The Manhattan Project (1986)

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The Manhattan Project on IMDb 6.1/10 4,783 votes

Released:
1986-06-13

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.

Director:
Marshall Brickman

Runtime:
1h 58min

Genre:
Science Fiction, Thriller

  • Cast:
  • John Lithgow
    as
    John Mathewson
  • Christopher Collet
    as
    Paul Stephens
  • Cynthia Nixon
    as
    Jenny Anderman
  • Jill Eikenberry
    as
    Elizabeth Stephens
  • John Mahoney
    as
    Lt. Col. Conroy