Green Flash (film)

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Green Flash
Directed byPaul Nihipali Jr.
Written byPaul Nihipali Jr.
Starring
CinematographyDavid Waldman
Edited byJon Dudkowski
Music byCraig Eastman
Production
company
Zep Tepi Entertainment
Release date
  • June 5, 2008 (2008-06-05)
Running time
1 hour 45 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Green Flash (2008), also known as Beach Kings, [1] is a comedy-drama film starring David Charvet, Torrey DeVitto and Kristin Cavallari. [2] 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, [3] it was released on June 5, 2008.

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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. [4] 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. [4]

Plot

Actress Torrey DeVitto portrayed Mia Fonseca in the film Torrey DeVitto.jpg
Actress Torrey DeVitto portrayed Mia Fonseca in the film

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

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