Movie connections for
Flash Gordon (1980) More at IMDbPro »

Version of

Flash Gordon (1936/I)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
"Flash Gordon" (1954)
Flesh Gordon (1974)
"Flash Gordon" (1979)
"Flash Gordon" (1996)
"Flash Gordon" (2007)
Flash Gordon (2012)

Remade as

Flash Gordon (2012)

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Destination Moon (1950)
Star Wars (1977)
Superman (1978)

Referenced in

Dünyayi kurtaran adam (1982)
Night Screams (1987)
 -  An LP of the soundtrack is proped up behind a record player in one scene.
Spaceballs (1987)
 -  Dark Helmet's schwartz-ring that he uses to zap the spaceball in the groin with at the beginning of the movie is identical to the ring worn by Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon.
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
 -  "Flash" is one of the nicknames Joe calls Jimmy. Flash Gordon was also a quarterback.
"Father Ted: Are You Right There, Father Ted? (#3.1)" (1998)
 -  Ted shows a picture of the Emporor Ming from this movie and talks about him.
"Big Train: (#1.3)" (1998)
 -  Ming features in one of the sketches.
Lost in Space Forever (1998) (TV)
The Scorpion King (2002)
Deconstructing Precrime and Precogs (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V)
Comic Book: The Movie (2004) (V)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
 -  Liz calls Shaun "Flash" when he comes to her rescue.
Team America: World Police (2004)
 -  When Kim Jung-Il dies on the spike on the German's helmet, it is a re-creation of Ming the Merciless dying on the spike at the nose of his ship.
"Saxondale: (#1.1)" (2006)
 -  "Call me Ming the Merciful"
Blades of Glory (2007)
 -  The skaters skate to the "Flash Gordon" theme in the big finale.
Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five (2007) (V)
 -  In "Space Program", Strong Bad's Space Captainface song is a reference to this movie's theme song
"Doctor Who: Last of the Time Lords (#3.13)" (2007)
 -  The Master's ring is picked up from the ashes of his funeral pyre by an unidentified hand and evil laughter is heard, similar to the final scene of Flash Gordon.
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)
 -  A character exclaims "I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!"

Featured in

"Svengoolie: Flash Gordon" (1999)
 -  This film is featured in this episode.
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul (2001) (TV)
"Troldspejlet: (#27.9)" (2002)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 1 (2002) (V)
 -  the video "Flash" is the video of a song from the movie's soundtrack and in the video there are several minutes of segments from the movie are shown
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.

Spoofed in

Zoolander (2001)
Dr. Loo and the Filthy Phaleks (2005) (V)
 -  One character is a parody of Ming the Merciless
"Family Guy: Road to Germany (#7.3)" (2008)
 -  Prince Vultan and a squadron of Hawkmen fend off the German fighters.

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