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
John Mathewson
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent
Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide
Richard Council
Government Aide
Fred Melamed
Howard
Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)
Crew
Marshall Brickman
Director, Writer, Producer
Thomas Baum
Writer
Nina Feinberg
Editor
Billy Williams
Director of Photography
Jennifer Ogden
Producer
Bruce McNall
Producer
Roger Paradiso
Associate Producer
Philip Rosenberg
Production Design
Hank Muller
Assistant Camera
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Design
Bran Ferren
Visual Effects Director
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Nina Ramsey
Set Decoration
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Robert Guerra
Art Direction
