A Flash of Green

1984 film by Víctor Núñez
  • September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15) (Toronto Film Festival)
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A Flash of Green is a 1984 American drama film directed by Victor Nuñez.[1] It was first shown at the Toronto Festival of Festivals and New York Film Festival in 1984,[2] then aired on PBS as an episode of American Playhouse in 1986.[3] It is based on a 1962 novel by John D. MacDonald.

Plot

A Flash of Green tells the story of small-town corruption and two people brave enough to fight back. When a local reporter starts sympathizing with an eco-group opposing a new development, a local county commissioner attempts to quiet him with a bribe. Going along with it at first, the reporter soon develops a conscience when the commissioner uses a right-wing paramilitary group to keep the eco-group in line.[4][5]

Cast

  • Ed Harris as Jimmy Wing
  • Blair Brown as Kat Hobble
  • Richard Jordan as Elmo Bliss
  • George Coe as Brian Haas
  • Joan Goodfellow as Mitchie
  • Herbert A. Childs as Security Guard

References

  1. ^ Ebert, Roger. "A FLASH OF GREEN". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  2. ^ ""American Playhouse" A Flash of Green (TV Episode 1984) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. ^ Terry, Clifford (April 21, 1986). "'Flash Of Green' Has Flashes Of Conscience'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12., archived from the original April 12, 2016
  4. ^ A Flash of Green, Internet Movie Database, Retrieved 2015-06-25
  5. ^ A Flash of Green | 1985, Hollywood.com, Retrieved 2015-06-25
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Films directed by Victor Nuñez
  • Gal Young Un (1979)
  • A Flash of Green (1984)
  • Ruby in Paradise (1993)
  • Ulee's Gold (1997)
  • Coastlines (2002)
  • Spoken Word (2009)
  • Rachel Hendrix (2023)


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