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He could have made it. -Universal was ready to do a sequel
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Life After Flash

He could have made it.-Universal was readyto do a sequel

He could have made it.
-Universal was ready
to do a sequel

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-He could have made it. -Universal was ready to do a sequel.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:02
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Spare Change Films

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Movie Summary

A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went up against one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood.
So there was a contract for doing the film, doing film two and three. - Life After Flash 00:07
So there was a contract for doing the film, doing film two a...
I mean, they're not the sort of people - Life After Flash 00:10
I mean, they're not the sort of people
Will Flash's strategy prove successful? - Life After Flash 00:05
Will Flash's strategy prove successful?
So, at the time that the original Flash Gordon came out, - Life After Flash 00:06
So, at the time that the original Flash Gordon came out,
But I bought the Flash Gordon movie novelization, - Life After Flash 00:08
But I bought the Flash Gordon movie novelization,
And let me just tell you, - Life After Flash 00:10
And let me just tell you,
Flash Gordon's mother died during childbirth. - Life After Flash 00:05
Flash Gordon's mother died during childbirth.
Flash Gordon's father became, kind of, an alcoholic. - Life After Flash 00:06
Flash Gordon's father became, kind of, an alcoholic.
JONES: Childhood was unpredictable, unbalanced, - Life After Flash 00:10
JONES: Childhood was unpredictable, unbalanced,
So a lot of my growing up was, you know, hard knocks. - Life After Flash 00:06
So a lot of my growing up was, you know, hard knocks.
Sam Jones, my grandfather, whom I was named after, - Life After Flash 00:15
Sam Jones, my grandfather, whom I was named after,
He probably arrived at the ripe old age of 14, - Life After Flash 00:11
He probably arrived at the ripe old age of 14,
My dad was a great guy, but he was a chronic alcoholic. - Life After Flash 00:06
My dad was a great guy, but he was a chronic alcoholic.
But he was a good drunk. I mean, he would drink, - Life After Flash 00:08
But he was a good drunk. I mean, he would drink,
My father would say to Mom, "Anne, why don't you stop your nagging?" - Life After Flash 00:14
My father would say to Mom, "Anne, why don't you s...
And they both split. And at 15-and-a-half, - Life After Flash 00:07
And they both split. And at 15-and-a-half,
Nobody humbled themselves. They had to stick to me, my way. - Life After Flash 00:07
Nobody humbled themselves. They had to stick to me, my way.
A lot of actors come from a place of loss. - Life After Flash 00:06
A lot of actors come from a place of loss.
And Sam experienced loss as a teenager in a horrific way. - Life After Flash 00:08
And Sam experienced loss as a teenager in a horrific way.
JONES: Well, my older brother, the only brother I ever had, - Life After Flash 00:07
JONES: Well, my older brother, the only brother I ever had,