The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project (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.

Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.

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  • Release Date: 1986-06-13
  • Runtime: 1h 58min
  • Director: Marshall Brickman

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  • Trailer

    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)

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