The Manhattan Project
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.
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.
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John Lithgow
as John Mathewson
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Christopher Collet
as Paul Stephens
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Cynthia Nixon
as Jenny Anderman
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Jill Eikenberry
as Elizabeth Stephens
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John Mahoney
as Lt. Col. Conroy
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Richard Jenkins
as Radiation Controls Officer
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Robert Sean Leonard
as Max
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Steve Blum
as Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
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Sarah Burke
as Jenny's Parent
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Robert Schenkkan
as Government Aide
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- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Revenue
- $3,900,000
- Production
- Country
- United States of America
