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So a lot of my growing up was, you know, hard knocks
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Life After Flash

So a lot of my growing upwas, you know, hard knocks

So a lot of my growing up
was, you know, hard knocks

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So a lot of my growing up was, you know, hard knocks.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:30:29
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Spare Change Films

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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.
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,
Joe Jones. He was so great as an athlete - Life After Flash 00:10
Joe Jones. He was so great as an athlete
We thought it was a vacation, - Life After Flash 00:07
We thought it was a vacation,
It was a deceptive move. It caused a lot of contention and strife - Life After Flash 00:09
It was a deceptive move. It caused a lot of contention and s...
He got into a bad car wreck, but he was physically so strong - Life After Flash 00:08
He got into a bad car wreck, but he was physically so strong
Because he was of age, he told the doctors not to tell the family - Life After Flash 00:13
Because he was of age, he told the doctors not to tell the f...
And, you know, he acquired a gun - Life After Flash 00:12
And, you know, he acquired a gun
And, uh... I mean, that in itself is devastating. - Life After Flash 00:05
And, uh... I mean, that in itself is devastating.
But, uh... Yeah. - Life After Flash 00:06
But, uh... Yeah.
But, uh, it wasn't just so difficult that he left this world early, - Life After Flash 00:15
But, uh, it wasn't just so difficult that he left this ...
So, my mother's good friend shot and killed her oldest son. - Life After Flash 00:07
So, my mother's good friend shot and killed her oldest...