When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, threatening destruction of the Earth, Dr. Hans Sarkov makes a desperate rocket flight with two unwilling passengers--Flash Gordon, quarterback of the New York Jets and lovely Dale Arden. Their destination is the planet Mongo, source of the strange energy waves.
- Sam Jones
- Melody Anderson
- Max Von Sydow
- Paul Bentall
- Brian Blessed
- Bobby Brown
- Timothy Dalton
- Suzanne Danielle
- Ted Carroll
- Robbie Coltrane
- Graeme Crow
- Leon Greene
- Peter Duncan
- Doretta Dunkly
- John Hallam
- Bogdan Kominowski
- George Harris
- John Hollis
- William Hootkins
- Adrienne Kronenberg
- Stanley Lebor
- John Morton
- Francis Mugham
- Mariangela Melato
- Oliver MacGreevy
- John Osborne
- Ornella Muti
- Chaim Topol
- David Neal
- Deep Roy
- Sally Nicholson
- Richard O'Brien
- Burnell Tucker
- Ken Sickler
- Tessa
- Venetta Spicer
- Tony Scannell
- Philip Stone
- Colin Taylor
- Peter Wyngarde
- Director: Mike Hodges
- Screenplay: Lorenzo Jr. Semple
- Based on a Work by: Alex Raymond
- Composer: Howard Blake
- Story Adapted by: Michael Allin
- Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
- Editor: Malcolm Cooke
- Production Designer: Danilo Donati
- Art Director: John Graysmark
- Special Effects (Digital, Visual) : George Gibbs
- Casting Director: Michael McLean
- Songs by: Queen
- Special Effects (Digital, Visual) : Glen Robinson
- Sound Editing : Ivan Sharrock
- Casting Director: Mary Selway
- Cinematographer: Gil Taylor
- Line Producer: Bernard Williams
