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.

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.

Cast (56)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

Sully Boyar

Night Guard

Timothy Carhart

Relief Guard

Gregg Edelman

Science Teacher

JD Cullum

Eccles (as John David Cullum)

A

Abraham Unger

Roland (as Abe Unger)

Robert Sean Leonard

Max

Fred Melamed

Howard

Ned Eisenberg

C-4 Guy (uncredited)

Richard Council

Government Aide

Robert Schenkkan

Government Aide

Steve Blum

Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

S

Sarah Burke

Jenny's Parent

W

Warren Manzi

Day Attendant

P

Paul Austin

General

Adrian Sparks

Scientist

C

Curt Dempster

Scientist

B

Bran Ferren

Lab Assistant

D

David Quinn

Tennis

Geoffrey Nauffts

Craig

K

Katherine Hiler

Emma

T

Trey Cummins

Terry

S

Steve Borton

Local FBI

Harlan Cary Poe

Local FBI

Ned Schmidtke

Jenny's Parent

A

Allen DeCheser

Jenny's Brother

A

Artie DeCheser

Jenny's Brother

F

Fred G. Smith

Conroy's Lieutenant

Manny Jacobs

Moore

C

Charles Fields

Price (as Charlie Fields)

E

Eric Hsiao

Saito

H

Heather Rose Dominic

Flirting Kid

Bruce Smolanoff

Flirting Kid

John Doumanian

Cabbie

Tom Tarpey

Injection Doctor

Roger Caine

FBI (as Alec Massey)

E

Edward D. Murphy

FBI

J

Joan Harris

Barbara Collins - TV Reporter

K

Ken Chapin

Command

Peter McRobbie

Electronics

Warren Keith

Computer

Bruce Jarchow

Interrogator

Stephen Markle

Interrogator

Al Cerullo

Helicopter Pilot

M

Michael Telesco

Day Security Receptionist

R

Richard Caselnova

SWAT

Frank Ferrara Sr.

SWAT

J

Jimmie Ray Weeks

SWAT

Dan Butler

SWAT

Steve Zettler

SWAT

Debbie Gibson

Background (uncredited)

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