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Cast
Joan Harvey
as Self - Interviewer (voice)
Michio Kaku
as Self - Professor of Physics, City University of New York
Clair Hoover Sr.
as Self - Dairy Farmer, Middletown, Pa.
Walter Hooper
as Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.
Sheryl Hooper
as Self - Parent, Harrisburg, Pa.
Gene Adams
as Self - President, Local 1688, United Steelworkers of America
Tom Jenkins
as Self - President, Harrisburg Coalition of Black Trade Unions
Suzanne Magda
as Self - High School Teacher, Harrisburg, Pa.
Louise Hardison
as Self - Goat Farmer, Middletown, Pa.
Susan Cassidy
as Self - Parent, Halifax, Pa.
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1980
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes1
DirectorJoan Harvey
WritersJoan Harvey
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWe Are the Guinea Pigs
About We Are the Guinea Pigs
Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa., area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in 1979. Scientists and physicians also expound on the lethal dangers of nuclear power and the risks in containment processes.
Directed by Joan Harvey, We Are the Guinea Pigs leans on a strong ensemble — Joan Harvey, Michio Kaku, Clair Hoover Sr. — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1980.
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