The Manhattan Project (1986)

06/13/1986 1h 58m

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.

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Overview

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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Cast Ages at Release

John Lithgow

as John Mathewson

Born 10/19/1945, age

Christopher Collet

as Paul Stephens

Born 03/13/1968, age

Cynthia Nixon

as Jenny Anderman

Born 04/09/1966, age

Jill Eikenberry

as Elizabeth Stephens

Born 01/21/1947, age

John Mahoney

as Lt. Col. Conroy

Born 06/20/1940

Died 02/04/2018, age

Richard Jenkins

as Radiation Controls Officer

Born 05/04/1947, age

Robert Sean Leonard

as Max

Born 02/28/1969, age

Steve Blum

as Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

Born 04/29/1960, age

Fred Melamed

as Howard

Born 05/13/1956, age

Ned Eisenberg

as C-4 Guy (uncredited)

Born 01/13/1957

Died 02/27/2022, age