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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
118 min
6.2
Science Fiction / Thriller
Genres
Science Fiction / Thriller
Runtime
118 min
Year
1986
Director
Marshall Brickman
Writers
Thomas Baum, Marshall Brickman
Studio
Gladden Entertainment

Top Billed 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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