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The Flash: Season 1

Pilot (20 Sep. 1990)

TV Episode  -  94 min  -  Action | Crime | Fantasy
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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.

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writers:

Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo

Stars:

John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays and Alex Désert
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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Wesley Shipp ...
Amanda Pays ...
Alex Désert ...
Julio Mendez (as Alex Desert)
Paula Marshall ...
Michael Nader Michael Nader ...
Tim Thomerson ...
Jay Allen
Priscilla Pointer Priscilla Pointer ...
Lycia Naff ...
Lila
Richard Belzer ...
Robert Hooks ...
Chief Arthur Cooper
M. Emmet Walsh ...
Henry Allen
Patrie Allen Patrie Allen ...
Eve Allen
Biff Manard Biff Manard ...
Vito D'Ambrosio ...
Wayne Pére ...
Rick
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Storyline

Barry Allen, crime lab detective, is transformed into the Flash, the fastest man alive, and takes on the Dark Riders, a motorcycle gang terrorizing Central City. Written by Steve Hill <shill@harper.cc.il.us>  

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Plot Keywords:

Flash | Superhuman Speed | Superhero | DC Comics | Origin Of Hero  | See more »

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His justice is fast. And furious.

Genres:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Stage 14, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »

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Production Co:

Pet Fly Productions, Warner Bros. Television See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Barry Allen's older brother's name is Jay. Jay Garrick was the original Flash in the comic books. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The building used in the prison scene is one that is wholly inadequate for its purpose. Chief Cooper refers to the inmates as "...serial killers, hit men and the worst scum on earth...", yet there are corridors with large windows with unreinforced glass; interior scenes show as many as six occupants per cell and mixed male and female populations in the same cell block. Furthermore, Pike is able to shoot out the lock on an access tunnel with one shot. None of these conditions would be considered adequate for a prison holding the kinds of criminals the chief described. See more »

Quotes

Nicolas Pike: What are you? And where did you come from?
Flash: I came from you, Pike! You made me when you killed my brother.
Nicolas Pike: I killed a lot of men's brothers.
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Connections

Followed by The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991) See more »