Hawkmen flying gave me flashbacks o' the 3 parrots making Rod and Natalie's first date/after dinner stroll through the park magical scene in Birdemic: Shock And Terror 🥴

[@jameshenner5831]

Max Von Sydow played a role in "Strange Brew," the greatest Canadian movie of all time. Then, there's Timothy Dalton, (hopefully) well known for playing James Bond.

[@alcockell]

@@jameshenner5831 and Jesus in greatest story ever miscast.

[@stevewf]

This is one of my favourite campy sci-fi films, especially with that Queen soundtrack ! My other campy sci-fi favs are Barbarella (1960's), and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1970's).

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

It's so good! YES! I love Rocky Horror and I'll add Barbarella to the list, thanks for watching!

[@roddmatsui3554]

This is a comedy triumph from screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Junior. Insanely tongue-in-cheek throughout.

[@44excalibur]

Sam Jones, who plays Flash Gordon, was mostly known as a B movie actor in the 1980s, and this is his most well known role to date. Unfortunately, all of his dialogue was dubbed over by another actor in post-production due to a dispute between Jones and producer Dino De Laurentiis which resulted in Jones leaving the production before principal photography had been completed.

[@grayscribe1342]

He also played an interesting bounty hunter in an episode of Stargate SG1.

[@jamminjohn]

He's in "10" with Bo Derek and Dudley Moore.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

@@grayscribe1342 Aris Boch is the character's name, I seem to recall. :)

[@MovieVigilante]

George Lucas created _Star Wars_ when he failed to purchase the movie rights to _Flash Gordon._ Max Von Sydow (not Von Snowden) was the old priest in _The Exorcist,_ and the evil Brewmeister in _Strange Brew._

[@w1975b]

he's King Osric in Conan the Barbarian (1982), main star Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@barrywerdell2614]

Since you asked so nicely; I would recommend "Five Million Years To Earth" Engish title: "Quartermass and the Pit" About aliens from our distant past making sure we don't forget them.

[@mikesilva3868]

Good movie 🙃

[@Greenwood4727]

the other quatermass films were good too

[@togroglog2457]

Oh definitely that one is bonkers fun.

[@gorymarty56]

Flash Gordon was originally a movie serial , which was in the 30s n 40s with buster crabbe

[@shainewhite2781]

2:58, Sam Jones had a falling out with Dino De Laurentiis during production of the movie, and vowed never to work with each other again. A sequel was planned but was later cancelled.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Wow that's too bad!

[@OnafetsEnovap]

Not just one sequel - TWO (2) were planned, mirroring the original Universal film serials.

[@44excalibur]

I'm so glad you got around to Flash Gordon, Jen! Weren't the 1980s totally awesome? lol 😆 Especially for science fiction. Now that you've seen The Ice Pirates, Flash Gordon, Lifeforce, Galaxina, and Battle Beyond The Stars, you have to check out The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension from 1984! You might also want to check out the 1979 theatrical version of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, which was the precursor to the 1980 television series.

[@44excalibur]

The actor playing Dr. Hans Zarkoff is Topol, who is most well known for his role in the movie musical Fiddler on the Roof.

[@roddmatsui3554]

He is really good in the 007 flick “For Your Eyes Only” from 1981, also.

[@44excalibur]

@@roddmatsui3554 He was great in that movie.

[@wkanost]

“Barbarella” is a perfect companion to this film from 1966 with Jane Fonda.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I'll add it to the list! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@grayscribe1342]

The movie is based on the 30's comic, but takes a lot of inspiration from an animated Flash Gordon miniseries from 1979. The effects budget, while huge was not enough to bring the tribes of Mongo to life. They did what they could with the Hawk Men and the Lizard Men, but there wasn't enough for the rest. The Prince that fails to kill Ming for example, he and his people were literally Lion Men in the comic.

[@DaveF.]

Despite having a huge and varied and distinguished stage and screen career, this is probably the role that Brian Blessed is most closely associated - along with being incredible loud and for climbing mountains - In fact he's so well known for this movie that not only is his line "Gordon's alive!" more or less his 'catchphrase', but it's used, without context, in British comedy as he and his part in this movie is so well known. If you want to see something with him that just as good, but completely different, see Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, in which he plays the Duke of Exeter.

[@Greenwood4727]

i would say Black adder series 1 as well

[@shainewhite2781]

2:04, RIP, Max Von Sydow, 1929-2020.

[@haruruben]

Flash Ah-ah King of the impossible He's for every one of us Stand for every one of us He'll save with a mighty hand Every man, every woman, every child with a mighty Flash

[@Shea_Connerty]

i highly recommend the 1976 classic "logans run"

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

That tree critter gave me nightmares after seeing this with my dad in theaters, at age 7. He had been a big fan of the comic books or comic strip, growing up. It was rated PG, on release.

[@Greenwood4727]

Klytus death with teh eyeballs and tongue did that for me and i saw it when i was 7, ahhhh the 80's not afraid to scare the crap out of kids LOL

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Yeah that’s fair 😬 ah okay good to know!

[@oxhine]

Hey, Jen! This movie was a megabomb when it came out but became a cult classic of '80's kitsch! Flash Gordon was a comic strip character in newspapers and magazines in the '30's and '40's and is considered one of the famous pulp heroes of the era like Doc Savage, The Shadow, The Phantom and Tarzan. He achieved mainstream popularity through radio serials and then movie serials that played before the main feature. Max von Sydow (Ming) is the titan of Swedish cinema who worked regularly with Ingmar Bergman. Topol (Zarkov) was a titan of Broadway whose portrayal of Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof" is considered cefinitive. Timothy Dalton (Barin) was James Bond. Brian Blessed (Vultan) is a Royal Shakespeare Company luminary known for stentorian declamations and Falstaffian boisterousness! Ornella Muti (Aura) was an '80's Eurotrash sex symbol. The Queen soundtrack is one of the film's saving graces. Flash Gordon's plot was inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian series featuring John Carter. Flash Gordon and John Carter both inspired elements of Star Wars. Please see Andrew Stanton's 2012 "JOHN CARTER" if you want to see a well-made movie in the sword-and-planet genre!

[@shainewhite2781]

I saw this movie on Syfy during their Christmas Day Movie marathon. I did not expect it to be this fun!!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

It’s such a fun movie!

[@mikesilva3868]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen barberella and starcrash are way more fun in my opinion 📼

[@bettyhuback3784]

Buster Crabbe played Flash & Buck Rogers in the original back in the 30s

[@ScreamingScallop]

Screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr. could write well-received serious stuff _(The Parallax View, Three Days of the Condor)_ but he's better known for the campy or satirical scripts _(Batman '66, King Kong '76_ and this). He also wrote and co-produced Dino de Laurentiis' jawdroppingly-awful box-office catastrophe remake _Hurricane_ (1979).

[@TheDetailsMatter]

Ming is Max Von Sydow. He's played a Nazi sports enthusiast in Victory, the devil himself in Needful Things, just to name a few. Although Flash Gordon started life as a newspaper comic strip, it was also a serial film adventure in 1936, which was later presented as a weekly TV series in the 1960's. It is the serial that the movie's visual style was modeled after. Ming, originally played by Charles Middleton, was the direct inspiration for Von Sydow's portrayal, who made a point of studying the serial to be absolutely sure his version of Ming did Justice to the original actor. Prince Vultan is Brian Blessed, a British actor known for having a legendary bellow. He's played Robin Hood's father, a mad priest on an episode of Blake's 7, and many other characters with a tendency to bellow at the top of their lungs. Prince Barin is Timothy Dalton, who has also been the villain Neville Sinclair in The Rocketeer, the timelord leader Rassilon on Doctor Who, and one of the long line of actors who have played James Bond. Other sci-fi films you might enjoy would include Forbidden Planet, The First Men In The Moon, Fantastic Voyage, Dark Star, and everyone's ultimate favorite bad sci-fi movie, Howard The Duck.

[@thomasatteck8476]

The bald headed man who went into the swamp with Flash is Richard O'Brien who the musical 'the Rocky Horror Picture Show'.

[@alexhicks5889]

The guy who played Ming also played the king in Conan who wants his daughter back. Also played the old Jedi killed by Kylo Ren in the beginning of The Force Awakens. The prince is Timothy Dalton (007).

[@peterrenevitz3059]

Flash Gordon was also a film serial back in the 1930s.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

They really want you to know he plays football at the start which is a change from the comic where he played polo first then later played basketball.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Interesting, a man of many talents! Thanks for watching!

[@rossmckenzie7629]

Flash Gordon is so old that it even had serials in theaters back in the pre depression and depression era. So yeah he's an old timer.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Oh man I didn’t know it went that far back!

[@rossmckenzie7629]

Yeah they could have made a an entire universe if they wanted to.

[@richardanzlovar5372]

Christian Bale in the movie Equallibrium

[@NVKyleBrown]

"Why does he have to say it that way?!?" Because it's BRIAN BLESSED! His volume goes from 10 to 11.

[@treyjohnson4035]

Melody Anderson also appeared in Firewalker with Lou Gossett and Chuck Norris

[@anthonymunn8633]

I pretty much was worried when I saw Lorenzo Semple's name attached (one of the main people behind the tongue in cheek Batman series in the 60s),but this one has become comfort food for me.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I love the old Batman series! So much fun! Thanks for watching!

[@roryotoole3279]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen but have you seen the 1966 Batman theatrical movie???

[@Acme1970]

The problem with this movie when it came out is that a lot of people were expecting to see another Star Wars and that's not what the director was going for, he was making a movie based on a comic strip and what are some of the basic's of a comic strip, lots of bright colors, fun characters and a simple to the point story and as long as you don't expect anything more than that then it's a fun romp.

[@FeaturingRob]

The prince who looked familiar to you was Timothy Dalton (Prince Barin of Arboria), best known for his two outings as James Bond in 'The Living Daylights' and 'License To Kill' in the 1980s before Pierce Brosnan took over the role in the 1990s. Dr. Hans Zarkov was played by Israeli actor Chaim Topol who is best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Tevye in the movie musical classic 'Fiddler on the Roof', a role he played in the original London production for a few years before doing the film. Max Von Sydow (Ming), one of the greatest film actors of all time was a frequent collaborator of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. One of Von Sydow's best roles was in Bergman's 'The Seventh Seal', but he was one of those actors who did everything, and was good in it (even if the movie was bad!). Sam J.Jones has done films and has done tv, but his big claim to fame was this. However...it's not his own voice you hear saying the lines. During production, Jones was a bit of a prima donna and was pissing off the director and producer doing things under the advice of his agents. It backfired. With the film mostly complete, they finished without Jones, firing him, and replacing his dialogue track with another actor...he was going to be doing ADR (looping) after principal photography was done anyway. There is a documentary about this that is kinda heartbreaking to watch, 'Life After Flash' that focuses on Jones and his life after the film. He has played 'Flash' in two other films...he made cameos in Seth MacFarlane's 'Ted' movies with Mark Wahlberg. If you ever watched the 'Harry Potter' films...at the beginning of the movie at the airstrip, the big guy handling luggage and stuff is Robbie Coltrane aka Hagrid. This was Robbie's first professional film job. There are two films that Queen did the music to...'Flash Gordon' and 'Highlander' with Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, and Sir Sean Connery.

[@uncannyrman]

Aww, yes! Flash Gordon is one of my favourites. It is so cheesy, I love it!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

So wonderfully cheesy indeed! Such a fun movie! 🧀

[@JoseMendoza-lz4ym]

Topal (Dr Zarkov) is better known for his role as Tevya in Fiddler on the Roof. Possibly Max Von sydow's last role was Lore Santecca In Star Wars The Force Awakens.

[@Steven-zg7oi]

Hi Babe I really love this classic film, as i grew up in the eighties! Personally i think it was so well cast, everyone brought something special to it. My all time favourite character will always be Klytus, Mings righthand man played so memorably by Peter Wyngarde who was a big British tv star of the 60’s & 70’s. How his voice resonated through that mask, outstanding!!!! 😊.

[@alexflores7652]

Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers are based old comic strips of the 20's and 30's and were radio serials of the time. Plus they would be part of movie matinees of the time they would be in between the main movies that were playing too. They would even show newsreels of the news events of the day. Yeppers another movie I saw when it first came out in 1980 when I was 7 I was 6 when I saw Buck rogers in 1979.

[@jonanderson559]

This movie is HUGE in the UK. If you grew up in the 80s, it was on TV a lot. The soundtrack from Queen has something to do with it, and so does Brian Blessed's large helping of ham and cheese. The garishness is so much fun.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

So wonderfully cheesy! Ah yeah that makes sense, I might have to pick up the soundtrack! Thanks for watching!

[@alcockell]

Still is. Generally channel 4 get the rights for around bank holidays

[@ronjeffrey8641]

At the time this movie had come out I had just recently purchased my first V.C.R. since home video was just becoming popular it was a pretty big deal and my young nieces and nephews were pretty excited about it. One night during a family get together I ask them what movie they wanted to see. They all voted for "Flash Gordon" so off I went to the local video rental store. (I know I'm really dating myself). When I returned with the tape I popped it into the machine and went to the other room to join the rest of the adults. A short time later when I checked on the kids, I was horrified to see that the video store attendant had mistakenly given me "Flesh Gordon"... Fortunately I walked just before the kids had been scared for life.

[@Greenwood4727]

yeah Flesh Gordon.. different beast altogether but you know a movie has got there when they make a pron parody out of it ;)

[@ronjeffrey8641]

@@Greenwood4727 Gotta give it some respect given the number of film legends who got their start there.

[@churchofthegoldenone4577]

The actor playing Ming has played kings and old men in many sci fi films including Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Lor San Tekka. Timothy Dalto plays the Prince who played james Bond between Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan.

[@nostradumbass7959]

Best wedding vows ever!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Such dedication and true love!

[@johnellizz]

Flash returned in two Ted movies about a talking living teddy bear.

[@kardeef33317]

Timothy Dalton was the green prince he later played 007. This movie was supposed to be cheesy. The guy who played flash was fired after filming, they had to dub someone else's voice, he was black balled after that.

[@Greenwood4727]

The Black hole was a disney film, way long ago its nightmarish, when disney tried to break into the sci fi area and yeah i was too young to watch it but i did

[@roddmatsui3554]

It just doesn’t stop throwing things at the audience, wild surprises, weird blood colors, laser driven detachable robot hands, the robot at the end saying “have a nice day” - it’s just whacko .

[@DavidB-2268]

I saw this in theatres. And Flash Gordon was a series of golden age movie serials, starring Buster Crabbe. Crabbe also did a bunch of Buck Rogers serials, and played Tarzan in a few movies in 1933. The comics were by King Features Syndicate, and ran daily in newspapers from 1934-1992, with Sunday strips running until 2003.

[@Greenwood4727]

then Buster Crabb was in the tv series Buck rogers.. he said i have been doing this for a long time ;)

[@DavidB-2268]

@@Greenwood4727 he did appear in one episode of TV series, yes. But as you probably know, the star of that was Gil Gerrard.

[@Greenwood4727]

@@DavidB-2268 i got the series of dvd touching them now.. love those series

[@rantandroll7583]

I saw this in the theater with my dad. We always sought out only the finest cheese.

[@HonRevPTB]

It's Max Von Sydow (See Dow) as in the older priest in the Exorcist and Timothy Dalton played the prince guy and he's portrayed James Bond before.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I haven't seen The Exorcist 😬 ah yes! That's it! Thanks for watching!

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: Flash Gordon kind of has powers, Jen, but only on the planet Mongo. Because Mongo's gravity is slightly lower than Earth gravity, Flash is physically stronger and faster than the inhabitants of Mongo, and his physical prowess is enhanced by the fact that he's a professional athlete.

[@mikesilva3868]

Their is a tv version on the cw 😊

[@44excalibur]

@@mikesilva3868 Sci Fi Channel also had one back in the 2000s. I wasn't aware CW did one.

[@MovieVigilante]

Mongo only pawn, in game of life.

[@w1975b]

Like John Carter on Mars...interesting because I read someone else's comment that the comic was based off Princess of Mars.

[@Shadowman4710]

"Why does he have to say it like that?" Because he's BRIAN BLESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He orders lunch in that voice. It's the only one he has....

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha I think this is the first movie I’ve seen him in

[@Shadowman4710]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen His career goes back to the 70's. He's one of the most prolific actors in the UK.

[@Greenwood4727]

its theatre work, you have to project no radios when he started so you had to be louder to get to the back of the theatre..

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ah okay good to know!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

That makes sense for sure, I didn’t think of that.

[@johnheale6000]

I hope "Space Hunter Adventures in the Forbidden Zone" is on the list. Fits in with your previous choices. It's bad but there's some fun stuff and has well known actors that co-star.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Yes it definitely is! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@johnheale6000]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen K, well you've definitely carved out a niche with these movies compared to other reactors that's a welcome change.

[@new_kingdom8679]

FLASH GORDON is what inspired George Lucas as a child to grow up later to create "STARWARS".George always mentions Flash Gordon as his original inspiration.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

Fun fact, the kid who gets stung by the tree scorpion is Peter Duncan, he would later become head of the British Boy Scout movement. How about the Inspector Gadget movie?

[@Greenwood4727]

and was in the long running uk tv series Blue Peter

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Does he teach them how to avoid scorpions? lol Did it come out in the 90's? I think I've seen it

[@BernardJKD]

Flash Gordon is originally a Sunday newspaper comic strip that started in 1934. The Sunday strip ran weekly and continuously until 2003. It has nothing whatsoever to do with DC or Marvel.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ah okay good to know, I didn't know it went that far back! Thanks for watching!

[@ZombieShobb]

I grew up with this movie and i still love it till this day. I met Sam J. Jones a couple of years ago and got his autograph. I asked him what it was like working with Max von Sydow, becuase i am from Sweden you see. He loved working with him. He showed him where to stand and worked with dialog. A really nice guy he said. And Sam was a really nice guy to me. Also did you know that Taika Waititi took inspiration from this movie when he did Thor: Ragnarok. ;)

[@Mauther]

Flash Gordon is an example of doing campy well. This is not a "good" but it is actually well made. The special effects, for the time, were very good. Costuming and set design are excellent. The acting, while ridiculous is actually very entertaining. This is a fun movie. While it's ridiculous, you can tell people put a lot of effort into it. The Flash theme song is the ultimate ear worm killer. If you ever have a song stuck in your head, sing the "Flash, AH-UH!" and it will drive the other song out.

[@craigvancil4410]

The actor who played Flash has worked only in small projects ever since , but to this day he still travels around the country attending small Comic-cons selling Flash posters and taking pictures with fans. He is super nice.

[@w1975b]

he was in a Playgirl spread too lol

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Awe that's awesome! I always wonder if the actors hate such big roles as it follows them or if they embrace it. Thanks for watching!

[@doughyguy2663]

Sam Jones appeared in a failed sci-fi/action TV series "The Highwayman", about a secret government agent who traveled the US in a big rig that transforms into a helicopter. He fights things like androids, time travelers, Native American spirits, and corrupt businessmen. Not sure if it ever made it to a streaming service, but if you can find it, give it a watch for a good laugh. They only made a few episodes, but the pilot movie has Jimmy Smits!

[@catserver8577]

So we went to this movie as a family when I was 11. It honestly seemed very amazing and high tech, and I loved this film where I did not like Star Wars (I know, blasphemy). Seeing it again as an adult I was embarrassed for showing it to my boyfriend (now husband) and saying how "far ahead" the effects were. LOL, no. Oh well, in my head it's still magical and amazing. Another one from the same era that is like this is Xanadu.

[@guyveromega27]

Due to budget constraints and technology not every character was the same as their comic/cartoon counterpart. Prince Thun (the guy who tried to assassinate Ming in court) was a Lion man. Also I don't think Flash was a football player in the comics/cartoon.

[@filmbuff-qb2rg]

The Flash Gordon serial was screened in cinemas in the 30s.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

That's awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@wizartr0n]

I don’t read comics but I love this old flick. Originally flash was a polo player. I think it’s British.

[@BigSy19]

“Firestarter” Drew Barrymore with superpowers? Fun movie!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I''ll add it to the list, thanks for the suggestion!

[@awall1701]

Sam Jones starred in a short lived TV series The Highwayman in the late 80s. I was gutted that there was less than a dozen episodes as I enjoyed it. You also might recognise Sam from his appearance in the film Ted.

[@taoist32]

I remember that series, but I was deep into watching McGyver.

[@Greenwood4727]

I loved it, one truck was a helicopter, it would transform.. the cab would come out and or was that a fever dream

[@awall1701]

@@Greenwood4727 No, no, that was not a fever dream, that actually happened in the show.

[@TheZeroAssassin]

Cheesy, yeah, for sure. But it's so damn FUN :) Timothy Dalton is the actor you're trying to think of for Prince Baron. He's played Bond, among others, but this is where little me was introduced to him, and I loved his character. I swear i noticed a couple things watching with you that I missed before. Noice

[@stillaboveground2470]

I remember this was a huge deal back in 1980... Half the kids were all into it, while others made fun. Remember watching the Saturday morning cartoon that came out the year before.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I feel like he would have been a good hero for a little kid, especially since he didn’t have any abnormal powers, makes him more relatable in my opinion. Thanks for watching!

[@dupersuper1938]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen While Flash Gordon is certainly a great hero for kids, as a former kid myself I can testify that kids very much relate to super powers.

[@AddSerious]

The actor that played Flash is a hired Security guard now, can you imagine hiring a guard and you get FLASH?

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha that would be amazing! As long as I could call him Flash lol

[@AddSerious]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen He doesn't mind at all

[@pappajudas9267]

There was a TV series before in black-and-white television. Fox had a animated mini-series in the late 90s. Some point in the 2000's Canada had a live-action TV series I think it ran on Space Channel.

[@pappajudas9267]

There was also the infamous erotic parody Flesh Gordon. You might also find that entertaining to give a watch but it will require a fair bit more editing to keep it appropriate for KZbin.

[@kevinputry5655]

This is an essential cheesy cult classic! Regarding TV show versions of Flash Gordon, there was a brief series in the 50's, an outstanding animated series in the late 70's to early 80's, a less than stellar animated series in the 90's and a horrendous show from the 21st century which may explain why there hasn't been any more movies or TV shows in a while. If you like some serious sci-fi cheese, I recommend Starcrash, an Italian Star Wars knockoff.

[@neilburns8869]

You have the basic idea. Flash Gordon was along those sort of lines, sort of Superhero sci-fi movie but you must remember it was 1980. Brilliant soundtrack by Queen.

[@hachimaki]

Max von Snowden!! xD That made me imagine Max von Sydow playing John Snow in GoT

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

The true king of the north! haha

[@lynng9618]

Flash Gordon was created by Alex Raymond, a highly regarded artist who if he hadn't died in 1956 at the age of 46 under strange circumstances might have become a successful DC/Marvel artist.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Oh my a mystery, too bad he died so young :(

[@felixjaitman4715]

Ming the Mercyless, a badass one!

[@jerryknaak3876]

Flash was the quarterback of the New York Jets.

[@spacedinosaur8733]

Other great movies with Max von Sydow include Strange Brew, Top Secret, Judge Dread and the phenomenal Dune

[@ronjeffrey8641]

In the original comic strips and serials Flash was a professional polo player... don't see much of that these days. Lol

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha yeah I can see why they switched it to football

[@vahi37]

"Flash" is campy as hell and I love it. Plus, Queen!

[@emilmlodnicki3835]

I just looked him up because it's bugged me for years. Munson, Dr Zarkov's assistant is Porkins from Star Wars.. and "Top Men" guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[@treyjohnson4035]

The bald mam is Richard O'Brian if Rocky Horror fame

[@reesebn38]

I saw this opening night Dec/80, I was 15. A big fan of all things Science Fiction. I didn't like this movie at all, thought it sucked, because 6 months before I was given The Empire Strikes Back, which came out on my birthday. The first time we saw Yoda! Nerds like me, our heads were spinning from Empire! Until June/81 when Raiders of the Lost Ark came out!

[@kvassrock]

Queen made a great theme song for this movie. But there are only 2 proper tracks on the soundtrack. "Flash Gordon" and "The Hero". The rest is kind of "score music" fitting into certain scenes. Not that interesting to listen to stand alone.

[@Detector2002]

Flash wasn't too big in the 80's..mainly Superman..then came batman in the 90's. :)

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Yeah he may have been overshadowed 😬

[@marklola12]

I love this movie

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

It’s so fun! Thanks for watching!

[@marklola12]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen it is, one of those so bad it's good movie's. Also did you know flash Gordon's voice was dubbed by another actor for a big part of this movie :0 I can tell in some places

[@xdavidgoliathx5890]

A bad movie also known as the most dangerous film ever made is Roar. 150 untrained lions and tigers as well as other animals were used in the filming of this movie. It's a movie with big cats running amok and constantly interacting with the actors. Needless to say, injuries occurred on set. Scenes of actors getting injured are kept in the film, such as Tippi Hedron having her leg broken by an elephant.

[@josiahcanterbury1741]

Flash is one of those movies that needs a remake.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I’d be curious to see that for sure! Thanks for watching!

[@wesleyrodgers886]

From a comic strip. First appeared in 1934.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Wow! I didn’t know it went back that far!

[@traviswinkler3994]

FLASH GORDON is amazing! A great film! I saw it many times in the cinema in 1980.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thanks for watching!

[@churchofthegoldenone4577]

Yes! the theme son , by Queen no less.

[@Jontor11]

I would love to see you react to the movie Brazil from the 80s. Sci-fi hilarious goodness.

[@treyjohnson4035]

You'd like The Last Starfighter

[@mvjonsson]

Another cheesy, goofy sci-film with elaborate sets is Roger Vadim's Barbarella with Jane Fonda.

[@robertthomas5736]

Prince Baron,is Timothy Dalton, Who Also Was James Bond

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Right! I need catch up on the older James Bond movies