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Flash Gordon

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Based on the 1930's comic strip, and featuring the music of super-group Queen, this feature film has Flash and Dale Arden racing through space to battle Ming the Merciless, to save the Earth from destruction.

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Sam J. Jones
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Melody Anderson
Dale Arden
Max von Sydow
The Emperor Ming

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Awards

  • 1981 - Razzie Award - Worst Actor - nominated
  • 1980 - Best Cinematography Award - - nominated
  • 1981 - BAFTA Film Award - Best Costume Design - nominated
  • 1981 - BAFTA Film Award - Best Production Design/Art Direction - nominated

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Eric Johnson, best known to Smallville fans as Clark's onetime nemesis, Whitney Fordman, has landed the lead in Flash Gordon, Sci Fi Channel's upcoming 22-hour series offering a contemporary take (sorry, Queen) on the comic strip-inspired adventures of the titular hero and fellow space travelers Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. Production starts May 1, with Smallville's Rick Rosenthal directing.

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