"A disaster beyond imagination... and they said it could never happen."
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.
Released in 1986, Acceptable Risks is a drama and tv movie film from ABC (United States of America). It was directed by Rick Wallace and written by Norman Strum. The cast is led by Brian Dennehy, Kenneth McMillan, Christine Ebersole, Beah Richards and Richard Gilliland. With a runtime of 1h 32m, the film averages 4.5/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
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