Terry Anzur

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.

D．ホフマンとR．デニーロという2人の個性派俳優が挑んだ政治風刺喜劇。執務室で少女にイタズラをした過去が暴かれ次の選挙での再任が危うくなった大統領がとった手段とは……。

大都市LAの中心部に突然出現した火山から流れ出る溶岩流と、それに立ち向かう人々の姿をSFXを駆使して描いたパニック・スペクタクル。登場人物ひとりひとりのドラマの演出が秀逸。