Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

127 mins | Drama, War, History | Oct. 20, 1989

Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."

Fat Man and Little Boy

127 mins | Drama, War, History | Oct. 20, 1989

Fat Man and Little Boy
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Paramount, Lightmotive
Original title Fat Man and Little Boy
Directors Roland Joffé
Writers Bruce Robinson, Roland Joffé

Cast

Paul Newman

as Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Dwight Schultz

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Bonnie Bedelia

as Kitty Oppenheimer

John Cusack

as Michael Merriman

Laura Dern

as Kathleen Robinson

Ron Frazier

as Peter de Silva

John C. McGinley

as Richard Schoenfield

Natasha Richardson

as Jean Tatlock

Ron Vawter

as Jamie Latrobe

Michael Brockman

as William "Deke" Parsons

Del Close

as Dr. Kenneth Whiteside

John Considine

as Robert Tuckson

Allan Corduner

as Franz Goethe

Joe D'Angerio

as Seth Neddermeyer

Jon DeVries

as Johnny Mount

James Eckhouse

as Robert Harper

Todd Field

as Robert Wilson

Mary Pat Gleason

as Dora Welsh

Clark Gregg

as Douglas Panton

Péter Halász

as George Kistiakowsky

Gerald Hiken

as Leo Szilard

Arthur Holden

as Oakridge Doctor

Ed Lauter

as Whitney Ashbridge

Donald MacKechnie

as James Tuck

Madison Mason

as Boris Pash

Krzysztof Pieczyński

as Otto Frisch

Don Pugsley

as Bronston

Logan Ramsey

as Brehon Somervell

Fred Dalton Thompson

as Melrose Hayden Barry

Jim True-Frost

as Donald Hornig

Barry Yourgrau

as Edward Teller

Marek Alboszta

as Scientist

Steven Baigelman

as Dr. Avenell

Frank Benettieri Jr.

as Messenger

Roger Cubicciotti

as Frank Oppenheimer

Franco Cutietta

as Enrico Fermi

Robert Peter Gale

as Dr. Louis Hempelman

Wesley Harrison

as Peter Oppenheimer

Brent Harrison

as Peter Oppenheimer

Tom McFarlane

as Scientist

David C. Parnes

as Raincoat Man

Allen Poirson

as Harold McDonald

David Politzer

as Robert Serber

Bill Rubenstein

as Times Reporter

Ken Strausbaugh

as Observation Officer

Walter Sullivan

as Henry Stimson

Brian Wandell

as Dennis Talmudge

John Williams

as Mack Stoddard

Walker Edmiston

as (voice)

Matthew Faison

as (voice)

Stan Jones

as (voice)

Alan Oppenheimer

as (voice)