Tag Archives: toxic waste

C.H.U.D.

IMDB Rating: 4.60
1554 votes

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A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photo journalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.
Actors
George CooperJohn Heard
A.J. 'The Reverend' ShepherdDaniel Stern
Captain BoschChristopher Curry
Also posted in 1984, Horror | Comments (0)

Black Sheep

IMDB Rating: 6.20
4521 votes

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An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
Actors
Henry OldfieldNathan Meister
ExperienceDanielle Mason
Angus OldfieldPeter Feeney
Also posted in 2006, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Horror | Comments (0)

The Simpsons Movie

IMDB Rating: 7.90
69030 votes

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Homer adopts a pig who's run away from Krusty Burger after Krusty tried to have him slaughtered, naming the pig "Spider Pig." At the same time, the lake is protected after the audience sink the barge Green Day are on with garbage after they mention the environment. Meanwhile, Spider Pig's waste has filled up a silo in just 2 days, apparently with Homer's help. Homer can't get to the dump quickly so dumps the silo in the lake, polluting it. Russ Cargill, the villainous boss of the EPA, gives Arnold Schwarzenegger 5 options, forcing him to choose 4 (which is, unfortunately, to destroy Springfield) and putting a dome over Springfield to prevent evacuation. Homer, however, has escaped, along with his family. Can he stop the evil Cargill from annihilating his home town, and his family, who have been forced to return to Springfield?
Actors
Homer Simpson/Krusty the ClownDan Castellaneta
Marge SimpsonJulie Kavner
Bart SimpsonNancy Cartwright
Also posted in 2007, Animation, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (1)

Sahara

IMDB Rating: 6.00
15875 votes

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Searching for a treasure on the River Niger, Dirk Pitt thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist investigating a disease that is driving thousands of North Africans to death. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world's seas. Racing to save the world from environmental catastrophe, Pitt and his team run a gauntlet between a billionaire French industrialist and a bloodthirsty West African tyrant. In the scorching desert, Pitt uncovers the truth behind his life-long quest - the fate of a Civil War ironclad. Now, amidst the blazing, shifting sands of the Sahara, Dirk Pitt will make a desperate stand — in a battle the world cannot afford to lose!
Actors
Steve Zahn
Penélope Cruz
Matthew McConaughey
Also posted in 2005, Action, Adventure, Comedy | Comments (4)

Erin Brockovich

IMDB Rating: 7.20
33948 votes

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Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother, desperate to find a job, but is having no luck. This losing streak even extends to a failed lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in. With no alternative, she successfully browbeats her lawyer to give her a job in compensation for the loss. While no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her lawfirm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation.
Actors
Erin BrockovichJulia Roberts
Dr. JaffeDavid Brisbin
RosalindDawn Didawick
Also posted in 2000, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (32)