• Director(s)

    Mike Hodges

  • Production Year

    1980

  • Release date

    18/06/2020

  • Genre(s)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

  • Approx. running minutes

    112m

  • Cast

    Sam J. Jones, Max Von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed

Film

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 battle a maniacal emperor who plans to destroy Earth.…

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.

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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.

  • Director(s)

    Mike Hodges

  • Production Year

    1980

  • Release date

    18/06/2020

  • Genre(s)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

  • Approx. running minutes

    112m

  • Cast

    Sam J. Jones, Max Von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed

moderate violence, language, sex references, discriminatory stereotypes
Classified Date:
01/07/2020
Version:
2D
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
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.
Classified Date:
24/09/1980
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
Contains mild language and violence
Classified Date:
21/01/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Momentum Pictures
Classified Date:
14/07/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd. - Video
Classified Date:
15/01/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BMG Video
Classified Date:
08/08/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Channel 5
Classified Date:
17/03/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Cannon Screen Entertainment
Classified Date:
21/01/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Momentum Pictures
Classified Date:
26/06/2020
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
26/06/2020
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material

  • Classified date

    01/07/2020

  • BBFC reference

    BFF030216

  • Language

    English