IMDb > A Flash of Green (1984)

A Flash of Green (1984) More at IMDbPro »


IMDb Holiday Movie Guide

Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   83 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Writers:
John D. MacDonald (novel)
Victor Nunez (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for A Flash of Green on IMDbPro.
Genre:
Plot:
Local reporter gets involved with corrupt county commissioner. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
This Movie is Worth the Trip more (6 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Maggie Beistle ... Dellie Bliss
Blair Brown ... Kat Hubble
George Coe ... Brian Haas
Jean De Baer ... Jackie Halley
Gene Densmore ... Photographer
Michael Doyle ... Burt Lesser
Malcolm Gets ... Jigger
John Glover ... Rose Halley
Joan Goodfellow ... Mitchie
Nancy Griggs ... Nat Sinnat
Bob L. Harris ... Borklund (as Bob Harris)

Ed Harris ... Jimmy Wing
Phil Hunt ... Barlow
Gregory Jones ... Walker
Richard Jordan ... Elmo Bliss

Charles Kahlenberg ... Ernie Willhan
Joe Karioth ... Tom Jennings
Maggie Klekas ... Trailer Lady
Linda Lee Larsen ... Sally Ann Lesser

Joan MacIntosh ... Nan Haas
William Mooney ... Leroy Shanner
Bob Murch ... Dial Sinnat
Rey ... Wife of ed harris
Rusty Salling ... Copy Boy (scenes deleted)
Helen Stenborg ... Aunt Middie
Isa Thomas ... Doris Rohl
Brad Wallace ... Martin Cable
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Runtime:
131 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Filming Locations:

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
This Movie is Worth the Trip, 10 January 2001
9/10
Author: evbaby from Mar Vista, CA

I'm writing this review because I thought that no one else had and that would have been a shame. After reading raves on this site about movies which are, at best, popcorn-fare (`Space Cowboys'?!? . . . yeah, I saw it . . . the theater was air-conditioned . . . what the hell), it would be a shame if this little gem stayed neglected.

Victor Nunez apparently knows how to make only one kind of movie. Those who are familiar with his better-known titles, `Ruby in Paradise' and `Ulee's Gold', will know what I mean. Like those two fine films, `A Flash of Green' is what is often called a `personal' movie, set in Nunez' native rural Florida and populated with ordinary people in recognizable situations. This is a story, which unfolds slowly, allowing us to catch the rhythms or its character's lives, involving us in their concerns. When the Ed Harris character is forced to confront an ethical choice, we are concerned for him because, by that point in the film, we know him as if we, too, are resident in that small town.

Sound boring? It's not. Any good screenwriter knows there's nothing as interesting as real life. `A Flash of Green' is not a documentary. It has its artifice, in the best sense of the word, with evocative images and sounds and wonderful performances from top to bottom. But it is the atmosphere, the feeling that I've been somewhere and met the people who live there, that stays with me most about this film. I can't describe too much of the plot. I only saw it once almost 15 years ago. But this isn't, foremost, a plot-driven movie anyway. There are no startling twists, memorable bits, catch-phrases, special effects or `money shots'. Just fine actors, good writing and a director accomplished enough to make us feel as if his characters' world is ours, too.

`A Flash of Green' is sweet, sad and best of all, absorbing filmmaking. Take the time to make the trip.

Was the above comment useful to you?
more (6 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for A Flash of Green (1984)

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
All the King's Men Just Cause Malone Who'll Stop the Rain Fast-Walking
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
IMDb Drama section IMDb USA section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.