The Manhattan Project
Marshall Brickman1986-06-13
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.
6.178
118 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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John Lithgow | John Mathewson | Zac E. Chan |
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Christopher Collet | Paul Stephens | Unowned |
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Cynthia Nixon | Jenny Anderman | Unowned |
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Jill Eikenberry | Elizabeth Stephens | Unowned |
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John Mahoney | Lt. Col. Conroy | Unowned |
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Richard Jenkins | Radiation Controls Officer | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Sully Boyar | Night Guard | Unowned |
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Timothy Carhart | Relief Guard | Unowned |
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Gregg Edelman | Science Teacher | Unowned |
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JD Cullum | Eccles (as John David Cullum) | Unowned |
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Abraham Unger | Roland (as Abe Unger) | Unowned |
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Robert Sean Leonard | Max | Unowned |
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Fred Melamed | Howard | Goutbreak |
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Ned Eisenberg | C-4 Guy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Richard Council | Government Aide | Unowned |
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Robert Schenkkan | Government Aide | Unowned |
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Steve Blum | Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona) | Unowned |
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Sarah Burke | Jenny's Parent | Unowned |
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Warren Manzi | Day Attendant | Unowned |
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Paul Austin | General | Unowned |
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Adrian Sparks | Scientist | Unowned |
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Curt Dempster | Scientist | Unowned |
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Bran Ferren | Lab Assistant | Unowned |
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David Quinn | Tennis | Unowned |
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Geoffrey Nauffts | Craig | Unowned |
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Katherine Hiler | Emma | Unowned |
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Trey Cummins | Terry | Unowned |
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Steve Borton | Local FBI | Unowned |
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Harlan Cary Poe | Local FBI | Unowned |
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Ned Schmidtke | Jenny's Parent | Unowned |
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Allen DeCheser | Jenny's Brother | Unowned |
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Artie DeCheser | Jenny's Brother | Unowned |
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Fred G. Smith | Conroy's Lieutenant | Unowned |
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Manny Jacobs | Moore | Unowned |
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Charles Fields | Price (as Charlie Fields) | Unowned |
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Eric Hsiao | Saito | Unowned |
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Heather Rose Dominic | Flirting Kid | Unowned |
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Bruce Smolanoff | Flirting Kid | Unowned |
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John Doumanian | Cabbie | Unowned |
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Tom Tarpey | Injection Doctor | Unowned |
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Roger Caine | FBI (as Alec Massey) | Unowned |
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Edward D. Murphy | FBI | Unowned |
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Joan Harris | Barbara Collins - TV Reporter | Unowned |
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Ken Chapin | Command | Unowned |
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Peter McRobbie | Electronics | Unowned |
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Warren Keith | Computer | Unowned |
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Bruce Jarchow | Interrogator | Unowned |
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Stephen Markle | Interrogator | Unowned |
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Al Cerullo | Helicopter Pilot | Unowned |
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Michael Telesco | Day Security Receptionist | Unowned |
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Richard Caselnova | SWAT | Unowned |
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Frank Ferrara Sr. | SWAT | Unowned |
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Jimmie Ray Weeks | SWAT | Unowned |
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Dan Butler | SWAT | Unowned |
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Steve Zettler | SWAT | Unowned |
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Debbie Gibson | Background (uncredited) | Unowned |