The Manhattan Project

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1986 · 118 min · PG-13 · Science Fiction · Thriller · TMDB 6.2/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Marshall Brickman

Cast

• John Lithgow — John Mathewson
• Christopher Collet — Paul Stephens
• Cynthia Nixon — Jenny Anderman
• Jill Eikenberry — Elizabeth Stephens
• John Mahoney — Lt. Col. Conroy