Acceptable Risks
"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.
Acceptable Risks at a glance
Acceptable Risks is a 1986 drama and tv movie film directed by Rick Wallace, starring Brian Dennehy, Kenneth McMillan and Christine Ebersole. It runs for 1 hour 32 minutes. TMDB users rate it 4.5 out of 10 from 6 votes.
You can watch Acceptable Risks free on Artiflix. If you enjoy it, try She's Too Young, Beauty & the Briefcase and Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! next.
