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Life After Flash

We had a different director.We had Nicolas Roeg for a year pluswho did all the...

We had a different director.
We had Nicolas Roeg for a year plus
who did all the developments and the pre-production

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We had a different director. We had Nicolas Roeg
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for a year plus who did all the developments
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and the pre-production.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:50
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.
And Nic did a lot of research and also did his own, you know, pitch to Dino, - Life After Flash 00:19
And Nic did a lot of research and also did his own, you know...
And I guess Dino thought, "Too expensive. This isn't going to work." - Life After Flash 00:09
And I guess Dino thought, "Too expensive. This isn'...
I start to read the Flash Gordon character when I was a kid, - Life After Flash 00:07
I start to read the Flash Gordon character when I was a kid,
The cartoon come up in the United States in 1931. - Life After Flash 00:06
The cartoon come up in the United States in 1931.
After the Big, the pregenomic Depression of the United States. - Life After Flash 00:05
After the Big, the pregenomic Depression of the United State...
And Flash Gordon was the first great American hero, - Life After Flash 00:08
And Flash Gordon was the first great American hero,
So, to describe Dino as a producer - Life After Flash 00:13
So, to describe Dino as a producer
Was also just full of love - Life After Flash 00:10
Was also just full of love
You know, just being frustrated because he was so specific - Life After Flash 00:10
You know, just being frustrated because he was so specific
Mike, you know, disagreed with everything Dino wanted. - Life After Flash 00:06
Mike, you know, disagreed with everything Dino wanted.
There were problems. And I remember one day hearing Mike, - Life After Flash 00:11
There were problems. And I remember one day hearing Mike,
When Dino came on the set, people got so scared no work got done. - Life After Flash 00:05
When Dino came on the set, people got so scared no work got ...
He used to come on with three or four of his henchmen, - Life After Flash 00:07
He used to come on with three or four of his henchmen,
And I'm busy doing something. I said, "Dino, go on. We won't get anything done." - Life After Flash 00:07
And I'm busy doing something. I said, "Dino, go on...
Everyone's terrified of you. We can get bugger all done." - Life After Flash 00:07
Everyone's terrified of you. We can get bugger all done...
"No one tells me to fuck off." - Life After Flash 00:10
"No one tells me to fuck off."
You've got Dino wanting it to be an epic film, - Life After Flash 00:07
You've got Dino wanting it to be an epic film,
Another, sort of, John Wayne Flash Gordon. - Life After Flash 00:06
Another, sort of, John Wayne Flash Gordon.
And then, you've got the cast - Life After Flash 00:13
And then, you've got the cast
He was a perfectionist. He came to me one day, and he went, - Life After Flash 00:14
He was a perfectionist. He came to me one day, and he went,