You are watching The Manhattan Project on Dramaflix

You are watching The Manhattan Project on Dramaflix

You are watching The Manhattan Project on Dramaflix

You are watching The Manhattan Project on Dramaflix

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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.

Description: 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.

Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller

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Budget: $18,000,000 | Revenue : $3,900,000

Runtime: 118 minutes

Release Date: 1986-06-13

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John Lithgow

Played John Mathewson

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Christopher Collet

Played Paul Stephens

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Cynthia Nixon

Played Jenny Anderman

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Jill Eikenberry

Played Elizabeth Stephens

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John Mahoney

Played Lt. Col. Conroy

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Richard Jenkins

Played Radiation Controls Officer

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Robert Sean Leonard

Played Max

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Steve Blum

Played Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

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Sarah Burke

Played Jenny's Parent

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Robert Schenkkan

Played Government Aide

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Richard Council

Played Government Aide

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Fred Melamed

Played Howard

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Ned Eisenberg

Played C-4 Guy (uncredited)

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