The Manhattan Project
Released
June 13, 1986
Runtime: 1h 58m
A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, win a national science fair, and expose the government's secrets.
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Cast & Crew
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Sully Boyar
Night Guard
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher
JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
- AU
Abraham Unger
Roland (as Abe Unger)
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
Fred Melamed
Howard
Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)
Richard Council
Government Aide
Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide
Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
- SB
Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent
Marshall Brickman
Director
Marshall Brickman
Writer
- TB
Thomas Baum
Writer
Media
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