The Manhattan Project (1986)
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.
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John Lithgow
as John Mathewson
as John Mathewson
Christopher Collet
as Paul Stephens
as Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
as Jenny Anderman
as Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
as Elizabeth Stephens
as Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
as Lt. Col. Conroy
as Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
as Radiation Controls Officer
as Radiation Controls Officer
Robert Sean Leonard
as Max
as Max
Steve Blum
as Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
as Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah Burke
as Jenny's Parent
as Jenny's Parent
Robert Schenkkan
as Government Aide
as Government Aide
Richard Council
as Government Aide
as Government Aide
Fred Melamed
as Howard
as Howard
Ned Eisenberg
as C-4 Guy (uncredited)
as C-4 Guy (uncredited)
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Marshall Brickman
Director
Director
Marshall Brickman
Writer
Writer
Thomas Baum
Writer
Writer
Marshall Brickman
Producer
Producer
Jennifer Ogden
Producer
Producer
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Billy Williams
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Nina Feinberg
Editor
Editor
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Casting
Philip Rosenberg
Production Design
Production Design
Robert Guerra
Art Direction
Art Direction
Bran Ferren
Visual Effects Director
Visual Effects Director
Bruce McNall
Producer
Producer
Roger Paradiso
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Nina Ramsey
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Design
Costume Design
Hank Muller
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Stunts
