Flash
Flash VHS Cover
Directed by	Bruce Rowland
Produced by	Riley Kathryn Ellis Monte Merrick Christopher Seitz
Written by	Monte Merrick
Starring	Lucas Black Brian Kerwin Shawn Toovey
Music by	David Michael Frank
Distributed by	Disney Channel
Release date(s)	December 21, 1997
Running time	90 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Flash is a television film which originally aired on The Wonderful World of Disney. Bruce Rowland is a well-known Australian composer. ... Black in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 2006 Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. ... Shawn Toovey (born March 1, 1983 in Lincoln) is an American actor. ... For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... Walt Disneys anthology series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27, 1954 under the name Disneyland. ...

The film details the story of a boy, Conner Strong (played by Lucas Black), who visits a horse every day in hopes of buying it. To do so, Conner finds work as a delivery boy to save enough money for his dream. Conner lives with his father David (played by Brian Kerwin) and grandmother Laura (played by Ellen Burstyn), but when they do not have enough money to repay the bills, Conner's father rejoins the Merchant Marines to pay back the mortgage and has enough money to buy Conner the horse. However, when his job requires David to join the merchant marines and head to sea for five months, Connor's idyllic life begins to unravel. His grandmother becomes sick and dies, the family home faces foreclosure, and Connor is forced to sell Flash to an unruly owner who beats the beloved horse. Such spiraling misfortune could be easily discounted as formulaic and emotional manipulation, were it not for the endearing scenes between Connor and Flash, which horse-lovers will cherish. Lucas Black pulls off a commendable performance, especially at the film's end, as Connor rescues Flash and together they set off on a cross-country journey to reunite with Connor's father. Black in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 2006 Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. ... Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932 as Edna Rae Gillooly in Detroit, Michigan) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ...

Though the film originally aired on The Wonderful World of Disney, repeated reruns of the film occurred on The Disney Channel Walt Disneys anthology series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27, 1954 under the name Disneyland. ... The Disney Channel is a cable TV network run by The Walt Disney Company in the United States. ...