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