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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.

Release : June 13, 1986

Budget : $18,000,000.00

Revenue : $3,900,000.00

Duration : 118 minutes

Rating : 6.25

Compilation / Trailer Video

Credits

John Lithgow

John Lithgow ( John Lithgow )

John Mathewson

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet ( Christopher Collet )

Paul Stephens

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon ( Cynthia Nixon )

Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry ( Jill Eikenberry )

Elizabeth Stephens

John Mahoney

John Mahoney ( John Mahoney )

Lt. Col. Conroy

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins ( Richard Jenkins )

Radiation Controls Officer

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard ( Robert Sean Leonard )

Max

Steve Blum

Steve Blum ( Steve Blum )

Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

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Sarah Burke ( Sarah Burke )

Jenny's Parent

Robert Schenkkan

Robert Schenkkan ( Robert Schenkkan )

Government Aide

Richard Council

Richard Council ( Richard Council )

Government Aide

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed ( Fred Melamed )

Howard

Ned Eisenberg

Ned Eisenberg ( Ned Eisenberg )

C-4 Guy (uncredited)

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