The Manhattan Project
"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."
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$18.0M
$18,000,000
Revenue
$3.9M
$3,900,000
Languages
English
Studio
Gladden Entertainment
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Key Crew
Marshall Brickman
Director
Marshall Brickman
Producer
Marshall Brickman
Writer
Cast
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent
Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide
Richard Council
Government Aide
Fred Melamed
Howard
Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)
