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."
Title: The Manhattan Project
Original Title: The Manhattan Project
Release Date: 1986-06-13
Status: Released
Rating: 6.188/10 (from 104 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller
Production Companies: Gladden Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
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
