United States / Mar 02, 1986
Acceptable Risks (1986)
A disaster beyond imagination... and they said it could never happen.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cicely Tyson | Janet Framm |
| Patti Cohoon-Friedman | Ann Kohler |
| Steve Eastin | Jerry Haywood |
| Richard McKenzie | Mayor Earl Ross |
| Tom Simcox | Joe Reed |
| Scott Curtis | Kenny Kohler |
| Edan Gross | Jake Snyder |
| John Ingle | Dr. Shaw |
| Mary Gregory | Councilwoman |
| Richard Livingston | Police Chief |
| Charna Felthous | Patty Kohler |
| Lorinne Vozoff | Mrs. Quealy |
| Richard E. Young | Tom Davidson |
| Harvey Vernon | Fire Chief |
| Lou Felder | Jeremiah Coyle |
| Dale Harimoto | Announcer |
| Scott St. James | Second Announcer |
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| Brenda Hillhouse | Nurse |
| Max Segar | Mr. Hughes |
| Robert Broyles | Second Councilman |
| Patricia George | Screaming Woman |
| Frank S. Jenkins | Hal |
| Jeffrey Lampert | Man #2 at Hospital |
| Sherry McFarland | Woman #2 at Hospital |
| James McIntire | Man in Control Room |
| David Michael O'Neill | Priest |
| Charles Quertermous | Young Councilman |
| Roger Rook | Man #1 at Hospital |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Acceptable Risks |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ABC, ABC Circle Films |
| Release date | 2 marzo 1986 |
| Production | R. W. Goodwin |
| Writer | Norman Strum |
| Casting | Ross Brown, Mary West |
| Editing | Michael Jablow, Vaune Kirby Frechette |
| Cinematography | John McPherson |
| Assistant directors | Rick Wallace, Alvin Greenman |
| Camera operators | John McPherson |
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| Additional photography | John McPherson |
| Production design | James Hulsey, John Franco Jr., James E. Tocci, Penelope Gottlieb |
| Art direction | James Hulsey, John Franco Jr., James E. Tocci, Penelope Gottlieb |
| Set decoration | John Franco Jr., James Hulsey, James E. Tocci, Penelope Gottlieb |
| Music | Mark Snow, Dino DiMuro, Bill Marky, Ken Johnson |
| Sound | Mark Snow, Dino DiMuro, Bill Marky, Ken Johnson |
| Costume design | Dianne Cohoon |
| Makeup | Dianne Cohoon |
| Hairstyling | Dianne Cohoon |
Release dates
TV
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