Melody Anderson Archives

Flash Gordon (1980)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 20, 2000Campy Space Opera

Dino de Laurentiis climbed aboard the Star Wars fad with this remake of the classic serial. Against expectation, the film's campy tone and eye-popping sets and costumes work and it has become an audience favourite

Director: Mike Hodges

Actors: Sam Jones, Max Von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, …

Category: Science Fiction

20 June 200024 February 2026 by Roog

Dead & Buried (1981)

Rating: ★★

Apr 9, 2001Town of Zombies

After writing the huge hit of Alien, Dan O'Bannon next went onto this strange zombie film in which the people of a small town fail to stay dead

Director: Gary Sherman

Actors: James Farentino, Jack Albertson, Melody Anderson, Christopher Allport, …

Category: Horror

9 April 200129 June 2020 by Roog

Life After Flash (2017)

Rating: ★★½

Jul 22, 2025Documentary About the 1980 Flash Gordon and Star Sam Jones

A documentary about the making of the 1980 Flash Gordon and following the career of its star Sam J. Jones afterwards

Director: Lisa Downs

Actors: Sam Jones, The Alba Family, John Altman, Melody Anderson, …

Category: Science Fiction

22 July 202513 November 2025 by Roog

In Search of Tomorrow: A Journey Through ’80s Sci-Fi Cinema (2022)

Rating: ★★½

Sep 25, 2022Documentary About 1980s SF Films

A documentary that comes with great affection for the SF films of the 1980s and covers these, along with interviews with key people, although leaves quite a number of blank spots in works it does not cover

Director: David Weiner

Actors: Nancy Allen, Melody Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Shane Black, …

Category: Science Fiction

25 September 202216 April 2026 by Roog