The Manhattan Project

Name: The Manhattan Project
Director: Marshall Brickman
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1986-06-13
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.206
Cast: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney

“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.”

1986

1h 58m

Science Fiction Thriller

Director: Marshall Brickman

Writers: Marshall Brickman, Thomas Baum

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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.