Movie Description
The Manhattan Project
(1986)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Marshall Brickman
- Producer : Marshall Brickman,Jennifer Ogden,Bruce McNall
- Writer : Thomas Baum,Marshall Brickman
- Editor : Nina Feinberg
- Cast : John Lithgow,Christopher Collet,Cynthia Nixon,Jill Eikenberry,John Mahoney,Richard Jenkins,Sully Boyar,Timothy Carhart,Gregg Edelman,JD Cullum,Abraham Unger,Robert Sean Leonard,Fred Melamed,Ned Eisenberg,Richard Council,Robert Schenkkan,Steve Blum,Sarah Burke,Warren Manzi,Paul Austin,Adrian Sparks,Curt Dempster,Bran Ferren,David Quinn,Geoffrey Nauffts,Katherine Hiler,Trey Cummins,Steve Borton,Harlan Cary Poe,Ned Schmidtke,Allen DeCheser,Artie DeCheser,Fred G. Smith,Manny Jacobs,Charles Fields,Eric Hsiao,Heather Rose Dominic,Bruce Smolanoff,John Doumanian,Tom Tarpey,Roger Caine,Edward D. Murphy,Joan Harris,Ken Chapin,Peter McRobbie,Warren Keith,Bruce Jarchow,Stephen Markle,Al Cerullo,Michael Telesco,Richard Caselnova,Frank Ferrara Sr.,Jimmie Ray Weeks,Dan Butler,Steve Zettler,Debbie Gibson
Cast
John Mathewson
Paul Stephens
Jenny Anderman
Elizabeth Stephens
Lt. Col. Conroy
Radiation Controls Officer
Night Guard
Relief Guard
Science Teacher
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
Roland (as Abe Unger)
Howard
C-4 Guy (uncredited)
Government Aide
Government Aide
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Jenny's Parent
Day Attendant
General
Scientist
Scientist
Lab Assistant
Tennis
Craig
Emma
Terry
Local FBI
Local FBI
Jenny's Parent
Jenny's Brother
Jenny's Brother
Conroy's Lieutenant
Moore
Price (as Charlie Fields)
Saito
Flirting Kid
Flirting Kid
Cabbie
Injection Doctor
FBI (as Alec Massey)
FBI
Barbara Collins - TV Reporter
Command
Electronics
Computer
Interrogator
Interrogator
Helicopter Pilot
Day Security Receptionist
SWAT
SWAT
SWAT
SWAT
SWAT
Background (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Manhattan Project
Status Released
Release Information
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1986-06-13
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 58m
Budget₹ 18000000
Revenue₹ 3900000
Production CompaniesGladden Entertainment
Genres
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
