The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

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.

1986•1h 58m•6.2/10

Science FictionThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(115)

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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Production

Gladden Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Roland (as Abe Unger)

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

Max

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Howard

Ned Eisenberg

Ned Eisenberg

C-4 Guy (uncredited)

Richard Council

Richard Council

Government Aide

Robert Schenkkan

Robert Schenkkan

Government Aide

Steve Blum

Steve Blum

Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

Sarah Burke

Jenny's Parent

Warren Manzi

Day Attendant

Paul Austin

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