The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project by Marshall Brickman

6.25

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

John Lithgow

John Lithgow as John Mathewson

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet as Paul Stephens

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon as Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry as Elizabeth Stephens

John Mahoney

John Mahoney as Lt. Col. Conroy

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins as Radiation Controls Officer

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard as Max

Steve Blum

Steve Blum as Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

Sarah Burke

Sarah Burke as Jenny's Parent

Robert Schenkkan

Robert Schenkkan as Government Aide

Richard Council

Richard Council as Government Aide

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed as Howard

Ned Eisenberg

Ned Eisenberg as C-4 Guy (uncredited)

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