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05/10/1984 Drama 2h 1m
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Jimmy Wing knew a lot about the people in his town. He kept it to himself until...

Overview

A reporter at a local Florida newspaper is torn between his friendship with a corrupt real estate developer and his love for an activist opposing the developer's latest project.

  1. Victor Nuñez

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ed Harris

    Jimmy Wing

  2. Blair Brown

    Kat Hubble

  3. Richard Jordan

    Elmo Bliss

  4. George Coe

    Brian Haas

  5. Joan Goodfellow

    Mitchie

  6. Jean De Baer

    Jackie Halley

  7. Helen Stenborg

    Aunt Middy

  8. William Mooney

    Leroy Shannard

  9. Isa Thomas

    Doris Rohl

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A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2026-03-14
**_Local politics & drama in a rural Florida town on the southwest coast, 1961_**

Ed Harris stars as a brooding reporter who is compromised by a seemingly necessary deal made with an ambitious county commissioner (Richard Jordan); meanwhile he longs for a widowed friend (Blair Brown).

On the surface, the story’s about saving an unspoiled bay from an arrogant developer, but it’s really about the protagonist’s day-to-day struggles with his ailing wife, his conscience and, in general, the negatives of living in a ‘fallen’ world. The idea is that a person can be complicated enough ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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