Flash Gordon (Eric Johnson) is a young marathon winner whose scientist father mysteriously disappeared 13 years ago. Flash’s former girlfriend, Dale Arden (Gina Holden), is a TV news reporter who is engaged to police detective Joe Wylee. Flash and Dale meet the elder Gordon’s eccentric former assistant Hans Zarkov (Jody Racicot) when rifts in space appear allowing travel between the strange planet Mongo and Earth. Mongo is ruled by ruthless dictator Ming (John Ralston).