The Manhattan Project (1986)

"Paul Stevens' high school science project has gotten a little out of hand. He just built an atomic bomb. Now he's got 11 hours to make sure it doesn't work."

6.2 June 13, 1986 1h 58m Released
Science FictionThriller

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

  • John Lithgow

    John Lithgow

    John Mathewson

  • Christopher Collet

    Christopher Collet

    Paul Stephens

  • Cynthia Nixon

    Cynthia Nixon

    Jenny Anderman

  • Jill Eikenberry

    Jill Eikenberry

    Elizabeth Stephens

  • John Mahoney

    John Mahoney

    Lt. Col. Conroy

  • Richard Jenkins

    Richard Jenkins

    Radiation Controls Officer

  • Sully Boyar

    Sully Boyar

    Night Guard

  • Timothy Carhart

    Timothy Carhart

    Relief Guard

  • Gregg Edelman

    Gregg Edelman

    Science Teacher

  • JD Cullum

    JD Cullum

    Eccles (as John David Cullum)

  • Abraham Unger

    Abraham Unger

    Roland (as Abe Unger)

  • Robert Sean Leonard

    Robert Sean Leonard

    Max

  • Fred Melamed

    Fred Melamed

    Howard

  • Ned Eisenberg

    Ned Eisenberg

    C-4 Guy (uncredited)

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