John Mathewson
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
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.”
6.2
1986
1h 58m
Science FictionThriller
Director: Marshall Brickman
Overview
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.
Trailer
The Manhattan Project (1986) Trailer
Cast
Paul Stephens
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Jenny Anderman
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Elizabeth Stephens
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
Lt. Col. Conroy
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Radiation Controls Officer
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Night Guard
Sully Boyar
Night Guard
Relief Guard
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
Science Teacher
Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
Roland (as Abe Unger)
Abraham Unger
Roland (as Abe Unger)
Max
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
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