Taking Back Our Town

2001 "Sometimes ordinary women become heroes."
Taking Back Our Town
5.4| 1h30m| en| Drama, TV Movie
Storyline

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.

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Lifetime

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  • Taking Back Our Town Cast
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