Spaceballs
A silly, joke-a-minute spoof that keeps you grinning with its goofy gags and cheerful disregard for logic.
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Flash Gordon
A brightly coloured, campy space adventure that is silly, energetic and visually extravagant, with a rock soundtrack and tongue-in-cheek charm.
About 1980 film by Mike Hodges
Genres fantasy, comedy, action, adventure, science fiction
Directed by Mike Hodges
Written by Alex Raymond, Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Starring Timothy Dalton, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti, Robbie Coltrane, John Osborne, Chaim Topol, Brian Blessed, Kenny Baker
Music Howard Blake
Runtime 111 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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