Flash Gordon (1980)

[SpaceBlackKnight]

As for dialog coming out of every channel (even on the 2.0), that could be how it was mixed. Arrow said they restored the 2.0 stereo from the Dolby Stereo LRCS element and pitch corrected the StudioCanal supplied 5.1 remix. There was a rumor that Flash Gordon was initially mixed in mono (like Creepshow was before Warner picked it up and insisted on a Dolby Stereo mix in the final cut) due to the cheapness of producer Dino De Laurentiis. But when ether Universal or EMI stepped in, they wanted a stereo mix so the Queen music would be more immersive and make it the next big Star Wars. I imagine this stereo mix was hastily created prior to premiere, and had the mono elements such as the dialog stems funneled through all channels.