Green Flash (film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Green Flash
| director = Paul Nihipali Jr.
| producer =
| writer = Paul Nihipali Jr.
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- David Charvet
- Torrey DeVitto
- Kristin Cavallari
- Bree Turner
- Christine Adams
- Wilson Cruz
- Matt Prokop
- Jaleel White
- Jason Olive
}}
| music = Craig Eastman
| cinematography = David Waldman
| editing = Jon Dudkowski
| studio = Zep Tepi Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2008|06|05}}
| runtime = 1 hour 45 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Green Flash (2008), also known as Beach Kings,{{Citation|title=Film/Documentary: Beach Kings: Green Flash|url=https://keepsporting.com/multimedia/3/193/beach-kings-green-flash|language=en|access-date=2019-03-23}} is a comedy-drama film starring David Charvet, Torrey DeVitto and Kristin Cavallari.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/green-flash/1390089/main/|title=Green Flash (2008) - Movie|website=www.moviefone.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-23}} Other stars of the film include Bree Turner, Christine Adams, Wilson Cruz and Matt Prokop. The film was directed by Paul Nihipali Jr. and produced by Joseph Barmettler, Cameron Dieterich and Bob Smiland. Shot in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach,{{Citation|title=Green Flash (Video 2008) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104066/locations|access-date=2019-03-23}} it was released on June 5, 2008.
Background
Green Flash is writer and producer Paul Nihipali Jr.'s directorial debut. He wanted to share the "true insides of a sport and a subculture" he knows very well.{{Cite web |title=Kristin Cavallari is in here! Production begins! {{!}} MovieChat |url=https://moviechat.org/tt1104066/Green-Flash/58c81b162214d80b5cfaf41b/Kristin-Cavallari-is-in-here-Production-begins |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=moviechat.org |language=en}} He is a two-time NCAA Champion and three-time All-American for the UCLA's men's volleyball team in the 1990s and a former member of the U.S. National Volleyball Team.
Plot
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At age thirty, Cameron Day has given up his chances at pro-basketball fame and settled into an aimless life. The mental demands of being a professional athlete were just too much for Cameron to handle, and just as he was set to break big in the world of professional sports, the once-promising athlete mysteriously vanished for ten long years. A chance encounter with a beautiful woman lands him smack in the middle of Southern California's pro beach volleyball scene. Mia helps to enlighten Cameron by teaching him about the Green Flash: that fleeting moment when the sun falls over the horizon and all of nature become completely brilliant for a fraction of a second. A naturally talented true athlete, he seems destined for sports stardom once again until his old demons start creeping in, threatening his chances at success.
Cast
- David Charvet as Cameron Day, once upon a time basketball star disappeared from the world of sports only to resurface on the shores of Southern California with the dream of winning volleyball’s most prestigious event: The Manhattan Open
- Torrey DeVitto as Mia Fonseca, the brunette beach beauty
- Kristin Cavallari as Lana, the ring leader of The Volley Dollies
- Brody Hutzler as Jeremy Madden, one of the top dogs on the AVP tour
- Court Young as Kenny Fonseca, the Marine Street Gang’s eternal good guy
- Jaleel White as Jason Bootie
- Jason Olive as D'arrel LaCroix
- Bret Roberts as Verde
- Jason Ring as Ima
- Albert Hannemann as Kimo
- Eric Fonoimoana as Sonny
- Danny Farmer as Grubbs
- Lindsey Borden as Heather
- Lauren Rauth as Cassidy
- Cristin Schult as Amberly
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=1104066|title=Green Flash}}
- [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beach_kings/ Beach Kings on Rotten Tomatoes]
Category:American independent films
Category:2008 comedy-drama films
Category:Films about sportspeople
Category:American sports comedy-drama films
Category:2008 independent films
Category:2000s English-language films