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The Flash

The Flash

19906.51h 34m

Overview

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.

Directed by Robert Iscove
Written by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo
Produced by Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle, Don Kurt
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Top Cast

John Wesley Shipp

John Wesley Shipp

Barry Allen / The Flash

Amanda Pays

Amanda Pays

Christina 'Tina' McGee

Alex Désert

Alex Désert

Julio Mendez

Paula Marshall

Paula Marshall

Iris West

Michael Nader

Michael Nader

Pike

Tim Thomerson

Tim Thomerson

Jay Allen

Priscilla Pointer

Priscilla Pointer

Nora Allen

Lycia Naff

Lycia Naff

Lila

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

Joe Kline

Robert Hooks

Robert Hooks

Chief Arthur Cooper

Themes & Keywords

superherobased on comicsuper power

About The Flash

The Flash is a action, crime, science fiction film released in 1990 exploring themes of superhero, based on comic, super power. Directed by Robert Iscove, it stars John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert. 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.

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