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"The Flash" Pilot (1990)
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"The Flash" (1990)Original Air Date:
20 September 1990 (Season 1, Episode 0)Tagline:
His justice is fast. And furious.Plot:
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. moreUser Comments:
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| John Wesley Shipp | ... | Barry Allen / The Flash | |
| Amanda Pays | ... | Christina 'Tina' McGee | |
| Alex Désert | ... | Julio Mendez | |
| Paula Marshall | ... | Iris West | |
| Michael Nader | ... | Nicolas Pike | |
| Tim Thomerson | ... | Jay Allen | |
| Priscilla Pointer | ... | Nora Allen | |
| Lycia Naff | ... | Lila | |
| Richard Belzer | ... | Joe Kline | |
| Robert Hooks | ... | Chief Arthur Cooper | |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Henry Allen | |
| Patrie Allen | ... | Eve Allen | |
| Biff Manard | ... | Murphy | |
| Vito D'Ambrosio | ... | Bellows | |
| Wayne Pére | ... | Rick |
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Whilst The Flash (released in 1990) was not as good as earlier films such as Superman and Batman it was still a decent movie.
The Flash was a a great comic book character who could run really really fast-and he had a cool costume as well. The Flash had always been one character I had wanted to see made into a film.
John Wesley Shipp and Amanda Pays had great chemistry on screen and they played their roles very well. It took what seemed a long while before we actually saw the Scarlet Speedster on the screen but when he did make his debut-WOW!
Whilst I don't think this film was as good as the TV series that followed it was decent enough.One thing I did think was wrong in this film was the lack of a super villain. 1989's Batman film had the Joker and Superman had Lex Luthor but all the Flash really had was some punks on motorcycles. In the comic book the Flash had many great foes such as Captain Boomerang and the Weather Wizard and I think the film would have been much better if it had had a super villain in it.
A good film nevertheless.