Flash Gordon

moderate violence, language, sex references, discriminatory stereotypes

Director(s)Mike Hodges

Production year1980

Release date18/06/2020

Genre(s)Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

Approx. running minutes112m

CastSam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato, John Osborne, Mike Hodges, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Michael Allin, Alex Raymond, Dino De Laurentiis, Howard Blake, Queen, Gilbert Taylor, Malcolm Cooke, Danilo Donati

Flash Gordon

moderate violence, language, sex references, discriminatory stereotypes

FLASH GORDON is a sci-fi adventure, from 1980, in which three humans are transported to a distant galaxy where they batt ...

FLASH GORDON is a sci-fi adventure, from 1980, in which three humans are transported to a distant galaxy where they battle a maniacal emperor who plans to destroy Earth.

violence

Scenes of violence include a woman's bare back being whipped, resulting in lacerations, as well as a fight in which two men whip each other and sustain bloody wounds during a fight on a spiked board.

language

There is moderate bad language ('bitch'), as well as milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'bastard'.

sex

Verbal sex references include a joke about necrophilia. There is a scene in which a woman who has been placed in a harem is offered a potion to make the experience "more agreeable".

discrimination

An alien character is coded as 'Asian' due to his hair and make-up, although he is portrayed by a Caucasian actor. The character derives from the film's dated source material, but some viewers may find the depiction offensive.

additional issues

There are scenes of mild threat and horror, such as a character's eyes and tongue bursting through a mask after he is killed.

moderate violence, language, sex references, discriminatory stereotypes

Classified Date:

01/07/2020

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Studio Canal

violence

Scenes of violence include a woman's bare back being whipped, resulting in lacerations, as well as a fight in which two men whip each other and sustain bloody wounds during a fight on a spiked board.

language

There is moderate bad language ('bitch'), as well as milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'bastard'.

sex

Verbal sex references include a joke about necrophilia. There is a scene in which a woman who has been placed in a harem is offered a potion to make the experience "more agreeable".

discrimination

Classified Date:

24/09/1980

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd

Contains mild language and violence

Classified Date:

21/01/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Momentum Pictures

Classified Date:

14/07/2000

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd. - Video

Classified Date:

15/01/1997

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

BMG Video

Classified Date:

08/08/1990

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Channel 5

Classified Date:

17/03/1987

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Cannon Screen Entertainment

Classified Date:

21/01/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Momentum Pictures

Classified Date:

26/06/2020

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

26/06/2020

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified date01/07/2020

LanguageEnglish

violence

Scenes of violence include a woman's bare back being whipped, resulting in lacerations, as well as a fight in which two men whip each other and sustain bloody wounds during a fight on a spiked board.

language

There is moderate bad language ('bitch'), as well as milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'bastard'.

sex

Verbal sex references include a joke about necrophilia. There is a scene in which a woman who has been placed in a harem is offered a potion to make the experience "more agreeable".

discrimination

additional issues

There are scenes of mild threat and horror, such as a character's eyes and tongue bursting through a mask after he is killed.

Director(s)Mike Hodges

Production year1980

Release date18/06/2020

Genre(s)Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

Approx. running minutes112m

moderate violence, language, sex references, discriminatory stereotypes

Classified Date:

01/07/2020

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Studio Canal

violence

Scenes of violence include a woman's bare back being whipped, resulting in lacerations, as well as a fight in which two men whip each other and sustain bloody wounds during a fight on a spiked board.

language

There is moderate bad language ('bitch'), as well as milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'bastard'.

sex

Verbal sex references include a joke about necrophilia. There is a scene in which a woman who has been placed in a harem is offered a potion to make the experience "more agreeable".

discrimination

Classified Date:

24/09/1980

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd

Contains mild language and violence

Classified Date:

21/01/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Momentum Pictures

Classified Date:

14/07/2000

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd. - Video

Classified Date:

15/01/1997

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

BMG Video

Classified Date:

08/08/1990

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Channel 5

Classified Date:

17/03/1987

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Cannon Screen Entertainment

Classified Date:

21/01/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Momentum Pictures

Classified Date:

26/06/2020

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

26/06/2020

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified date01/07/2020

LanguageEnglish