The Green Flash

The Green Flash

★ 8.0IMDb Score
Released:1988-10-24
Duration:26 min
Director:Adam Davis
Actors:Omar Epps, Peter Onorati, Anthony Caso, Jeffrey Bingham, Gene Silvers
Production:D&D Films

Overview:

When a runaway orphan encounters a hoodlum on-the-lamb in Coney Island, their chance encounter becomes a life changing event for them both.

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