Acceptable Risks (1986)

  • NR
  • 03/02/1986 (US)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 32m

A disaster beyond imagination... and they said it could never happen.

Overview

The manager of a chemical plant and a city manager rise up against their respective bosses to keep a town safe in this ecologically conscientious made-for-TV disaster film. It all begins when the owners of Citichem order the plant manager to enact dangerous cost cuts that compromise the safety of the plant. He protests, but it is to no avail and a worker dies. At the same time, the city manager tries to warn the people that a deadly disaster is imminent, but he ends up gagged by the local politicians. Meanwhile, just when the community is at its most unprepared, a melt-down occurs and the town is drenched in deadly chemicals.

Rick Wallace

Director

Cast

Brian Dennehy's headshot

Brian Dennehy

Don Sheppard
Kenneth McMillan's headshot

Kenneth McMillan

Wes Boggs
Christine Ebersole's headshot

Christine Ebersole

Lee Snyder
Beah Richards's headshot

Beah Richards

Sally Framm
Richard Gilliland's headshot

Richard Gilliland

David Kohler
Vic Polizos's headshot

Vic Polizos

Lou Keller
Peter Jurasik's headshot

Peter Jurasik

Jack Morris
Cicely Tyson's headshot

Cicely Tyson

Janet Framm

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