Directed by:
Marshall BrickmanCinematography:
Billy WilliamsComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Jill Eikenberry, Cynthia Nixon, Robert Sean Leonard, John Mahoney, Warren Keith, Richard Jenkins, Timothy Carhart (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
In this nail-biting thriller, Paul (CHRISTOPHER COLLET), a bright 16-year-old, discovers that his mother's boyfriend Dr. Mathewson (JOHN LITHGOW) is refining plutonium undercover, right in their neighborhood. Intent on exposing the secret weapons factory, Paul steals some plutonium with the help of his girlfriend (CYNTHIA NIXON) and constructs his own atomic bomb. By the time Dr. Mathewson discovers the plutonium is missing and informs the government, the device is built - but the timer inadvertently turns on, beginning a countdown to nuclear catastrophe. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![John Lithgow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/974/163974996_d34324.jpg)
John Lithgow
USA
Best movies:
Shrek (2001)
Interstellar (2014)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Christopher Collet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/835/160835829_62d06c.jpg)
Christopher Collet
USA
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990)
![Jill Eikenberry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/493/160493230_622594.jpg)
Jill Eikenberry
USA
Best movies:
Dare to Love (1995) (TV movie)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
![Cynthia Nixon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/912/164912824_894b11.jpg)
Cynthia Nixon
USA
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
An Englishman in New York (2009)
Prince of the City (1981)
![Robert Sean Leonard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/730/162730276_fa4f60.png)
Robert Sean Leonard
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Swing Kids (1993)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
![John Mahoney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270889_939063.jpg)
John Mahoney
UK
Best movies:
The Iron Giant (1999)
Primal Fear (1996)
Flipped (2010)
Warren Keith
Best movies:
Fargo (1996)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Raising Arizona (1987)
![Richard Jenkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271697_7c992c.jpg)
Richard Jenkins
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Spotlight (2015)
![Timothy Carhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272852_d5d4b7.jpg)
Timothy Carhart
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
![Fred Melamed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280251_5acaf7.jpg)
Fred Melamed
USA
Best movies:
The Mission (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Jimmie Ray Weeks
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Dead Man (1995)
Bruce Smolanoff
Best movies:
The Children of Times Square (1986) (TV movie)
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV movie)
Rooftops (1989)
![Deborah Gibson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138117_8b249c.jpg)
Deborah Gibson
USA
Best movies:
Ghostbusters (1984)
Sweet Liberty (1986)
The Manhattan Project (1986)
![Peter McRobbie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455749_53a935.jpg)
Peter McRobbie
UK
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Zelig (1983)
![Adrian Sparks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/272/160272317_e9ff78.jpg)
Adrian Sparks
UK
Best movies:
Brimstone (2016)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015)
JD Cullum
USA
Best movies:
Zodiac (2007)
Glory (1989)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
![Dan Butler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/877/161877743_335afe.jpg)
Dan Butler
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Prayers for Bobby (2009) (TV movie)
Sully Boyar
USA
Best movies:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
In the Soup (1992)
![Robert Schenkkan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/570/168570055_gjwwye.jpg)
Robert Schenkkan
USA
Best movies:
Son of the Morning Star (1991) (TV movie)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Places in the Heart (1984)
![Bruce Jarchow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/051/161051709_75d9dc.jpg)
Bruce Jarchow
USA
Best movies:
Ghost (1990)
The Express (2008)
Radio Days (1987)