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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.

Release: 1986-06-13
Runtime: 118 min
Rating: 6.178 / 10
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)
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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)
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Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent