John Lithgow
John Mathewson
1986•1h 58m•Released•EN
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.”
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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The Swinging Light
Movie Details
Release Date
June 13, 1986
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
6.2 / 10
Votes
122
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$3,900,000
Status
Released
Popularity
2.7
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Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Sully Boyar
Night Guard
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher
JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
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Abraham Unger
Roland (as Abe Unger)
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
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