The Manhattan Project
June 13, 1986
118 minutes
6.2
Science FictionThriller

The Manhattan Project

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.

Trailer
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))