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Summary
A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley".
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 49
IMDb5.6
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2001
December 10, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 15 more22 people
- Laura InnesPat Melancon
- Ruby DeeEmelda West
- Chris BauerJames Melancon
- Myndy CristLisa LaVie
- Hallee HirshCatherine Melancon
- Alyson ReedRoseanne
- Wendy DavisJanice Dickerson
- Kate NorbyTammy
Davenia McFaddenGloria- JFJake FritzChristopher Melancon
Jesse LittlejohnDarren Melancon
Debra ChristoffersonAndrea- DDDouglas DirksonNed Beaufort
Austin TichenorJames Friloux
Joy DeMichelleMavis Johnson
Jim AbeleDEQ Official- TATerry AnzurReporter
Christopher CurryWalt Haney
Joe O'ConnorBusinessman
Leonard Kelly-YoungGreeter
Larkin CampbellAide- KLKiosha LeeActivist
Directing · 1
- Sam Pillsbury Director
Writing · 3
- Monte Stettin Story, Teleplay
- Susanna Styron Teleplay
- Bridget Terry Teleplay
Production · 3
- Jinny Schreckinger Executive Producer
- Molly Lopata Casting
- Gideon Amir Executive In Charge Of Production
Camera · 1
- James Bartle Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Pamela Malouf Editor
Sound · 1
- Peter Rodgers Melnick Music
Art · 2
- C.J. Strawn Production Design
- Amanda Moss Serino Set Decoration
Lighting · 1
- Jeff Levy Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Joe Stone Stunts
- Cindy Folkerson Stunt Double
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