Flash Gordon (1980) Cult Sci-Fi Space Opera Madness VHSSB

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Sep 2, 202601:02:57TV & Film

Chosen by Dave and Directed by Mike Hodges and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Flash Gordon arrived in 1980 as a gloriously extravagant attempt to bring Alex Raymond’s classic comic-strip hero back to the big screen. Wit...

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