The Manhattan Project
13/06/1986
2h

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


John Lithgow
John Mathewson


Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens


Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman


Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens


John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy


Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer


Sully Boyar
Night Guard


Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard


Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher


JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
Abraham Unger
Roland (as Abe Unger)


Robert Sean Leonard
Max


Fred Melamed
Howard


Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)


Richard Council
Government Aide


Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide


Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent
Warren Manzi
Day Attendant
Paul Austin
General


Adrian Sparks
Scientist
Curt Dempster
Scientist
Bran Ferren
Lab Assistant
David Quinn
Tennis


Geoffrey Nauffts
Craig
Katherine Hiler
Emma
Trey Cummins
Terry
Steve Borton
Local FBI


Harlan Cary Poe
Local FBI
Ned Schmidtke
Jenny's Parent
Allen DeCheser
Jenny's Brother
Artie DeCheser
Jenny's Brother
Fred G. Smith
Conroy's Lieutenant


Manny Jacobs
Moore
Charles Fields
Price (as Charlie Fields)
Eric Hsiao
Saito
Heather Rose Dominic
Flirting Kid


Bruce Smolanoff
Flirting Kid


John Doumanian
Cabbie


Tom Tarpey
Injection Doctor


Roger Caine
FBI (as Alec Massey)
Edward D. Murphy
FBI
Joan Harris
Barbara Collins - TV Reporter
Ken Chapin
Command


Peter McRobbie
Electronics


Warren Keith
Computer


Bruce Jarchow
Interrogator


Stephen Markle
Interrogator


Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot
Michael Telesco
Day Security Receptionist
Richard Caselnova
SWAT


Frank Ferrara Sr.
SWAT
Jimmie Ray Weeks
SWAT


Dan Butler
SWAT


Steve Zettler
SWAT


Debbie Gibson
Background (uncredited)
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