Taking Back Our Town
Taking Back Our Town
Release: 2001-12-10
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 1.0
Drama
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Schreckinger Communications Company
Hearst Entertainment Productions
Lifetime
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Keith Szarabajka
Garrett M. Brown
Christopher Curry
as Walt Haney
Ruby Dee
as Emelda West
Myndy Crist
as Lisa LaVie
Joe O'Connor
as Businessman
Laura Innes
as Pat Melancon
Randle Mell
John DiMaggio
Debra Christofferson
as Andrea
Austin Tichenor
as James Friloux
Virginia Capers
Paul Vincent O'Connor
Joy DeMichelle
as Mavis Johnson
Leonard Kelly-Young
as Greeter
Chris Bauer
as James Melancon
Hallee Hirsh
as Catherine Melancon
Wendy Davis
as Janice Dickerson
Jim Abele
as DEQ Official
Larkin Campbell
as Aide
Kate Norby
as Tammy
Davenia McFadden
as Gloria
Finn Carter
Jesse Littlejohn
as Darren Melancon
Alyson Reed
as Roseanne
