The Manhattan Project
(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.

Released: 1986-06-13

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Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.

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John Lithgow

as John Mathewson

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Christopher Collet

as Paul Stephens

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Cynthia Nixon

as Jenny Anderman

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Jill Eikenberry

as Elizabeth Stephens

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John Mahoney

as Lt. Col. Conroy

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Richard Jenkins

as Radiation Controls Officer

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Steve Blum

as Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

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Sarah Burke

as Jenny's Parent

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Robert Schenkkan

as Government Aide

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Richard Council

as Government Aide

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Ned Eisenberg

as C-4 Guy (uncredited)

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