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The Manhattan Project

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.

1986 |1h 58m |  Science Fiction, Thriller

Videos

Cast

cast

John Lithgow

John Mathewson

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Christopher Collet

Paul Stephens

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Cynthia Nixon

Jenny Anderman

cast

Jill Eikenberry

Elizabeth Stephens

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John Mahoney

Lt. Col. Conroy

cast

Richard Jenkins

Radiation Controls Officer

cast

Sully Boyar

Night Guard

cast

Timothy Carhart

Relief Guard

cast

Gregg Edelman

Science Teacher

cast

JD Cullum

Eccles (as John David Cullum)

cast

Robert Sean Leonard

Max

cast

Fred Melamed

Howard

cast

Ned Eisenberg

C-4 Guy (uncredited)

cast

Richard Council

Government Aide

cast

Robert Schenkkan

Government Aide

cast

Steve Blum

Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

cast

Adrian Sparks

Scientist

cast

Geoffrey Nauffts

Craig

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Harlan Cary Poe

Local FBI

cast

Manny Jacobs

Moore

cast

Bruce Smolanoff

Flirting Kid

cast

John Doumanian

Cabbie

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Tom Tarpey

Injection Doctor

cast

Roger Caine

FBI (as Alec Massey)

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Peter McRobbie

Electronics

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Warren Keith

Computer

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Bruce Jarchow

Interrogator

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Stephen Markle

Interrogator

cast

Dan Butler

SWAT

cast

Steve Zettler

SWAT

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Debbie Gibson

Background (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$18,000,000.00

Revenue

$3,900,000.00