Life After Flash
{{Short description|Documentary film by Lisa Downs}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Life After Flash
| image = LifeAfterFlashPoster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Lisa Downs
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Ashley Pugh
- Lisa Downs
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = Toby Dunham
| editing = Lisa Downs
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Spare Change Films
- Strict Machine
}}
| distributor = AMP International
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|10|2|London|2018|4|9|Chattanooga}}
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Life After Flash is a 2017 British documentary film directed, produced and edited by Lisa Downs.
It chronicles the making of the 1980 film version of Flash Gordon and its eventual cult following, with particular focus placed on how the life and career of the film's lead, Sam J. Jones (who also served as an executive producer on this film), was affected by his falling-out with producer Dino De Laurentiis. Aside from Jones, the film features interviews with cast members Melody Anderson, Brian Blessed, Topol, Peter Wyngarde, Richard O'Brien, Deep Roy and Peter Duncan, composers Brian May and Howard Blake, De Laurentiis' widow Martha, comic book creators Stan Lee, Alex Ross and Mark Millar, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, and actor Patrick St. Esprit.{{cite web |url=http://www.lifeafterflash.com/ |title=Home |website=lifeafterflash.com}}
Life After Flash had its world premiere at Chattanooga Film Festival,{{Cite news|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2018/02/chattanooga-2018-announces-life-after-flash-summer-of-84-and-rock-steady-row.html|title=Chattanooga 2018 Announces Life After Flash, Summer of '84 and Rock Steady Row|date=2018-02-12|work=ScreenAnarchy|access-date=2018-07-03|language=en-US}} followed by the European Premiere at the 72nd Edinburgh International Film Festival.{{Cite news|url=https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/1008037-life-after-flash/|title=Life After Flash|work=Edinburgh Festival|access-date=2018-07-03|language=en-GB}}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|88|6.8|eight}}{{cite web |title=Life After Flash |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/life_after_flash |website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=17 November 2023}}
Writing for Forbes, Kristen Lopez said "Lisa Downs presents a film that says there is life after Flash Gordon and it's a pretty good life, all things considered!"{{cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=Kristen |title='Life After Flash' Acts As A Dual Celebration And Redemption Of Flash Gordon's Leading Man |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenlopez/2019/02/23/life-after-flash-acts-as-a-dual-celebration-and-redemption-of-flash-gordons-leading-man/?sh=a97e6a375a44 |website=Forbes |accessdate=9 November 2020}} Mark Millar described the film as "hilarious, moving and just maybe the best doc about Hollywood I've ever seen".{{Cite web|title=Congrats to @lisandowns for her epic film. @lifeafterflash was hilarious, moving & just maybe the best doc about Hollywood I've ever seen.|url=https://twitter.com/mrmarkmillar/status/915093972724469760|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Twitter|language=en}} C. Robert Cargill commented the documentary is "essential film geek viewing", noting that it's "touching, sweet, hilarious, and just plain cool".{{Cite web|title=LIFE AFTER FLASH is essential film geek viewing. Part doc about Sam Jones, part behind the scenes FLASH GORDON making-of full of never before scene footage, incredible interviews, and Brian Blessed being consistently FREAKING AWESOME. Touching, sweet, hilarious & just plain cool.|url=https://twitter.com/massawyrm/status/983039191104868353|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Twitter|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.lifeaftermovies.com/lifeafterflash Official website]
- {{IMDb title|tt4917554|Life After Flash}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|life_after_flash|Life After Flash}}
- {{facebook|lifeafterflash|Life After Flash}}
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Category:British documentary films
Category:Films shot in Greater Manchester
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:Documentary films about films
Category:English-language documentary films
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