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."
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Type: Movie Category: Science FictionYear: 1986Details
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.
- Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Cast:John Lithgow , Christopher Collet , Cynthia Nixon , Jill Eikenberry , John Mahoney , Richard Jenkins , Robert Sean Leonard , Steve Blum
- Director: Marshall Brickman
