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Feature film — 1986

The Manhattan Project (1986)

6.21h 58mScience Fiction — Thriller

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.

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A high-signal pick with 123 votes.

Gladden Entertainment

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Director: Marshall Brickman

On screen

Cast & crew

John Lithgow as John Mathewson

John Lithgow

John Mathewson

Christopher Collet as Paul Stephens

Christopher Collet

Paul Stephens

Cynthia Nixon as Jenny Anderman

Cynthia Nixon

Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry as Elizabeth Stephens

Jill Eikenberry

Elizabeth Stephens

John Mahoney as Lt. Col. Conroy

John Mahoney

Lt. Col. Conroy

Richard Jenkins as Radiation Controls Officer

Richard Jenkins

Radiation Controls Officer

Sully Boyar as Night Guard

Sully Boyar

Night Guard

Timothy Carhart as Relief Guard

Timothy Carhart

Relief Guard

Gregg Edelman as Science Teacher

Gregg Edelman

Science Teacher

JD Cullum as Eccles (as John David Cullum)

JD Cullum

Eccles (as John David Cullum)

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Abraham Unger

Roland (as Abe Unger)

Robert Sean Leonard as Max

Robert Sean Leonard

Max

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