About The Manhattan Project
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.
Full Cast of The Manhattan Project
John Lithgow
plays John Mathewson
Christopher Collet
plays Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
plays Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
plays Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
plays Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
plays Radiation Controls Officer
Robert Sean Leonard
plays Max
Steve Blum
plays Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah Burke
plays Jenny's Parent
Robert Schenkkan
plays Government Aide
Richard Council
plays Government Aide
Fred Melamed
plays Howard
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