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Beat the Clock

  • Episode aired Jan 31, 1991
  • TV-PG
  • 47m
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The Flash (1990)
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A jazz musician friend of Julio's is about to be executed. An hour before the execution, a friend calls and says he has evidence that could exonerate their friend. Before Barry can contact h... Read allA jazz musician friend of Julio's is about to be executed. An hour before the execution, a friend calls and says he has evidence that could exonerate their friend. Before Barry can contact him, he disappears. They have less than an hour to save a condemned man.A jazz musician friend of Julio's is about to be executed. An hour before the execution, a friend calls and says he has evidence that could exonerate their friend. Before Barry can contact him, he disappears. They have less than an hour to save a condemned man.

  • Director
    • Mario Azzopardi
  • Writers
    • Danny Bilson
    • Paul De Meo
    • Jim Trombetta
  • Stars
    • John Wesley Shipp
    • Amanda Pays
    • Alex Désert
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    182
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mario Azzopardi
    • Writers
      • Danny Bilson
      • Paul De Meo
      • Jim Trombetta
    • Stars
      • John Wesley Shipp
      • Amanda Pays
      • Alex Désert
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    John Wesley Shipp
    John Wesley Shipp
    • Barry Allen…
    Amanda Pays
    Amanda Pays
    • Christina McGee
    Alex Désert
    Alex Désert
    • Julio Mendez
    • (as Alex Desert)
    Richard Belzer
    Richard Belzer
    • Joe Kline
    Thomas Mikal Ford
    Thomas Mikal Ford
    • Elliott Cotrell
    Ken Foree
    Ken Foree
    • Whisper
    Mike Genovese
    Mike Genovese
    • Lt. Warren Garfield
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Linda Lake
    Jay Arlen Jones
    Jay Arlen Jones
    • Wayne Cotrell
    Eugene Lee
    Eugene Lee
    • Dave Buell
    John Toles-Bey
    John Toles-Bey
    • Father Michael
    Joe Bellan
    Joe Bellan
    • Security Guard
    Dennis Vero
    • Morgue Attendant
    Neo Edmund
    Neo Edmund
    • Jacky
    • Director
      • Mario Azzopardi
    • Writers
      • Danny Bilson
      • Paul De Meo
      • Jim Trombetta
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    • Trivia
      Angela Bassett (Linda) would go on to play another role in a DC Comics property when she portrayed Dr. Amanda Waller in Green Lantern (2011). She also played a Marvel Comics character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Queen Ramonda of Wakanda.
    • Goofs
      The reporter stated that "The state enacts the death penalty for the first time in 15 years." In Shroud of Death (1990), Angel was taking revenge for her fathers death by execution only 10 years earlier.
    • Quotes

      Julio Mendez: What's this?

      Wayne Cotrell: A new item to the menu in honor of our mysterious friend.

      Barry Allen: Buffalo wings?

      Wayne Cotrell: No, no, no. Flash wings.

      Julio Mendez: Oh, I get it. Kind of like...

      [puts the wings up to each ear]

      Julio Mendez: Whoosh!

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Southern California, California, USA(As 'Central City'.)
    • Production companies
      • Pet Fly Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 47m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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