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The Manhattan Project

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Calorie Rating: 164
Released: 1986-06-13
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Budget: 18000000
Revenue 3900000
Studios: Gladden Entertainment, 20th Century Fox,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

John Lithgow
Character: John Mathewson
Christopher Collet
Character: Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
Character: Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry
Character: Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
Character: Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
Character: Radiation Controls Officer

Robert Sean Leonard
Character: Max
Steve Blum
Character: Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah Burke
Character: Jenny's Parent

Robert Schenkkan
Character: Government Aide
Richard Council
Character: Government Aide
Fred Melamed
Character: Howard

Ned Eisenberg
Character: C-4 Guy (uncredited)


Production and Crew


Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Billy Williams
Director of Photography

Philip Rosenberg
Production Design

Robert Guerra
Art Direction
Bran Ferren
Visual Effects Director

Roger Paradiso
Associate Producer
Nina Ramsey
Set Decoration
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Design

Hank Muller
Assistant Camera