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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.

A Flash of Green
Directed by	Victor Nuñez
Screenplay by	Victor Nunez
Based on	A Flash of Green by John D. MacDonald
Produced by	Victor Nunez
Starring	Ed Harris Blair Brown Richard Jordan George Coe Joan Goodfellow
Cinematography	Victor Nunez
Music by	Charles Engstrom
Release date	September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15) (Toronto Film Festival)
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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