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The Manhattan Project (1986)
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.
Updated May 10 2020
Cast
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Crew
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Robert Guerra
Art Direction
Marshall Brickman
Director
Marshall Brickman
Writer
Marshall Brickman
Producer
Billy Williams
Director of Photography
Thomas Baum
Writer
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
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