About this episode

Mark and Niall discuss the 1980 film Flash Gordon and its cultural impact.

Mark and Niall discuss the 1980 space opera superhero film Flash Gordon . Directed by Mike Hodges, and starring Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow and some loud hawkmen, the movie focuses on what happens when a quarterback battles a merciless foe. In this episode, they also talk about expensive productions, loud characters, and cult classics. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark, Niall

Topics covered

• Flash Gordon
• space opera
• cult classics
• film discussion
• 1980s cinema

Keywords

• Flash Gordon
• 1980 film
• space opera
• Queen
• Brian Blessed
• cult classic
• Mike Hodges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Queen

Books & works: Flash Gordon

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