Flash Gordon • Theme Song • Queen

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  • Soundtrack from the 1980 Mike Hodges film with Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato & Max von Sydow. --- HD Film Tributes is a channel with over three hundred movie homages currently posted. We make zero money from TH-cam as obviously none of these edits will ever be monetized by us. Any and all ad revenue from these videos goes directly to Google as well as to the various copyright owners, just as it should.
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  • @firewarrior9999
    @firewarrior9999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4375

    I’m not going to lie, this is one of the most American movies ever made. A quarterback saving the world.

    • @kevinjhansen1536
      @kevinjhansen1536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

      And a NY Jet at that lol

    • @metalinl-a1128
      @metalinl-a1128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      But it was a European made movie.
      But yes, The JETS Quarterback, Flash and his girl Dayle. Great movie and soundtrack for a fantasy flick. Yes, cheesy to but it was a fun movie. Queen soundtrack? Cant lose with that in their!

    • @mikedesmond2014
      @mikedesmond2014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Ming would have given up IF it was Tom Brady as QB.

    • @ubermakedonishe
      @ubermakedonishe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Fun story about the movie is that he was thinking of himself as some huge movie star and didn't want to listen to the dorector....soo the director told him do whatever you want....and that is how he saved the world by tackling....hahahah

    • @jerryhansen6168
      @jerryhansen6168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you wanted a nude stripper ... ok wait

  • @johnbyars_entertainment
    @johnbyars_entertainment 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1271

    I met Sam J. Jones at a comic-con a few years ago. I was blown away by how friendly he was. I was a high schooler at the time, and he asked me about where I wanted to go to college. He also gave me advice and told me not to listen to all the noise and naysayers in the world. I just thought I was getting a quick picture and autograph. Sam J. Jones actually took time to talk with me. I'll never forget that. He's a good man.

  • @paulrippcord506
    @paulrippcord506 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    Flash Gordon and Highlander are proof that any movie can be made more awesome with a Queen soundtrack

    • @005AGIMA
      @005AGIMA 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      I was going to argue that Highlander was good even without Queen, but, Queen were not involved with Highlander 2, and that sucked. Interesting.

    • @cagneybillingsley2165
      @cagneybillingsley2165 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      these themes are always remembered for their instantly catchy exciting refrains, but after repeated hearing, it's the slow part that i learn to appreciate the most. the best part of this song is actually the part around 2:37

    • @adambowman5964
      @adambowman5964 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Preach!

    • @tihanyirita6170
      @tihanyirita6170 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think this was never a question. :)

    • @countofdownable
      @countofdownable หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Two of my favourite 80s movies along with my favourite pop group Queen.

  • @alanawilson6104
    @alanawilson6104 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    This is pure art , the song, the beat ,the costumes ,the story line it was light years ahead of its time

    • @dskero
      @dskero 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Don't forget Ornella, my first crush as a child.

    • @DEADDOOM20
      @DEADDOOM20 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Its is Queens

    • @TheWarriorsFromHell
      @TheWarriorsFromHell 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      the special effects though, were sooo bad for the time

    • @DanielAppleton-lr9eq
      @DanielAppleton-lr9eq 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheWarriorsFromHell A retro homage. Long, LONG overdue.

    • @kevinknight9950
      @kevinknight9950 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes,it stands apart from normal approach to science fiction, queen pulled it off beautifully.msy not have been huge at the time,even cheesy to some,yet,mention "flash Gordon"rest assured the queen some crosses their lips.hear it all the time,it is memorable.❤❤❤❤

  • @chrisk5450
    @chrisk5450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +977

    Ironically the last time The Jets had a decent quarterback.

    • @YTEdy
      @YTEdy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I was just about to make this comment.

    • @Mauther
      @Mauther 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      To be fair, alien abduction seems as good an excuse as any other for Rick Mirer and Jack Trudeau

    • @skippythealien9627
      @skippythealien9627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I was going to say that's the most unrealistic part of this film

    • @charlesbuchan2826
      @charlesbuchan2826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @LuckyBird551
      @LuckyBird551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      In the movie. In the original comic book, Flash Gordon is a polo player for Yale.

  • @meekguitars
    @meekguitars 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2388

    "Its a planet called earth"
    Has button labeled earthquake

    • @CN-dl6fb
      @CN-dl6fb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @Rob Gross I think you mean documentary.

    • @schwibbs1286
      @schwibbs1286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Glad I’m not the only one who noticed that lmao

    • @dinobrya2
      @dinobrya2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Caught it too! 😂

    • @pierrettfreiss9406
      @pierrettfreiss9406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Rob Gross J'habite sur Mars ahah sorry

    • @Meatle.
      @Meatle. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Earth means land

  • @ltkreg
    @ltkreg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    I just read this was one of the Queen of England's favorite movies. Who would have guessed? The article said it became a family tradition for her to watch it every Christmas with her grandchildren.

    • @gmf121266
      @gmf121266 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm sure she remembered the original with Buster Crabbe just like my Dad who was 3 years younger than the late Queen.

  • @paulgrace9994
    @paulgrace9994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    "Flash, Flash, I love you but we only have 14 hours to save the earth". Best movie quote ever!

    • @pizzedahff3127
      @pizzedahff3127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Close...
      "Gordon's Allliiiiiivvveeee?!"

    • @bobbwc7011
      @bobbwc7011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@pizzedahff3127 AAAAAHHHH AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @danylobonk7515
      @danylobonk7515 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Death to Ming" is far better.

    • @Radicalgood1
      @Radicalgood1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who wants to live forever dive

    • @duffypatterson
      @duffypatterson ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Flash Gordon QB New York Jets!❤

  • @fullbag50
    @fullbag50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    Only a true boss wears his own name emblazened on his shirt.

    • @haydenrhead7692
      @haydenrhead7692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      * a true chad *

    • @augustday9483
      @augustday9483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@haydenrhead7692
      Flash Gordon is Chad Thundercock's dad. This is now my headcanon.

    • @kaikai9122
      @kaikai9122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Johnny Cage has a tattoo across his chest

    • @angelicapace4789
      @angelicapace4789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@augustday9483 you, sir, have just made the greatest comment in the history of TH-cam. Please take my humble thumbs up as a token of my eternal gratitude.

    • @beaudroux21
      @beaudroux21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Craig L…your comment made me lose my mind laughing. I couldn’t catch my breath for a few minutes. Thanks for making me cry laugh!

  • @rullmourn1142
    @rullmourn1142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    A campy movie that unashamedly revels in being campy, I love it.

    • @timmclaughlin5033
      @timmclaughlin5033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same as masters of the universe!!!!

    • @Winterascent
      @Winterascent 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Plus the women in it were hot.

    • @gr8hax
      @gr8hax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And no shame in their attire.

    • @karabrice
      @karabrice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And the production values looks straight out of the comic strip!

    • @rullmourn1142
      @rullmourn1142 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@timmclaughlin5033.. No, they actually tried to make that film believable, and besides that, it didn't have the legendary Max von Sydow in it.

  • @Thatmellofello
    @Thatmellofello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Brian May’s guitar tone is so recognizable and I love it

  • @delbrown4143
    @delbrown4143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +580

    I remember being about 6 and being blown away by the trailer and the most brilliant song choice!
    You do realise that none of us would even be here if Flash didn't save the universe!?!?!
    Thank you Flash!

    • @SenorQuichotte
      @SenorQuichotte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ahhhhhhhhhhh

    • @jezzmaninjapan
      @jezzmaninjapan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He's a miracle! King of the impossible!

    • @paulskehan693
      @paulskehan693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fuckin'A!

    • @Enclave.
      @Enclave. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's just a man with a mans courage.

    • @davehart3860
      @davehart3860 ปีที่แล้ว

      "He can never fail,,,"

  • @damionord1917
    @damionord1917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1691

    This film would have been instantly forgotten cheese if not for Queen and the awesome soundtrack. It's a cult classic in the UK. Love this film.

    • @superomegaprimemk2
      @superomegaprimemk2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      It still stands up well today compared to other movies, the visuals are great, even for their time!

    • @TboneTenEighties
      @TboneTenEighties 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      No way. Queen helped yes but this flick is one of a kind.

    • @UrbanSpaceman100
      @UrbanSpaceman100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Thibk youre doing the film a disservice. Its quirky. Stylish. Niche. Even for the 80s. Its similar to saying Highlander wouldve been forgotten had it not been for the Queen soundtrack

    • @muzcapapillon
      @muzcapapillon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      And also for Ted!!

    • @hando88c
      @hando88c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@superomegaprimemk2 Still better than what Star Wars is putting out now!

  • @parkaparid7549
    @parkaparid7549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The dislikes are from an obscure body in the SK system

  • @karldavis1539
    @karldavis1539 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    This movie would have never had the cult follow as it did without the music by Queen!

    • @seankane8628
      @seankane8628 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Definitely

    • @ninawhear4354
      @ninawhear4354 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Disagree, it’s epic ❤❤❤ ⚡️

    • @darth_yoda
      @darth_yoda ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The song was a plus yes. But the movie have always been SOOO bad that it was bound to get Cult Status :P

    • @swaythegod5812
      @swaythegod5812 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I disagree it’s a classic and it was made in the 70/ 80s era
      queen just made it even better

    • @swaythegod5812
      @swaythegod5812 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darth_yoda it’s so bad it’s good lol

  • @brittlyle3523
    @brittlyle3523 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    One of Max von Sydow's best movies, IMO. Never get tired of watching this one.

    • @h2omonsta619
      @h2omonsta619 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Gotta
      Goes with strange brew
      Lol

  • @benseac
    @benseac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +555

    RIP Max von Sydow. You were the best Ming the Merciless.

    • @dinobrya2
      @dinobrya2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ❤❤❤❤

    • @weatheranddarkness
      @weatheranddarkness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      he was a pretty good Liet Kynes too

    • @jonathanrees1071
      @jonathanrees1071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He owned it

    • @JayKhwaja
      @JayKhwaja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thanks for your appearance in Minority Report (2002) & of Course Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Forever Missed 😢

    • @mrrolandlawrence
      @mrrolandlawrence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      apparently he said this was the most fun he ever had working and was his favourite film!

  • @Audioholics
    @Audioholics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    Wish they had this song in 5.1 surround. Iconic

    • @internetexplorer7303
      @internetexplorer7303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      look up this song in 8D is has the surround effect

    • @soothan86
      @soothan86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s awesome

    • @paulibarra5449
      @paulibarra5449 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      only you can hear it the movie in a home theater audio sistem,

  • @ered203
    @ered203 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I was 9 years old when this came out and it was the greatest thing that ever happened to me up to that point.

  • @Verilee1970
    @Verilee1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I've been going around asking people, "what do you mean... Flash Gordon approaching," for years! The song made a huge impression on me. Also, Max von Sydow doesn't get enough cred for his villainy!

    • @garyv2498
      @garyv2498 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OPEN FIRE!!! ALL WEAPONS!!!

    • @seaningram3285
      @seaningram3285 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@garyv2498 "Dispatch Rocket Ship Ajax to recover his body."

  • @JaybayJay
    @JaybayJay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    This is one of the most cheesiest movies I've ever seen in my life. Even the crust is stuffed with cheese.. But oh is it so so good.

    • @JohnSmith-kz8yo
      @JohnSmith-kz8yo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's almost an 80's version of Barbarella...

    • @eveyariel8375
      @eveyariel8375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah come on it’s a gulty pleasure haha

    • @jameshar9592
      @jameshar9592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh hell yeah! I showed this movie to my son in 2010...he was 10 at the time...LOVED IT!!! especially the music! Definitely a guilty pleasure. EXTRA CHEESE PLEASE!!!!!

    • @rocker-barrel4786
      @rocker-barrel4786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol this comment in funny

    • @rocker-barrel4786
      @rocker-barrel4786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He says earth like it's dirt under his fingernails lol

  • @rickkinki4624
    @rickkinki4624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +762

    Everything Freddy Mercury and Queen ever did was great!

    • @johnnycalvino7490
      @johnnycalvino7490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Rick Kinki Everything except the Hot Space album!

    • @mythiclako9655
      @mythiclako9655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And masturbation

    • @gator4458
      @gator4458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Aids and gay sex

    • @cartinhocomenta
      @cartinhocomenta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gator4458 *i love AIDS*

    • @hydewhyte4364
      @hydewhyte4364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Actually, Brian May is the hero behind this song.

  • @MGR1900
    @MGR1900 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    If you have to be told about the greatness of the 1980s, you still don’t understand.

  • @TheOpenSociety777
    @TheOpenSociety777 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    These dudes rocked! I’m not gonna lie, Im a 52-year-old black man and whenever I hear this song I dance around like a high school cheerleader!

    • @marceloalencar3141
      @marceloalencar3141 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      so what you're a black man? you're a human being aren't ya?

    • @steveh.7552
      @steveh.7552 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Don't sweat it, partner! I'm 60 (b. 1963), and I was 17 in 1980- Can NOT stop with the foot tappin' when I hear this!

  • @AAvfx
    @AAvfx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    I can't say that today's productions are better. They're not. They're only more sophisticated. There's a big difference.

    • @loganmatthews5956
      @loganmatthews5956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      There is so much content now yes a lot of it is better than the Flash Gordon movie its ok to admit it.

    • @narcissesmith9466
      @narcissesmith9466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@loganmatthews5956 "content"

    • @buttnakedsnake9357
      @buttnakedsnake9357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you are so blind it’s not funny

    • @tumsfestival8027
      @tumsfestival8027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I mean the difference between this and guardians of the galaxy or Thor ragnorok is production value, and alittle tiny self awareness, but I feel like this is pretty self aware too

    • @hivemind010
      @hivemind010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@buttnakedsnake9357 i bet you liked king kong vs godzilla

  • @valthenvega2434
    @valthenvega2434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Flash Gordon: that time a legendary Chad saved the universe

  • @Wyndstrom
    @Wyndstrom ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Ah, man! I loved this movie as a kid! Thanks for making this highlights music vid! Talk about nostalgia on high!!!

  • @quantumdino
    @quantumdino ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Maybe the best film my mum took me to see as a kid. I’m gonna watch this film now.

    • @paulskehan693
      @paulskehan693 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too.Great times.

    • @yasuyuhara8153
      @yasuyuhara8153 ปีที่แล้ว

      You've got to praise your mum for taking you out on this movie.
      I hope she is still alive. If so, look after her dearly.

  • @HansZarkovPhD
    @HansZarkovPhD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    Hans Zarkov, formerly of NASA, approves of this video.

    • @Coulboy
      @Coulboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This is what I needed to hear

    • @AckzaTV
      @AckzaTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      what about the fact that he has an earthquake button but has to ask what the name of the planet is lol are those LCD buttons?

    • @pizzedahff3127
      @pizzedahff3127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only Hans Zarkov, formally of NASA, has offered any explanation.
      "Well, Ming is just this guy, you know?"

    • @ultramaga4075
      @ultramaga4075 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sleep wayy better now .

  • @christiangibbs1482
    @christiangibbs1482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    This was such a cool movie when I was a kid, and it is so ridiculous and campy now- and it's still awesome.

    • @fredtracy3931
      @fredtracy3931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I wouldn't have it any other way!

    • @Achrononmaster
      @Achrononmaster ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Just pretend it's the 1930's and watch it in Black & White. Instantly cool.

    • @jackfriend4u
      @jackfriend4u ปีที่แล้ว +3

      first saw this when I was 14 with my family, and even then we all realized it was being played for laughs and was ridiculous and campy...and it's brilliant for being that. Everyone in it looks like they're having the best fun, and it reflects back to the audience. It had to find its niche between Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, and Steven Spielberg's films, and to my mind chose exactly the right tone. the outrageous colour palette and costume/set design are as trippy and OTT as they were in 1980, and the whole thing holds up terrifically. Queen were the perfect composers (Oscar Nominated for this), being both campy, good humoured, and totally, epically Operatic, and clearly understanding the mission statement! Just listen to Freddie hit the highest of notes as Flash has to strip down before the Princess who just rescued him! I watch this once a year as a tribute to Queen/Freddie and Flash Gordon on December 1st, which is also International World AIDS Day.

    • @supersaiyanjack9233
      @supersaiyanjack9233 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I dont find jt ridiculous i mean its a bit cheesy but and some of the fight scenes are painfully hilarious but other than that its fine

    • @igorivanov299
      @igorivanov299 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What "campy" mean?

  • @DCHurlford1
    @DCHurlford1 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    RIP Director Mike Hodges. He also did the early 70s british gangster movie Get Carter (with Michael Caine) and the cult sci-fi The Terminal Man starring George Segal.

    • @gmf121266
      @gmf121266 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The playwright and actor John Osborne is in both Get Carter and Flash Gordon. They must have been friends.

  • @chichiboypumpi
    @chichiboypumpi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Compared to kevin the shill smith's MotU revelation, this movie, with a main villain played so well by the great Max Von Sydow, is gold tenfold.

    • @ian_b
      @ian_b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This was made before the Deconstructionists had taken over all the media.

    • @chichiboypumpi
      @chichiboypumpi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ian_b the Before woke and current woke era

  • @danieljuncos244
    @danieljuncos244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Given the rest of Queen’s body of work, I feel like they might have written this song 15 minutes before it was due.

    • @gracehinds6283
      @gracehinds6283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree; I expected so much more from these formidable musicians.

    • @mosquerajoseph7305
      @mosquerajoseph7305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      This theme is iconic though
      FLASH! AH-AHHHHHH

    • @gracehinds6283
      @gracehinds6283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mosquerajoseph7305 Yes, but it could have been great if Queen would have developed it past Flash! AH-AH. My friends and I were all working on degrees in music at the time. The members of Queen were such terrific musicians, we were so disappointed.

    • @mosquerajoseph7305
      @mosquerajoseph7305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@gracehinds6283 I know but.. it’s still awesome

    • @gracehinds6283
      @gracehinds6283 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mosquerajoseph7305, You are a true believer. So, I won't try to change your mind. I hope Queen appreciates devoted fans like you.

  • @greenlantern1123
    @greenlantern1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Saw this at 11 years old . I’m now 51 and I enjoy it even more !

    • @chptrk75
      @chptrk75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They had a showing at our theater a few months ago and I went and took my daughter. She named her gerbils Flash and Ming.🖤

    • @km-1867
      @km-1867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow...God bless you🙏

    • @greenlantern1123
      @greenlantern1123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Stink Bug lol yeah all the movies and tv shows had some gorgeous women !

    • @grbenway
      @grbenway ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Saw it for the first time when I was like 12 (on laser disk ) I am 52 now

    • @greenlantern1123
      @greenlantern1123 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@grbenway where did the time go!!

  • @robertmcghintheorca49
    @robertmcghintheorca49 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Isn't it funny that one of the most American films ever has a British song attached to it.

    • @HouseholdDog
      @HouseholdDog 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's one of the campiest movies soundtracked by one of the campiest bands.

  • @Tracerm17
    @Tracerm17 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I first saw this movie during a late night movie marathon and I was hooked. The theme song was perfect and it's basically the only thing I still remember about the movie years later.

  • @randomuser.6932
    @randomuser.6932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Brian Blessed's laugh is the best. Makes me laugh every time 😂

    • @jamesmatthew3681
      @jamesmatthew3681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Don't forget his iconic quote, "Gordon's alive?"

    • @robertlehnert4148
      @robertlehnert4148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brian Blessed in leather hot pants, even more of a giggle

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can't help but to feel that Lucas saw this movie, considering he wanted to film Flash Gordon before but was denied, and after Star Wars succeeded then De Laurentis made this movie, and then Lucas put Blessed in Star Wars anyway. Full ironic circle?

    • @michalzaprt5602
      @michalzaprt5602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I loved every scene with Brian, no matter which one.

    • @eldersprig
      @eldersprig 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      as usual a nice subdued performance from him

  • @DCHurlford1
    @DCHurlford1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    The film was classic ham, lol. My dad took me to see it when i was 6. Brilliant soundtrack by the mighty Queen.

    • @ericocoyote
      @ericocoyote 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pues yo a los 8 años fui a ver la película solo.

    • @DCHurlford1
      @DCHurlford1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ericocoyote I never went to the pictures alone.

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm kinda pissed that it wasn't featured in the _Bohemian Rhapsody_ movie. I was eagerly awaiting it and... NOTHING.

    • @DCHurlford1
      @DCHurlford1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@commandercaptain4664 Yeah you've got a point. I saw the film at the pictures, brilliant movie really well done. The Live Aid finale was really authentic. The music in the movie sounded great through the cinema surround.

    • @VickybabySJ
      @VickybabySJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn't it written by the same guy who penned the 1966 Batman TV series a decade earlier?

  • @offplanetfilms
    @offplanetfilms 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    This was a fantastic blast in the cinema on first release. I actually enjoyed it more than Star Wars at the time! Still has eye-popping color throughout.

  • @jperez7893
    @jperez7893 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this is pure comic book joy with the best soundtrack

  • @richardm3023
    @richardm3023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Melody Anderson and Ornella Muti in the same movie, and in a cat fight in the same movie! Too awesome for words.

  • @taschenspieler2590
    @taschenspieler2590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    My childhood in nut shell. Now I'm go watch Flash Gordon now.
    Love it.

  • @marzinjedi6437
    @marzinjedi6437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A must watch classic …

  • @CobaltBob
    @CobaltBob 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was, by far, the best documentary ever made.

  • @MnemonicHack
    @MnemonicHack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    "What's it called?"
    "The inhabitants refer to it as the planet 'Earth'."
    "Oh, I guess now I know why this button is labeled "earth quake"."

    • @buzzbun2707
      @buzzbun2707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Earth be quaking

    • @rainerwahnsinn9585
      @rainerwahnsinn9585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      earth = the bottom,not the planet...same word different meanings

    • @dr.doolittle5617
      @dr.doolittle5617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hilarious. Why did I not notice this before. Lol Lol lol lol

  • @scottbatchelor4935
    @scottbatchelor4935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    They sneer at the funny planet named "Earth" like its a foreign word, yet have a button on their destruction console labelled "Earth Quake"...

    • @DrTenochtitlan
      @DrTenochtitlan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gotta watch out for that "Hot Hail" too... lol

    • @Munster0001
      @Munster0001 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😆😆😄😄😆

    • @vanyadolly
      @vanyadolly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe they're disgusted by the lack of originality?

    • @itstrbo
      @itstrbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This movie is full of production errors like that...it's almost brilliant in it's stupidity

  • @hissatsu4937
    @hissatsu4937 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I watched Flash Gordon as a 6 year old kid and absolutely loved it.
    There is a scene in the movie where Flash is sucked down a swamp. That intrigued me so much (for whatever reason) to the point where I was making paintings of it in school.
    My teachers had to ask my parents if I had been in swamp or something like that bc I was constantly doing these paintings. My parents had no idea why until I told them what it was all about many years later.

  • @maekultsumaika1987
    @maekultsumaika1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    1:31 So no one's gonna talk about how amazingly synced this scream is?

  • @Sharikacat
    @Sharikacat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +621

    Not gonna lie- the Season 6 opener of CW's Flash brought be back here.

  • @Citizero
    @Citizero ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved that he explained that the place is called "Earth" and he has a button labeled "Earthquake".

  • @laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515
    @laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love this movie

  • @austinmartin612
    @austinmartin612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    In Final Fantasy 14 there was an event to restore a place called "The Firmament" and one of the materials to do this was "Sky Builders' Ash Log" on which there was a tooltip reading "Ash! AHH AHH! Savior of the Firmament!" Had a good laugh at that.

    • @audreyazwell
      @audreyazwell 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's an amazing easter egg fr

    • @jws1272
      @jws1272 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You'd be surprised how many Easter Eggs that programmers/game designers put in software. True Story: I used to work for the local Auto Club, and we had a software that could track the drivers, as the trucks had GPS, of course. Well, if you wanted to check a driver's true location, you could send a "Ping", like when you send a ping on a network. Well, when you would Ping a driver, a box would pop up saying "One ping, one ping only, has been sent........." First time I saw that, I actually laughed out loud at the "Hunt For Red October" reference........

    • @davidskidmore3442
      @davidskidmore3442 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've heard that all the references and humor in the FF14 quests was added by the localization team; that the original Japanese quest text is pretty dry and not funny. You can kinda tell as the Main Quest line is full of 'serious' drama; all the humor is in side quests and tasks, which are often hilarious.

  • @tadimaggio
    @tadimaggio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I saw this film in the theater when it was released. The single thing about it that I remember the most vividly is how brilliant and lustrous the colors were. I've never seen any other film with quite that look.

    • @mtmartinezmena
      @mtmartinezmena 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      An amazing glam look!! Unforgettable!! Amazing still today!!’

    • @chancewilkins3320
      @chancewilkins3320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ive seen a couple... usually after eating a few grams of mushrooms

    • @karabrice
      @karabrice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wachowski's Speed Racer.

    • @planetdisco4821
      @planetdisco4821 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw it at the movies too and it was glorious. One of my all time faves as a kid. But I think the 5th element was probably inspired by this movie too…

    • @Brigand231
      @Brigand231 ปีที่แล้ว

      It really was the Wizard of Oz of our day for sure.

  • @Sonny_AA
    @Sonny_AA ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was only 10 years old when I saw this at the movies. Seeing Princess Aura on the big screen was quite the awakening.

  • @billymack333
    @billymack333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a small child I Loved this movie...1980. You got to remember it was meant to an ode to sci fi cinema of 30s,40s & 50s.

  • @mosespray4510
    @mosespray4510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    One of my all-time favorite movies. Ornella Muti killed it as Princess "I love initiations" Aura, and Max Von Sydow was the ultimate Ming. It walked the fine line between campy and serious perfectly, and made doing it look easy.

    • @MasterJediDude
      @MasterJediDude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “Not the bore worms!!!” Oh man, she was so hot.

    • @CaminoAir
      @CaminoAir ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The film is practically criticism-proof, because of the style it was made in. Technical flaws? They suit the whole spirit of the movie. Over the top production design, costumes and colours? They blend perfectly into the overall approach. Hokey elements? It's an updating of the 1930's Buster Crabbe serials. It is made with such good humour and sense of tongue-in-cheek fun that you just overlook any problems.

    • @brianallsopp69
      @brianallsopp69 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You mean it wasn't a documentary ? 😳

  • @tylerward6723
    @tylerward6723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    One of the best Queen soundtracks of all time!

    • @SilverHeist
      @SilverHeist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Aggravator Sunrunner, there can only be one. “Highlander”.

  • @subliteral
    @subliteral ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Among all the Queen music played on the radio , I have never heard their Flash Gordon music played. Not once. I wonder if there are legal reasons for this , but I consider this theme to be one of the best compositions that band has ever done. Stands among their greatest recordings in my opinion.

  • @Lalaxbo
    @Lalaxbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Queen made such a memorable and iconic soundtrack for Flash Gordon 🙂. The movie was a success thanks to Queens soundtrack .
    Ted brought me here 😁

  • @markhatfield5621
    @markhatfield5621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I was in the Navy stationed in Maryland when this came out. I went to see it an additional five times or so just for the music.

    • @marjanp
      @marjanp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Ornella Muti i bet.

    • @stckyjoey1
      @stckyjoey1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell yes. I was 7yrs old and my step dad took me but he went to watch another movie and I saw it by myself. Best memories of my life as a child.

  • @aquariumfan1835
    @aquariumfan1835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This song and movie combo is just perfect. Queen were commissioned to make the song to go with the script and what a hell of a job queen done. Band and movie..... Unforgettable and irreplaceable

    • @dmath1490
      @dmath1490 ปีที่แล้ว

      When the riff for the wedding music began near the end i just started laughing at the shear brass of it.

  • @areskronos8146
    @areskronos8146 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great song, great movie, great time...

  • @th35had0wster
    @th35had0wster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Saw the movie around the time it first came out. Bought the cassette, then the CD. Both are gone now, but listened to them many times over. Thank you for the tribute. Brings back very fond memories.

  • @hughmacleod1688
    @hughmacleod1688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    RIP Max Von Sydow. One Hell of an actor. Exorcist and many others.

    • @519forestmonk9
      @519forestmonk9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes and as serious and as an accomplished actor he was, he never felt roles were beneath him. He always had time to make a fun movie.

    • @tylerdalton4406
      @tylerdalton4406 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was jesus

    • @annaritaranalli1791
      @annaritaranalli1791 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did interesting movies in italy and he worked with gifted Bergman a lot

  • @One-ct3xe
    @One-ct3xe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No one but the pure in heart can find the golden grail~~

  • @benheuser2267
    @benheuser2267 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    But why would he have a button that says "EARTH Quake" before learning about the planet called EARTH??

  • @C4rL72
    @C4rL72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    one of the greatest films of all time, with the great band of all time. I was so lucky to get a tweet from Sam jones regarding AfterFlash, one of my childhood heroes. x

  • @redpillcommando
    @redpillcommando 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "All creatures will make merry......Under pain of death!"
    I love this movie.

    • @charlesn898
      @charlesn898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just loved that version of the Wedding March...

  • @barryhicks1536
    @barryhicks1536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This was my introduction to the music of Queen, saw this at the cinema, I was hooked straight away...happy days :)

  • @zephyr8072
    @zephyr8072 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This movie was an absolute fever dream.

  • @briana3186
    @briana3186 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This is such a masterpiece.

  • @Kirifuki
    @Kirifuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The real reason why the Separatist alliance were defeated in Star Wars

  • @RuiLuz
    @RuiLuz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The way he says "Earthhhhhhhh", in such a displeased manner, love it!

  • @AtomicExtremophile
    @AtomicExtremophile ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Absolutely no other band could have come up with such a memorable track... May's clever use of the synth/bass/drum pulsing beat was excellent and was made good use of in the movie...I think the whole movie was wonderfully scored!
    The Kiss showed Freddie's higher register off pretty well...and the Battle Theme is a typical May rocker - it's what they entered the stage playing at the Milton Keynes gig!
    Some of the actors' performances were excellent too...played well 'campy' like the original lol

  • @taka5192
    @taka5192 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    2:43 The facial expressions of Flash and the man who was hostile to him when the friendship and bonds has just grown with the tune of Queen...I'm very moved by this scene.

    • @cs2874
      @cs2874 ปีที่แล้ว

      you know about this man?

    • @franciscohernandez-oj2lb
      @franciscohernandez-oj2lb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@cs2874Its Timothy Dalton!

  • @tshields7985
    @tshields7985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    “Tammy Lynn, do you take this teddy bear to be your husband?”
    -Flash Gordon

    • @yungzeke06
      @yungzeke06 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it was Tammy Lynn?!

    • @tshields7985
      @tshields7985 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yungzeke06 Shoot, I think you’re right

  • @Aspensauce64
    @Aspensauce64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    TH-cam recommendations:
    Me: G O R D O N ‘ S A L I V E

  • @justwalkaway9915
    @justwalkaway9915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its glorious

  • @MayaUndefined
    @MayaUndefined ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is how all of our 2010s remakes will look like in 50 years

  • @luisguizar5941
    @luisguizar5941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Flash doesn't have superpowers, gadgets or money, and he saved every one of us. That makes him the most efficient superhero.

  • @njitir32
    @njitir32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One of the best of all time. I hope this is on the "not to remake" list

  • @morecringe89
    @morecringe89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much better that any MCU or DC ever did.

  • @jamesmilton6529
    @jamesmilton6529 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's a horrible movie, but I still love it.

  • @erickcalmet
    @erickcalmet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    thank you for saving every one of us.
    Sam J. Jones : You're welcome.

  • @Jonadawong
    @Jonadawong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    OMG, I still remember going over my sister's house and watching this one Saturday morning as a kid. The memories. Love this movie and the memorable sound track.

  • @thomas6502
    @thomas6502 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An all time favorite (and still on my "commuting antidote" sound tracks to this day).

  • @Mike14264
    @Mike14264 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched this movie a few months ago, and now I think it's one of my favorite B-grade movies of all time! It's just too much fun!

  • @Mullet-ZubazPants
    @Mullet-ZubazPants 4 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    This was peak 80's, and it was only 1980. Everything that followed in that decade tried to replicate the coke fueled wtf-ery of this movie

    • @jamesonweimann4720
      @jamesonweimann4720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The 80’d the era of big hair, keytars, and big muscular hero’s of questionable sexuality

    • @FantadiRienzo
      @FantadiRienzo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You've got a point.
      70's: dystopias, weird art movies, and perverted sex shit.
      80's: Flash! AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Sa-vior oftheuniverse!

    • @judsongaiden9878
      @judsongaiden9878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Technically, 1980 was still the '70s since decades go from 1 to 10, not 0 to 9. Dana Scully would back me up on that.

    • @SchlossRitter
      @SchlossRitter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@judsongaiden9878 then why isn't it called 19710?

    • @judsongaiden9878
      @judsongaiden9878 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SchlossRitter No idea. These aren't my rules. Come to think of it, I don't have any rules.

  • @albertomejia4659
    @albertomejia4659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +644

    Who came here because Cisco Ramon knows what’s up

  • @mtmartinezmena
    @mtmartinezmena 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still watch this film!!! I saw it for the first time when I was 8 or 9 and still is a must!! I love it, and the soundtrack!! Amazing!!!

  • @rustyshackle8000
    @rustyshackle8000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Classic 80s science fantasy schlock. It's not winning any Oscars (except for maybe the divine soundtrack,) but GOD is it fun as hell

  • @elotroladodelarealidadjr8470
    @elotroladodelarealidadjr8470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The soundtrack is more outstanding than the movie it self .

    • @Audispeedquattro
      @Audispeedquattro 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Das ist Sci Fiction Trash ein kultfilm also bitte

    • @GeraldoluizAprendiz
      @GeraldoluizAprendiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. No question.
      An embarrasing movie.

  • @pauldwalker
    @pauldwalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    best soundtrack of any movie I've seen

    • @josemejia-he4fm
      @josemejia-he4fm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Second best next to original highlander soundtrack

  • @randelllange7656
    @randelllange7656 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that the professor is the Fiddler on the Roof guy

  • @BigboyHollywood
    @BigboyHollywood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:53 Chisled Adonis
    "Flash Gordon approaching!"
    "What do you mean Flash Gordon is approaching?"

  • @vladvampirelord8910
    @vladvampirelord8910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    "I like to play with things awhile before annihilation."

    • @Felhek
      @Felhek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like a cat

    • @boygood3141
      @boygood3141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Timothy Mckee crying

  • @lagch
    @lagch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Amazing HD Classic With the Perfect Music of QUEEN

  • @robertperformance5260
    @robertperformance5260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Never saw the film , and I'm not even a Queen fan, but the Flash Gordon theme is awesome!

  • @famebrightstudio451
    @famebrightstudio451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love how they've only just heard of Earth and yet have an "Earth Quake" button already installed, that's some good UI!