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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.

Genres

Science FictionThriller

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.

Details

Budget

$18000000

Revenue

$3900000

Runtime

118 min

Release Date

1986-06-13

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

104

Vote Average

6.2

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

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

Richard Council

Government Aide

Fred Melamed

Howard

Ned Eisenberg

C-4 Guy (uncredited)

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