Flash Gordon • Theme Song • Queen
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2019
- 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 CZcams 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. -- Please consider supporting HD Film Tributes and our editing efforts with a donation via PayPal. Your help will be very much appreciated. Thank you! - paypal.me/HDFilmTributes
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I’m not going to lie, this is one of the most American movies ever made. A quarterback saving the world.
And a NY Jet at that lol
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!
Ming would have given up IF it was Tom Brady as QB.
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
you wanted a nude stripper ... ok wait
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.
a true hero
FAUCHI KILLED HIM....
I met him today at a Comic-con at Visalia
Ahhhhhaaa
Did You took lines with him? ;)
Flash Gordon and Highlander are proof that any movie can be made more awesome with a Queen soundtrack
I was going to argue that Highlander was good even without Queen, but, Queen were not involved with Highlander 2, and that sucked. Interesting.
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
Preach!
I think this was never a question. :)
Two of my favourite 80s movies along with my favourite pop group Queen.
A campy movie that unashamedly revels in being campy, I love it.
Same as masters of the universe!!!!
Plus the women in it were hot.
And no shame in their attire.
And the production values looks straight out of the comic strip!
@@timmclaughlin5033.. No, they actually tried to make that film believable, and besides that, it didn't have the legendary Max von Sydow in it.
Ironically the last time The Jets had a decent quarterback.
I was just about to make this comment.
To be fair, alien abduction seems as good an excuse as any other for Rick Mirer and Jack Trudeau
I was going to say that's the most unrealistic part of this film
😂😂😂😂😂
In the movie. In the original comic book, Flash Gordon is a polo player for Yale.
"Flash, Flash, I love you but we only have 14 hours to save the earth". Best movie quote ever!
Close...
"Gordon's Allliiiiiivvveeee?!"
@@pizzedahff3127 AAAAAHHHH AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
"Death to Ming" is far better.
Who wants to live forever dive
Flash Gordon QB New York Jets!❤
This is pure art , the song, the beat ,the costumes ,the story line it was light years ahead of its time
Don't forget Ornella, my first crush as a child.
Its is Queens
the special effects though, were sooo bad for the time
@@TheWarriorsFromHell A retro homage. Long, LONG overdue.
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.❤❤❤❤
Brian May’s guitar tone is so recognizable and I love it
Only a true boss wears his own name emblazened on his shirt.
* a true chad *
@@haydenrhead7692
Flash Gordon is Chad Thundercock's dad. This is now my headcanon.
Johnny Cage has a tattoo across his chest
@@augustday9483 you, sir, have just made the greatest comment in the history of CZcams. Please take my humble thumbs up as a token of my eternal gratitude.
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!
RIP Max von Sydow. You were the best Ming the Merciless.
❤❤❤❤
he was a pretty good Liet Kynes too
He owned it
Thanks for your appearance in Minority Report (2002) & of Course Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Forever Missed 😢
apparently he said this was the most fun he ever had working and was his favourite film!
One of Max von Sydow's best movies, IMO. Never get tired of watching this one.
Gotta
Goes with strange brew
Lol
I was 9 years old when this came out and it was the greatest thing that ever happened to me up to that point.
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!
ahhhhhhhhhhh
He's a miracle! King of the impossible!
Fuckin'A!
He's just a man with a mans courage.
"He can never fail,,,"
"Its a planet called earth"
Has button labeled earthquake
@Rob Gross I think you mean documentary.
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed that lmao
Caught it too! 😂
@Rob Gross J'habite sur Mars ahah sorry
Earth means land
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.
I'm sure she remembered the original with Buster Crabbe just like my Dad who was 3 years younger than the late Queen.
Saw this at 11 years old . I’m now 51 and I enjoy it even more !
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.🖤
Wow...God bless you🙏
@Stink Bug lol yeah all the movies and tv shows had some gorgeous women !
Saw it for the first time when I was like 12 (on laser disk ) I am 52 now
@@grbenway where did the time go!!
Wish they had this song in 5.1 surround. Iconic
look up this song in 8D is has the surround effect
It’s awesome
only you can hear it the movie in a home theater audio sistem,
Ah, man! I loved this movie as a kid! Thanks for making this highlights music vid! Talk about nostalgia on high!!!
I can't say that today's productions are better. They're not. They're only more sophisticated. There's a big difference.
There is so much content now yes a lot of it is better than the Flash Gordon movie its ok to admit it.
@@loganmatthews5956 "content"
you are so blind it’s not funny
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
@@buttnakedsnake9357 i bet you liked king kong vs godzilla
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.
It still stands up well today compared to other movies, the visuals are great, even for their time!
No way. Queen helped yes but this flick is one of a kind.
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
And also for Ted!!
@@superomegaprimemk2 Still better than what Star Wars is putting out now!
My childhood in nut shell. Now I'm go watch Flash Gordon now.
Love it.
Maybe the best film my mum took me to see as a kid. I’m gonna watch this film now.
Me too.Great times.
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.
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!
so what you're a black man? you're a human being aren't ya?
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!
This was such a cool movie when I was a kid, and it is so ridiculous and campy now- and it's still awesome.
I wouldn't have it any other way!
Just pretend it's the 1930's and watch it in Black & White. Instantly cool.
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.
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
What "campy" mean?
The film was classic ham, lol. My dad took me to see it when i was 6. Brilliant soundtrack by the mighty Queen.
Pues yo a los 8 años fui a ver la película solo.
@@ericocoyote I never went to the pictures alone.
I'm kinda pissed that it wasn't featured in the _Bohemian Rhapsody_ movie. I was eagerly awaiting it and... NOTHING.
@@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.
Wasn't it written by the same guy who penned the 1966 Batman TV series a decade earlier?
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.
The playwright and actor John Osborne is in both Get Carter and Flash Gordon. They must have been friends.
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.
Hans Zarkov, formerly of NASA, approves of this video.
This is what I needed to hear
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?
Only Hans Zarkov, formally of NASA, has offered any explanation.
"Well, Ming is just this guy, you know?"
I sleep wayy better now .
Brian Blessed's laugh is the best. Makes me laugh every time 😂
Don't forget his iconic quote, "Gordon's alive?"
Brian Blessed in leather hot pants, even more of a giggle
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?
I loved every scene with Brian, no matter which one.
as usual a nice subdued performance from him
The dislikes are from an obscure body in the SK system
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!
OPEN FIRE!!! ALL WEAPONS!!!
@@garyv2498 "Dispatch Rocket Ship Ajax to recover his body."
One of the best Queen soundtracks of all time!
Aggravator Sunrunner, there can only be one. “Highlander”.
Everything Freddy Mercury and Queen ever did was great!
Rick Kinki Everything except the Hot Space album!
And masturbation
Aids and gay sex
@@gator4458 *i love AIDS*
Actually, Brian May is the hero behind this song.
this is pure comic book joy with the best soundtrack
This movie would have never had the cult follow as it did without the music by Queen!
Definitely
Disagree, it’s epic ❤❤❤ ⚡️
The song was a plus yes. But the movie have always been SOOO bad that it was bound to get Cult Status :P
I disagree it’s a classic and it was made in the 70/ 80s era
queen just made it even better
@@darth_yoda it’s so bad it’s good lol
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.
Melody Anderson and Ornella Muti in the same movie, and in a cat fight in the same movie! Too awesome for words.
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
When the riff for the wedding music began near the end i just started laughing at the shear brass of it.
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.
This was made before the Deconstructionists had taken over all the media.
@@ian_b the Before woke and current woke era
This was, by far, the best documentary ever made.
Flash Gordon: that time a legendary Chad saved the universe
RIP Max Von Sydow. One Hell of an actor. Exorcist and many others.
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.
He was jesus
He did interesting movies in italy and he worked with gifted Bergman a lot
This is such a masterpiece.
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.
Swamp rhymes with Nomp.
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.
“Not the bore worms!!!” Oh man, she was so hot.
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.
You mean it wasn't a documentary ? 😳
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.
An amazing glam look!! Unforgettable!! Amazing still today!!’
Ive seen a couple... usually after eating a few grams of mushrooms
Wachowski's Speed Racer.
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…
It really was the Wizard of Oz of our day for sure.
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
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.
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.
It's almost an 80's version of Barbarella...
Ah come on it’s a gulty pleasure haha
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!!!!!
Lol this comment in funny
He says earth like it's dirt under his fingernails lol
This was my introduction to the music of Queen, saw this at the cinema, I was hooked straight away...happy days :)
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.
Queen made such a memorable and iconic soundtrack for Flash Gordon 🙂. The movie was a success thanks to Queens soundtrack .
Ted brought me here 😁
The way he says "Earthhhhhhhh", in such a displeased manner, love it!
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.
And Ornella Muti i bet.
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.
A must watch classic …
I saw this in theater by myself 4 times. I was 9. I loved this movie. Haven’t seen it since. Thx for the great recap
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.
that's an amazing easter egg fr
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........
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.
"All creatures will make merry......Under pain of death!"
I love this movie.
Just loved that version of the Wedding March...
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.
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
No one but the pure in heart can find the golden grail~~
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.
Great song, great movie, great time...
Love this movie
One of the best of all time. I hope this is on the "not to remake" list
best soundtrack of any movie I've seen
Second best next to original highlander soundtrack
Wou!!! Ornella muti!!! Beautiful!!!❤❤❤
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!
Given the rest of Queen’s body of work, I feel like they might have written this song 15 minutes before it was due.
I agree; I expected so much more from these formidable musicians.
This theme is iconic though
FLASH! AH-AHHHHHH
@@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.
@@gracehinds6283 I know but.. it’s still awesome
@@mosquerajoseph7305, You are a true believer. So, I won't try to change your mind. I hope Queen appreciates devoted fans like you.
Amazing HD Classic With the Perfect Music of QUEEN
Much better that any MCU or DC ever did.
Classic 80s science fantasy schlock. It's not winning any Oscars (except for maybe the divine soundtrack,) but GOD is it fun as hell
Epic. Classic. Cheesy as all hell... but the memories it evokes are priceless. The DVD is among the most prized in my collection
The parallels with this opening dialogue and the introduction of Thanos in Avengers and the "What can they do but burn" line, is kind of awesome.
If you have to be told about the greatness of the 1980s, you still don’t understand.
1:31 So no one's gonna talk about how amazingly synced this scream is?
Flash doesn't have superpowers, gadgets or money, and he saved every one of us. That makes him the most efficient superhero.
That Freddie Mercury R.I.P. my friends. We Never Forget this Title and his Name. Thanks.
I was only 10 years old when I saw this at the movies. Seeing Princess Aura on the big screen was quite the awakening.
One of my all time favorite movies! And the soundtrack with Queen is Killer!
I love love LOVE this movie! Thank you for making my day!
awesome epicness, and epic awesomeness. i can't tell you how many times i watched this on HBO in my youth.
Never saw the film , and I'm not even a Queen fan, but the Flash Gordon theme is awesome!
One of my all time favorite movies, every time I hear Queen it reminds me of this movie. And of course....the beautiful princess, Ornella....
thank you for saving every one of us.
Sam J. Jones : You're welcome.
Ladies , gentlemen and everyone else out there . I love this movie , the cheesy goodness of it , the actors and especially the soundtrack from Queen !
Best Dark Fantasy movie in the 1980s!
Hands down, the greatest 80's movie of them all.
My father took me to see this the week before Xmas 1980. I was seven, and this looked like the coolest thing I'd ever seen- next to Star Wars, of course.
*Note: my earliest memory is watching SW at the local drive-in with my family when was only 4.*
First time I ever heard Queen- still a huge fan to this day. Many thanks for uploading this!
Brian Knapp I went to see this movie with my dad when I was 12, absolutely loved it.
Similar story with me my dad took my brother and I on New Year’s Day 1981.
I also remember my dad taking us to this movie, I just can't believe it came out 1980 coz I was born 1979...I remember the title, the quicksand scene, my fave "to the death" scene, and of course the "flash...oh oh" soundtrack which I didn't even know was done by Queen until now...
This movie was an absolute fever dream.
At 36 Years Old IDK Why I Still Watch The Movie And Still Enjoy it like I never say it before 🤣🤣🥰🥰
I saw the premiere in the cinema, I was delirious with this movie plus the majestic music of Queen!
Queen, Max von Sydow and Brian Blessed - the three best things about this film.
Just watched it again today!
Comet, antenna TV!
Loved me some Max Von Sydow as Ming The Merciless and every other character he played on celluloid. RIP kind sir. ♥
Der Song ist der totale Hammer.
Danke Queen
"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"."
Earth be quaking
earth = the bottom,not the planet...same word different meanings
Hilarious. Why did I not notice this before. Lol Lol lol lol
Derp, also know as terra?
Thank you, for saving everyone of us.
Cheesy, campy but just plain awesome! Max Von Sydow, Brian Blessed, Timothy Dalton, Chaim Topol and music by Queen? Come on, this movie can't be all bad! I loved it! FLASH!!!⚡