Flash Gordon 1980 M

When

6.30pm, Wed 31 Jan 2024 (111 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About

This screening will be introduced by Amanda Slack-Smith, Australian Cinémathèque.

‘Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!’ Intentionally camp — writer Lorenzo Semple Jr was a key contributor to the 1960’s Batman television series — Flash Gordon follows the heroic adventures of football star ‘Flash’ Gordon as he romps through the galaxy trying to save earth from the nefarious Ming the Merciless. Filled with showy sets and costumes, the film is accompanied by a throbbing soundtrack by Queen.

M | Sexual Reference, Coarse Language

Production Credits

  • Director: Mike Hodges
  • Script: Lorenzo Semple Jr
  • Based on: the comic strip ‘Characters’ by Alex Raymond
  • Cinematographer: Gilbert Taylor
  • Editor: Malcolm Cooke
  • Cast: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow
  • Print Source: StudioCanal Australia
  • Rights: StudioCanal Australia
  • Year: 1980
  • Runtime: 111 minutes
  • Countries: United Kingdom, United States
  • Language: English
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: Restored DCP