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TREDOR BUTTERFIELD: Before we had to put all the wings on
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Life After Flash

Before we had to putall the wings on and all the costumes,we had to stand therein our...

TREDOR BUTTERFIELD:
Before we had to put
all the wings on and all the costumes,
we had to stand there
in our underwear

Full Transcript

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TREDOR BUTTERFIELD: Before we had to put all the wings on
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and all the costumes, we had to stand there in our underwear...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:44
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.
I couldn't sit in a chair 'cause you've got these wings... - Life After Flash 00:06
I couldn't sit in a chair 'cause you've got t...
He was left more or less whole day wearing these damned wings. - Life After Flash 00:06
He was left more or less whole day wearing these damned wing...
They would go, "Pretty polly, pretty polly." Bugger off! - Life After Flash 00:06
They would go, "Pretty polly, pretty polly." Bugge...
You walk in the studio and everybody goes - Life After Flash 00:07
You walk in the studio and everybody goes
We had about 12 wiremen or riggers, - Life After Flash 00:06
We had about 12 wiremen or riggers,
Getting people up on wires. And Brian going, - Life After Flash 00:08
Getting people up on wires. And Brian going,
And then, you get them on the wires, - Life After Flash 00:11
And then, you get them on the wires,
A lot of the shooting was happening in the winter, - Life After Flash 00:13
A lot of the shooting was happening in the winter,
And we'd be hanging in these stirrups, - Life After Flash 00:07
And we'd be hanging in these stirrups,
They would often just sit there and go, - Life After Flash 00:06
They would often just sit there and go,
And we'd, kind of, say, "Hey, what about us?" - Life After Flash 00:07
And we'd, kind of, say, "Hey, what about us?"
As a child in Israel, he only learnt ofFlash Gordon by word of mouth. - Life After Flash 00:06
As a child in Israel, he only learnt ofFlash Gordon by word...
Well, the cinema was in the north, I lived in the south - Life After Flash 00:08
Well, the cinema was in the north, I lived in the south
We couldn't decide whether to have Topol or Warren Oates. - Life After Flash 00:06
We couldn't decide whether to have Topol or Warren Oate...
I remember we went to the theater one day before the shooting, - Life After Flash 00:09
I remember we went to the theater one day before the shootin...
Mike wanted Topol. Dino said, - Life After Flash 00:07
Mike wanted Topol. Dino said,
I've made some of my best decisions like this." - Life After Flash 00:10
I've made some of my best decisions like this."
But remember when Zarkov, they're sucking the memory out of his brain, - Life After Flash 00:12
But remember when Zarkov, they're sucking the memory ou...
That would have made a huge difference, I think, in the film. - Life After Flash 00:05
That would have made a huge difference, I think, in the film...
-No, no. I know. -That needed to be said. - Life After Flash 00:05
-No, no. I know. -That needed to be said.