Acceptable Risks

Rick Wallace
1986-03-02

A disaster beyond imagination... and they said it could never happen.
5
92 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Brian Dennehy Don Sheppard Unowned
Kenneth McMillan Wes Boggs Unowned
Christine Ebersole Lee Snyder Unowned
Beah Richards Sally Framm Unowned
Richard Gilliland David Kohler Unowned
Vic Polizos Lou Keller Unowned
Peter Jurasik Jack Morris Unowned
Cicely Tyson Janet Framm Unowned
Patti Cohoon-Friedman Ann Kohler Unowned
Richard McKenzie Mayor Earl Ross Unowned
Tom Simcox Joe Reed Unowned
Scott Curtis Kenny Kohler Unowned
Edan Gross Jake Snyder Unowned
John Ingle Dr. Shaw Unowned
Mary Gregory Councilwoman Unowned