Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

Pathetic earthlings...who can save you now?

PG 1980 · 111 min · ★ 6.3 (1K) · Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Directed by Mike Hodges · Written by Lorenzo Semple Jr.

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