The Manhattan Project
1986 · Movie · 1h 58m · PG-13
Science FictionThriller
"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."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
61/100
Key crew
- Marshall BrickmanDirector
- Thomas BaumWriter
- Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer
- Marshall BrickmanWriter
Cast
- John LithgowJohn Mathewson
- Christopher ColletPaul Stephens
- Cynthia NixonJenny Anderman
- Jill EikenberryElizabeth Stephens
- John MahoneyLt. Col. Conroy
- Richard JenkinsRadiation Controls Officer
- Sully BoyarNight Guard
- Timothy CarhartRelief Guard
- Gregg EdelmanScience Teacher
- JD CullumEccles (as John David Cullum)
- Abraham UngerRoland (as Abe Unger)
- Robert Sean LeonardMax
Stills
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Themes
helicopterbombplutoniumlaserheistfugitivenuclear bombscientisthomemade explosivescience fairschool projecthigh school kids