Acceptable Risks
A disaster beyond imagination... and they said it could never happen.
1986 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Rick Wallace |
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| Writer: | Norman Strum |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 02, 1986 |
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| Director: | Rick Wallace |
| Writer: | Norman Strum |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | chemical disaster |
| Production Companies | ABC Circle Films, ABC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brian Dennehy | Don Sheppard |
| Kenneth McMillan | Wes Boggs |
| Christine Ebersole | Lee Snyder |
| Beah Richards | Sally Framm |
| Richard Gilliland | David Kohler |
| Vic Polizos | Lou Keller |
| Peter Jurasik | Jack Morris |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rick Wallace | Director |
| John McPherson | Director of Photography |
| Norman Strum | Writer |
| Mark Snow | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Jablow | Editor |
| Ross Brown | Casting |
| Mary West | Casting |
| James Hulsey | Production Design |
| John Franco Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Hal Klein | Production Manager |
| David McCann | Post Production Supervisor |
| James E. Tocci | Set Designer |
| Dino DiMuro | Sound Editor |
| Bill Marky | Production Sound Mixer |
| Dianne Cohoon | Costume Supervisor |
| Vaune Kirby Frechette | Assistant Editor |
| Robert Eggenweiler | Location Manager |
| John Panzarella | Location Manager |
| Ken Johnson | Music Editor |
| Alvin Greenman | Script Supervisor |
| Penelope Gottlieb | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| R. W. Goodwin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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