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The Manhattan Project (1986)

1h 58m · 13 Jun 1986

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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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.

Movie ID95319
GenreScience Fiction, Thriller
DirectorMarshall Brickman
Main castJohn Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney, Richard Jenkins, Sully Boyar, Timothy Carhart
Release date13 June 1986
Release year1986
LanguageEnglish
Duration118 min (1h 58m)
Rating6.2 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseGladden Entertainment

Director: Marshall Brickman
Writers: Thomas Baum, Marshall Brickman

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John LithgowJohn Mathewson Christopher ColletPaul Stephens Cynthia NixonJenny Anderman Jill EikenberryElizabeth Stephens John MahoneyLt. Col. Conroy Richard JenkinsRadiation Controls Officer Sully BoyarNight Guard Timothy CarhartRelief Guard Gregg EdelmanScience Teacher JD CullumEccles (as John David Cullum)
Abraham UngerRoland (as Abe Unger)
Robert Sean LeonardMax Fred MelamedHoward Ned EisenbergC-4 Guy (uncredited) Richard CouncilGovernment Aide Robert SchenkkanGovernment Aide Steve BlumLaser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah BurkeJenny's Parent
Warren ManziDay Attendant
Paul AustinGeneral

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