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Flash Gordon is a 1980 British-American science fiction film, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film was directed by Mike Hodges and produced and presented by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed and Ornella Muti. The screenplay was written by Lorenzo Semple, Jr., and adapted by Michael Allin. It intentionally uses a camp style similar to the 1960s TV series Batman (for which Semple had written many episodes) in an attempt to appeal to fans of the original comics and serial films. However, it performed poorly outside the United Kingdom. The film is notable for its soundtrack composed, performed and produced by the rock band Queen (although orchestral sections were by Howard Blake).
The story opens with Emperor Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow) declaring that he will first play with, and then destroy, the Earth, using seemingly natural disasters. Sometime later on Earth, New York Jets football star "Flash" Gordon (Sam J. Jones) boards a small plane. Onboard, he meets travel journalist Dale Arden (Melody Anderson). Mid-flight, the cockpit is hit by a meteorite sent by Ming and the pilots are sucked out. Flash takes control, and manages to crash land the craft in a greenhouse owned by Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol). Zarkov, who believes the disasters are being caused by an unknown source in space which is sending the moon toward the Earth, has secretly constructed a rocket ship with which he intends to investigate. Zarkov's assistant refuses to help him, so he lures Flash and Dale inside the rocket. After a struggle, the rocket launches into orbit, taking the trio to the planet Mongo. Once they land, they are captured by Ming's troops.
Actors: Michael Dorn (actor), Bela Lugosi (actor), Colm Meaney (actor), Charles Napier (actor), Jonathan Frakes (actor), Frank Gorshin (actor), DeForest Kelley (actor), LeVar Burton (actor), Walter Koenig (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), Lou Antonio (actor), John de Lancie (actor), James Doohan (actor), Leonard Nimoy (actor), John Neville (actor),
Plot: William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and inspired today's technologies, including: cell phones, medical imaging, computers and software, SETI, MP3 players and iPods, virtual reality, and spaceship propulsion.
Keywords: 1960s, cell-phone, computer, future, invention, jet-propulsion-laboratory, nasa, nerd, physics, robotActors: Robert F. Hill (director), Thomas Carr (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), Kenne Duncan (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), Charles Middleton (actor), Wheeler Oakman (actor), Stanley Price (actor), Kane Richmond (actor), Frank Shannon (actor), C. Montague Shaw (actor), Anthony Warde (actor), Beatrice Roberts (actress), Jean Rogers (actress), Barney A. Sarecky (producer),
Genres: Sci-Fi,Actors: Ray Taylor (miscellaneous crew), Roy Barcroft (actor), Harry C. Bradley (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), Donald Curtis (actor), Roland Drew (actor), Edgar Edwards (actor), Byron Foulger (actor), Michael Mark (actor), Charles Middleton (actor), Barry Shipman (writer), Ford Beebe (miscellaneous crew), Jacques Jaccard (miscellaneous crew), Roy Barcroft (actor),
Plot: Flash, Dale and Zarkov rocket from Earth to Mongo at the request of Prince Barin of Arboria, for their enemy Ming the Merciless is again active in pursuing conquest of the universe. Ming has developed inferno-producing zontranillium projectiles which he first plans to use to conquer Arboria. After spiriting his daughter Aura, now Barin's wife, to his castle from Arboria with the aid of the traitorous Lady Sonja, Ming prepares to launch his attack while Barin's scientist Keedish hurries to develop an agent that will extinguish zontranillium. But after a seeming success in thwarting Ming, Flash finds Dale too abducted to Ming's palace through devilish means...
Keywords: alien, arch-villain, super-heroActors: Allan Cavan (actor), Jack Roper (actor), Tom Chatterton (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Roy Barcroft (actor), Earl Dwire (actor), Edgar Edwards (actor), John Hamilton (actor), Michael Mark (actor), Charles Middleton (actor), Donald Curtis (actor), Roland Drew (actor), Herbert Rawlinson (actor), Don Rowan (actor),
Plot: Earthmen are suddenly stricken with a mysterious disease, which causes instant death and leaves a purple spot on the forehead of each victim. Investigating, Dr. Zarkov discovers a spaceship from Ming's kingdom on Mongo spreading a dust across Earth's atmosphere, which Zarkov correctly deduces is causing the plague. Accompanied by Flash Gordon and Dale Arden, Zarkov drives off the ship and hurries to the friendly Mongo kingdom of Arboria, to enlist the aid of Prince Barin. At Barin's palace, they meet Queen Fria and Count Korro of the ice-kingdom Frigia. Helping them rescue a Frigian general from Ming's palace, they learn the nature of Ming's plague-dust and its antidote, found only in Frigia. With Fria's blessings they fly to Frigia to obtain the antidote, accompanied by Arboria captains Ronal, Roka and Turan. But Ming learns this, sends his own officers Torch and Thong to stop them with raygun fire and an army of humanoid robots... [Unedited compilation of the serials Ch's 1-5 and the cliff-hanger resolution in 6].
Keywords: alien, alien-invasion, arch-villain, feature-version-of-serial, flash-gordon, outer-space, spaceship, superheroActors: Barbara Windsor (actress), John Salew (actor), Leo Genn (actor), Karlheinz Böhm (actor), Larry Taylor (actor), Elizabeth Wilson (actress), Kai Fischer (actress), Patrick Holt (actor), Martin Boddey (actor), Jayne Mansfield (actress), Christopher Lee (actor), Michael Balfour (actor), Ian Fleming (actor), Terence Young (director), Beatrice Dawson (costume designer),
Plot: In London's Soho, Johnny Solo runs the Pink Flamingo Club. He's tough to intimidate. So when he starts getting threats and demands for protection, he fights back. Behind the takeover plot is a competitor, Diamonds Dielli. Midnight Franklin, who's Johnny's girlfriend and one of the club's headliners, wants to get Johnny out of the business. In the background are a sadistic client, an underage chorus girl, a wisecracking siren who's not averse to rough trade, a visiting journalist, and a dancer who guards her past. Can Johnny win the struggle with Diamonds, and can Midnight get him out of harm's way?
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Ernie Adams (actor), John Elliott (actor), Roy Barcroft (actor), Harry C. Bradley (actor), Edgar Edwards (actor), Wheaton Chambers (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Tom Chatterton (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), Donald Curtis (actor), Allan Cavan (actor), Roy Barcroft (actor), Roland Drew (actor), Earl Dwire (actor), Byron Foulger (actor),
Plot: A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov, this time with ready-made allies waiting: Prince Barin of Arboria and Queen Fria of the frozen northern land of Frigia; where, it so happens, is found polarite, antidote to the plague. But Ming will use all his forces to keep our heroes from thwarting his plans of conquest...
Keywords: alien, alien-invasion, antidote, arch-villain, b-movie, based-on-comic-strip, character-name-in-title, cult-film, evil-man, flash-gordonActors: Richard Alexander (actor), Jerry Frank (actor), Roy Barcroft (actor), James Blaine (actor), Hooper Atchley (actor), Wheaton Chambers (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), George DeNormand (actor), Thomas Carr (actor), Kenne Duncan (actor), James Eagles (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), Jerry Frank (actor),
Plot: Flash, Dale, and Dr. Zarkov return from their former space adventures only to find that their enemy, Ming the Merciless of planet Mongo, has a new weapon: a deadly ray that crosses space to wreak havoc on earth. Earth's only hope is for our heroes to take off again and stop the ray at its source on Mars, where they (and a stowaway) must battle Ming's ally, Queen Azura, who turns her enemies into lumpish clay people. Can they survive 15 chapters of deadly perils? Find out next week...
Keywords: apostrophe-in-title, atonement, based-on-comic, bomb, cave, character-name-in-title, clay-people, curse, death-ray, double-crossActors: Richard Alexander (actor), Hooper Atchley (actor), James Blaine (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), Kenne Duncan (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), Charles Middleton (actor), Wheeler Oakman (actor), Kane Richmond (actor), Frank Shannon (actor), C. Montague Shaw (actor), Edwin Stanley (actor), Ray Turner (actor), Beatrice Roberts (actress), Jean Rogers (actress),
Plot: As a deadly ray from space hits the Earth, Flash Gordon travels to its source, the planet Mars, only to find his old enemy emperor Ming of Mongo. With the help of the clay people and other fantastic creatures, he fights for the freedom of two planets.
Keywords: 1930s, alien, alien-contact, alien-invasion, alien-slave, alien-space-craft, archive-footage, astronaut, atmosphere, b-movieActors: Richard Alexander (actor), John Bagni (actor), Roy Barcroft (actor), Lynton Brent (actor), Don Brodie (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Howard Christie (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Ray Corrigan (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), William Desmond (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), Jerry Frank (actor),
Plot: A rogue planet is 'rushing madly toward the earth.' Impending doom creates worldwide pandemonium. But maverick scientist Dr. Zarkov hopes to stay disaster by travelling to the new planet in his experimental rocket. Two chance-met strangers, athletic Flash Gordon and damsel in distress Dale Arden, go with him. Arrived, the trio find Mongo to be a planet of wonders, warring factions, and deadly perils, its orbit controlled by Emperor Ming who has his own sinister plans for earth. Can our heroes, armed only with science and sex appeal, stop him?
Keywords: airplane, alien, animal-attack, antigravity-ray, ape-man, apocalypse, archive-footage, arena, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondageActors: Richard Alexander (actor), Lynton Brent (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), William Desmond (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), Fred Kohler Jr. (actor), Fred Kohler Jr. (actor), Jack 'Tiny' Lipson (actor), Theodore Lorch (actor), Charles McMurphy (actor), Charles Middleton (actor), Bull Montana (actor), James Pierce (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi,Talib Kweli Flash Gordon Lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah
Kweli in the house
Dave West is what I'm talkin' about, you know?
Yea yea yea yo yea yo yea yea yea yo yea yo Yea yea yea yooohh yooohh
[Verse]
Make a joy for noise until the lord people have flawed
Cause the pen is mightyer than the sword
Leavin' the floor
Cause my words cut deeper than a tissue massage
I got hooks and lines that sink y'all like the fishermens ride
I'm on mission for god he blessed me to spit it this hard
A lot of niggaz star shit but they don't finish the job
I'm like Minister Farrakhan or an african that finish' the marathon
The pain in my voice is *?*
No matter what playin' 'em on I carry on
Even if the dawn is over head I carry on
Then a Flash Gordons scar on my face is a *?*
Passports splash with blood from the battle I last fought in
I want to cash all in
Or I start breakin' like glass *?* put The Blast on 'em like my last tourin'
Or fast forward just to catch what I said
Yo I say some shit like that just to mess with your head, come on
[Chorus]
Grabbin' the black steel, bowh
In the hour of chaos
We ain't rapper till they pay us, is that real?
We got babies
We got bills
Put your hands up in the air if you know how I feel
And let it out (let it out)
Get it out (get it out)
Work it out (work it out)
Sweat it out
[Hook]
I don't know
If you know
My history I do it big
Like Notorious did
Get all the play like this accordin' the kid
Gangster like knock out never little *?* all in his *?*
Crazy like the little hand on the seven, the big hand on the six
JayLo, yo
Whether you all in the mix or if you stay low
Everybody say hoooo hoooo hoooo hoooo
[Hook]
I don't know
If you know
My history you don't know me
Chop the game till it's blue like a varicose vein
And I can't remember the last time I felt this terrible pain
And the whole shit blew up
Was it for vain ?
They'll be lookin' through the rubble like they searchin' for Hussein
I'm lookin through the club I'm really searchin for who's sane
The music got everyone crazy and who to blame
People pair think there'll be some uglyness up their hair
End up in intensive care with a *?* stare, you know?
[Chorus]
Grabbin' the black steel, bowh
In the hour of chaos
We ain't rapper till they pay us, is that real?
We got babies
We got bills
Put your hands up in the air if you know how I feel (feel it)
And let it out (let it out)
Get it out (get it out)
Work it out (work it out)
Sweat it out
[Hook]
I don't know
If you know
My history you don't know me
It's the black hand bustin' the tek
Gettin' it wet without bustin' a sweat
Swingin' for the upper deck
It's the black man cuttin' the check
The nigger's the boss
The niggers want to test if they addicted to laws
I spit on the floor
The right hook will get at ya jaw
Make to track my baby mama when I'm hittin' it raw
I rap through:
Wars and tours and whores on the floors I did it for force
so I spit at all the shit that I saw
I party with supermodels who wanna take of they clothes
The ones who smokin' cocain so they don't fuck up they nose
I walked the slums of Soweto and the streets of Havanna
Takin' pictures with kids who never seen a camera
From the land of the alabama since the night in the cally
Bumpin' gangster music like a freedoms song in the rally
Out the back of yo' *?* give you the skitty like Ally McBeal
It's the black steel, Brooklyn know the deal, what?!
[Chorus]
Grabbin' the black steel, bowh
In the hour of chaos
We ain't rapper till they pay us, is that real?
We got babies (yeah)
We got bills (yeah)
Put your hands up in the air if you know how I feel (come on)
And let it out (let it out)
Get it out (get it out)
Work it out (work it out)
Sweat it out
[Hook] - repeat 4X with various adlibs
I don't know
If you know
My history you don't know me