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The Manhattan Project

1986
6.2 ⭐
1h 58m
Science Fiction
Thriller
"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.

Cast & Crew
John Lithgow
John LithgowJohn Mathewson
Christopher Collet
Christopher ColletPaul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia NixonJenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
Jill EikenberryElizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
John MahoneyLt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
Richard JenkinsRadiation Controls Officer
Sully Boyar
Sully BoyarNight Guard
Timothy Carhart
Timothy CarhartRelief Guard
Gregg Edelman
Gregg EdelmanScience Teacher
JD Cullum
JD CullumEccles (as John David Cullum)
Abraham Unger
Abraham UngerRoland (as Abe Unger)
Robert Sean Leonard
Robert Sean LeonardMax