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.
Cast: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon
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The Manhattan Project
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.
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Marshall Brickman
- Producers
- Marshall Brickman, Jennifer Ogden, Bruce McNall
- Studio
- Gladden Entertainment
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PG-13Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
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Cast
John LithgowJohn Mathewson
Christopher ColletPaul Stephens
Cynthia NixonJenny Anderman
Jill EikenberryElizabeth Stephens
John MahoneyLt. Col. Conroy
Richard JenkinsRadiation Controls Officer
Sully BoyarNight Guard
Timothy CarhartRelief Guard
Gregg EdelmanScience Teacher
JD CullumEccles (as John David Cullum)- Abraham UngerRoland (as Abe Unger)
Robert Sean LeonardMax
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