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The Manhattan Project
1986, Jun 13
1h 58m
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.
Directed by
Marshall Brickman
Written by
Thomas Baum, Marshall Brickman
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)
Fred Melamed
Howard
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide
Richard Council
Government Aide
Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent
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