The Manhattan Project

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.

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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  • Release Date: 1986-06-13
  • Runtime: 1h 58min
  • Director: Marshall Brickman

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Cast

  • 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

  • Robert Sean Leonard

    Max

  • Steve Blum

    Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

  • Sarah Burke

    Jenny's Parent

  • Robert Schenkkan

    Government Aide

  • Richard Council

    Government Aide

  • Fred Melamed

    Howard

  • Ned Eisenberg

    C-4 Guy (uncredited)

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