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The Manhattan Project

"Paul Stevens' high school science project has gotten a little out of hand. He just built an atomic bomb. Now he's got 11 hours to make sure it doesn't work."

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.

Top 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

Overview

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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