Taking Back Our Town

December. 10,2001      
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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". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face the full force of Shintech's wealth and influence peddling, which has bought the cooperation of the government from the local level all the way up to the Governor's office.

Laura Innes as  Pat Melancon
Ruby Dee as  Emelda West
Chris Bauer as  James Melancon
Myndy Crist as  Lisa LaVie
Hallee Hirsh as  Catherine Melancon
Alyson Reed as  Roseanne
Wendy Davis as  Janice Dickerson
Kate Norby as  Tammy
Davenia McFadden as  Gloria

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Reviews

GamerTab
2001/12/10

That was an excellent one.

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Cleveronix
2001/12/11

A different way of telling a story

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CrawlerChunky
2001/12/12

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

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Derrick Gibbons
2001/12/13

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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