A Flash of Green

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2hrs 11min
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1984
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Synopsis: A John D. MacDonald novel was the source material for A Flash of Green. Ed Harris plays a reporter for a Florida resort-town newspaper. His best friend is shady county-commissioner Richard Jordan. When Harris shows signs of sympathizing with a local ecology group that is dead set against a new land-fill development, Jordan tries to keep the editor quiet with a bribe. At first, Harris acquiesces, but rapidly develops a conscience when Jordan enlists a local right-wing terrorist group to keep the ecologists ... Full Synopsis
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Victor Nunez's unjustly neglected film is a probing examination of the corruption of small-town land developers in his native Florida, with a tremendous performance by Ed Harris. The actor stars as a reporter covering a battle between conservationists and developers over the disposition of a thus-far protected bay. After initially receiving payoffs from a friend, politician Richard Jordan, not to interfere ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Jimmy Wing
Kate Hubble
Brian Haas
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