The Manhattan Project

"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

as John Mathewson

Christopher Collet

as Paul Stephens

Cynthia Nixon

as Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry

as Elizabeth Stephens

John Mahoney

as Lt. Col. Conroy

Richard Jenkins

as Radiation Controls Officer

Sully Boyar

as Night Guard

Timothy Carhart

as Relief Guard

Gregg Edelman

as Science Teacher

JD Cullum

as Eccles (as John David Cullum)

Abraham Unger

as Roland (as Abe Unger)

Robert Sean Leonard

as Max

Fred Melamed

as Howard

Ned Eisenberg

as C-4 Guy (uncredited)

Richard Council

as Government Aide

Robert Schenkkan

as Government Aide

Steve Blum

as Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

Sarah Burke

as Jenny's Parent

Warren Manzi

as Day Attendant

Paul Austin

as General

Adrian Sparks

as Scientist

Curt Dempster

as Scientist

Bran Ferren

as Lab Assistant

David Quinn

as Tennis

Geoffrey Nauffts

as Craig

Katherine Hiler

as Emma

Trey Cummins

as Terry

Steve Borton

as Local FBI

Harlan Cary Poe

as Local FBI

Ned Schmidtke

as Jenny's Parent

Allen DeCheser

as Jenny's Brother

Artie DeCheser

as Jenny's Brother

Fred G. Smith

as Conroy's Lieutenant

Manny Jacobs

as Moore

Charles Fields

as Price (as Charlie Fields)

Eric Hsiao

as Saito

Heather Rose Dominic

as Flirting Kid

Bruce Smolanoff

as Flirting Kid

John Doumanian

as Cabbie

Tom Tarpey

as Injection Doctor

Roger Caine

as FBI (as Alec Massey)

Edward D. Murphy

as FBI

Joan Harris

as Barbara Collins - TV Reporter

Ken Chapin

as Command

Peter McRobbie

as Electronics

Warren Keith

as Computer

Bruce Jarchow

as Interrogator

Stephen Markle

as Interrogator

Al Cerullo

as Helicopter Pilot

Michael Telesco

as Day Security Receptionist

Richard Caselnova

as SWAT

Frank Ferrara Sr.

as SWAT

Jimmie Ray Weeks

as SWAT

Dan Butler

as SWAT

Steve Zettler

as SWAT

Debbie Gibson

as Background (uncredited)

Crew

Marshall Brickman

Director

Philippe Sarde

Original Music Composer

Billy Williams

Director of Photography

Thomas Baum

Writer

Philip Rosenberg

Production Design

Marshall Brickman

Producer

Marshall Brickman

Writer

Nina Feinberg

Editor

Robert Guerra

Art Direction

Jennifer Ogden

Producer

Juliet Taylor

Casting

Bran Ferren

Visual Effects Director

Shay Cunliffe

Costume Design

Nina Ramsey

Set Decoration

Roger Paradiso

Associate Producer

Bruce McNall

Producer

Hank Muller

Assistant Camera

Roy Farfel

Stunts