OHMS (1980 film)

OHMS
Some scenes from the film were shot at this location[ citation needed ]
Written by	Gene Case
Directed by	Dick Lowry
Starring	Ralph Waite David Birney Talia Balsam Dixie Carter Jimothy Elliot
Music by	Elizabeth Swados
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Merrill Grant
Producer	Neil T. Maffeo
Cinematography	James Pergola
Editor	LaReine Johnston
Running time	120 minutes
Production company	Grant-Case-McGrath Enterprises
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 2, 1980 (1980-01-02)

OHMS is a 1980 American made-for-television drama film directed by Dick Lowry. ^{[1] [2]} It stars Ralph Waite, David Birney, Talia Balsam, Dixie Carter and also features Leslie Nielsen ^[3] as the Governor. It was broadcast on CBS on January 2, 1980. The film is about a conservative farmer in the Midwest who leads a group of local residents lobbying against a power company invading their land. It was shot on location in New Philadelphia, Ohio. ^[4]

Plot summary

Faced with a large corporation's attempt to erect large electric towers on private owners' land against their wishes, a conservative farmer organizes community resistance. ^[5]

Cast

• Ralph Waite as Floyd Wing
• David Birney as Jack Coker
• Talia Balsam as Noranne Wing
• Dixie Carter as Nora Wing
• Charley Lang as Bo Wing
• Cameron Mitchell as Wilbur
• Leslie Nielsen as Governor
• Paul Hecht as Thomas Eichen
• Roy Poole as Joe Szabo
• John Ramsey as Smiley
• Nicholas Hormann as David Nash
• Tom Toner as Judge Donald Itta
• Keith Cosgrove as Dee Wing
• John C. Becher as Henry Lucker
• Bob Wells as TV reporter
• David S. Cass Sr. as Dump Truck Driver ^[6]

Notes

1. Luckin, Bill (January 1, 1990). Questions of Power: Electricity and Environment in Inter-war Britain. Manchester University Press. p. 7. ISBN   978-0-7190-3302-5.
2. Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 349. ISBN   978-0-8108-6378-1.
3. "Leslie Nielsen Filmography". The Washington Post . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
4. TV Guide. Triangle Publications. 1979. p. 256. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
5. "OHMS". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
6. "OHMS Movie Cast". Reelz. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

External links

• OHMS at IMDb
• OHMS at the TCM Movie Database