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The Manhattan Project

⭐️ 6.2 | 118 min | Science Fiction , Thriller | June 13th, 1986

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.

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Box Office

Budget: $18,000,000
Revenue: $3,900,000
ROI: -78.3%

Verdict: Flop

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Marshall Brickman (Director)
> Billy Williams (Director of Photography)
> Bran Ferren (Visual Effects Director)

Writers

> Thomas Baum (Writer)
> Marshall Brickman (Writer)

Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

John Mathewson
Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet

Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Radiation Controls Officer
Sully Boyar

Sully Boyar

Night Guard
Timothy Carhart

Timothy Carhart

Relief Guard
Gregg Edelman

Gregg Edelman

Science Teacher
JD Cullum

JD Cullum

Eccles (as John David Cullum)
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Abraham Unger

Roland (as Abe Unger)
Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

Max

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