Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Alexis Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.
Is it worth the time? If you have a soft spot for grainy black-and-white sets, people in rubber masks, and plots that move at the speed of a caffeinated squirrel, then yes. You will love it. If you need your sci-fi to make sense or have high-end acting, please look elsewhere. This is for the dreamers and the people who...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Frederick Stephani
Victor Heerman
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"Is it worth the time? If you have a soft spot for grainy black-and-white sets, people in rubber masks, and plots that move at the speed of a caffeinated squirrel, then yes. You will love it. If you need your sci-fi to make sense or have high-end acting, please look elsewhere. This is for the dreamers and the people who miss when movies felt like they were held together by duct tape and sheer willpower. Buster Crabbe as Flash is just something else. He stands there with this permanent look of 'I..."
Alex Raymond, George H. Plympton, Ella O'Neill, Frederick Stephani, Basil Dickey
United States
Action, Family, Romance
1937 · IMDb 4.7
