A Flash of Green (21 Apr. 1986)

Local reporter gets involved with corrupt county commissioner.

Director:

Victor Nunez

Writers:

John D. MacDonald (novel), Victor Nunez

Stars:

Ed Harris, Blair Brown, Richard Jordan

1 nomination.

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ed Harris	...	Jimmy Wing
Blair Brown	...	Kat Hubble
Richard Jordan	...	Elmo Bliss
George Coe	...	Brian Haas
Joan Goodfellow	...	Mitchie
Jean De Baer	...	Jackie Halley
Helen Stenborg	...	Aunt Middy
William Mooney	...	Leroy Shannard
Isa Thomas	...	Doris Rohl
Bob Murch	...	Dial Sinnat
John Glover	...	Ross Halley
Joan MacIntosh	...	Nan Haas
Bob L. Harris	...	Borklund (as Bob Harris)
Nancy Griggs	...	Nat Sinnat
Linda Lee Larsen	...	Sally Ann Lesser

Storyline

Local reporter gets involved with corrupt county commissioner.

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | female nudity | widow | corruption | florida | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 1986 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Playhouse

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

US journalism & the one-good-man theme: Flash of Green (1984) *Great Job*

Just finished viewing "Flash of Green" on the Sundance Channel & was amazed by it's laid-back, easy yet altogether potent quality. Catch this if you can.

It's a wonderful example of the all-American one-good-man theme in journalism, and in the context of the coastal Florida south 'round about the early 1960s. It's about how an individual can both belong to and resist the toxic tides in his or her own immediate environment; has a delicate sense of place without (New York City style) shoving it in your face. Thematically one will also find delicious shades of Rachel Carson & Oliver Sachs (i.e., think out of the box) -- and the acting is superb. Sure, it's a bit of a melodrama; but so what. Isn't that part of what good story telling is about?