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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(123)19861h 58m
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.
- Director
- Marshall Brickman
- Writers
- Thomas Baum,Marshall Brickman
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Cast

John Lithgow
John Mathewson

Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens

Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens

John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy

Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer

Sully Boyar
Night Guard

Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard

Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher

JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
Abraham Unger
Roland (as Abe Unger)

Robert Sean Leonard
Max

Fred Melamed
Howard

Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)

Richard Council
Government Aide

Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide

Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent
Warren Manzi
Day Attendant
Paul Austin
General

Adrian Sparks
Scientist
Curt Dempster
Scientist
Bran Ferren
Lab Assistant
David Quinn
Tennis
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Crew
Directing
- Marshall BrickmanDirector
Writing
- Thomas BaumWriter
- Marshall BrickmanWriter
Production
- Marshall BrickmanProducer
- Jennifer OgdenProducer
- Juliet TaylorCasting
- Roger ParadisoAssociate Producer
- Bruce McNallProducer
Camera
- Billy WilliamsDirector of Photography
- Hank MullerAssistant Camera
Editing
- Nina FeinbergEditor
Sound
- Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Philip RosenbergProduction Design
- Robert GuerraArt Direction
- Nina RamseySet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Shay CunliffeCostume Design
Visual Effects
- Bran FerrenVisual Effects Director
Crew
- Roy FarfelStunts