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.
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Details
- Release: Jun 13 1986
- Runtime: 118 min
- Language: English
- Budget: $18,000,000
- Revenue: $3,900,000
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.
Credits
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
Dan Butler
SWAT
Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Fred Melamed
Howard
Debbie Gibson
Background (uncredited)
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)
Peter McRobbie
Electronics
Adrian Sparks
Scientist
Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide
Geoffrey Nauffts
Craig
Frank Ferrara Sr.
SWAT
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Stephen Markle
Interrogator
Ned Schmidtke
Jenny's Parent