A Flash of Green


2h 11m 1984

Brief Synopsis

A small-town newspaper reporter along the Florida Gulf, Jimmy is waiting for that "flash of green," a Gulf mirage said to occur during sunset. Caring for his dying wife is the only heroic thing that Jimmy does, counterbalanced by the very unheroic act of taking bribes to help a boyhood friend, now a

Film Details

Also Known As
Flash of Green
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Location
Sarasota County, Florida, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 11m

Synopsis

A small-town newspaper reporter along the Florida Gulf, Jimmy is waiting for that "flash of green," a Gulf mirage said to occur during sunset. Caring for his dying wife is the only heroic thing that Jimmy does, counterbalanced by the very unheroic act of taking bribes to help a boyhood friend, now an unscrupulous politician, to blackmail opponents of an environmentally disastrous development project.

Crew

Art Alvarez

On-Set Dresser

Rene R Arbogast

Music

Carlos Asse

Art Director

Don Baker

Special Effects

Debby Boyle

Music

Dan Carter

Other

Rand Cartlidge

Art Assistant

Diana Colson

Casting Associate

Larry Coltharp

Music

Judy Courtney

Casting

Sean Coyne

Key Grip

Jim Crozier

Music

Van Crozier

Music

C Randall Daniels

Music

Gill Dennis

Consultant

Charles Engstrom

Music

Dean Frost

Grip

Greg Garner

Assistant Camera Operator

Pat Garner

Foreman

Sam Gowan

Executive Producer

Sam Gowan

Other

Ed Harris

Consultant

Melissa Harris

Makeup

Greg Hausch

Production Manager

Greg Hausch

Other

Gus Holzer

Post-Production

Gus Holzer

Lighting Director

Susan Holzer

Assistant

Allan Horton

Consultant

Richard Jordan

Consultant

Richard Jordan

Producer

Rick Lindstrom

Music

Andy Linsk

Editor

Andy Linsk

Grip

Stewart Lippe

Sound Effects Editor

Stewart Lippe

Sound Effects

Andy Malcolm

Foley Artist

Joe Martocci

Other

John D Mcdonald

Source Material (From Novel)

Jake Mcgee

Music

Kerry Mckenney

Assistant Director

Kerry Mckenny

Casting Associate

Dollene Meenan

Production Assistant

Virgil Mirano

Consultant

Dana Moser

Costume Designer

Donna L Newton

Casting Associate

Betty Nissan

Other

John Nissan

Carpenter

Steve Normandale

Assistant Art Director

Victor Nunez

Director Of Photography

Victor Nunez

Screenplay

Victor Nunez

Editor

Chuck Pittman

Photography

Chuck Pittman

Gaffer

Steve Placido

Art Assistant

Karen Scott

Production Assistant

Jack Swartz

Music

Melissa Sykes

On-Set Dresser

Dominick Tavella

Sound

Bob Thurston

Music

Marilyn Wall-asse

Makeup

Marilyn Wall-asse

Hair

Marilyn Wall-asse

Costume Designer

Don Whyte

Foley

Martha Williams

Production Assistant

Chunthia Zema

Sound Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
Flash of Green
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Location
Sarasota County, Florida, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 11m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1984

Released in United States 1985

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States October 27, 1989

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1985

Shown at Greater Fort Lauderdale Film Festival October 27, 1989.

Shown at New York Film Festival September-October 1984.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Live & Onstage) April 20-May 4, 2006.

Released in United States 1984 (Shown at New York Film Festival September-October 1984.)

Released in United States 1985

Released in USA on video.

Premired on American television over PBS April 21, 1986.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Live & Onstage) April 20-May 4, 2006.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1985

Released in United States October 27, 1989 (Shown at Greater Fort Lauderdale Film Festival October 27, 1989.)