Plot:

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.

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Actors - Crew

John Lithgow
John Mathewson

Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens

Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens

John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy

Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer

Marshall Brickman
Director

Thomas Baum
Writer

Jennifer Ogden
Producer

Billy Williams
Director of Photography

Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer

Nina Feinberg
Editor

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