Science FictionThriller
The Manhattan Project
"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."
User Score115 votes
62%6.2/10
Release1986→
Runtime1H 58M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Sully Boyar
Night Guard
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
Media14
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Director
Marshall Brickman
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Box Office
Budget$18M
Revenue$4M
Certification
PG-13Keywords
helicopterbombplutoniumlaserheistfugitivenuclear bombscientisthomemade explosivescience fairschool projecthigh school kidssecret government projectithaca
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Gladden Entertainment