
1986
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.

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

Sully Boyar
Night Guard

Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard

Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher

JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)

Abraham Unger
Roland (as Abe Unger)

Robert Sean Leonard
Max

Fred Melamed
Howard

Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)

Richard Council
Government Aide

Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide

Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent

Warren Manzi
Day Attendant

Paul Austin
General

Adrian Sparks
Scientist

Curt Dempster
Scientist

Bran Ferren
Lab Assistant

David Quinn
Tennis

Geoffrey Nauffts
Craig

Katherine Hiler
Emma

Trey Cummins
Terry

Steve Borton
Local FBI

Harlan Cary Poe
Local FBI

Ned Schmidtke
Jenny's Parent

Allen DeCheser
Jenny's Brother

Artie DeCheser
Jenny's Brother

Fred G. Smith
Conroy's Lieutenant

Manny Jacobs
Moore

Charles Fields
Price (as Charlie Fields)

Eric Hsiao
Saito

Heather Rose Dominic
Flirting Kid

Bruce Smolanoff
Flirting Kid

John Doumanian
Cabbie

Tom Tarpey
Injection Doctor

Roger Caine
FBI (as Alec Massey)

Edward D. Murphy
FBI

Joan Harris
Barbara Collins - TV Reporter

Ken Chapin
Command

Peter McRobbie
Electronics

Warren Keith
Computer

Bruce Jarchow
Interrogator

Stephen Markle
Interrogator

Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot

Michael Telesco
Day Security Receptionist

Richard Caselnova
SWAT

Frank Ferrara Sr.
SWAT

Jimmie Ray Weeks
SWAT

Dan Butler
SWAT

Steve Zettler
SWAT

Debbie Gibson
Background (uncredited)