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The Manhattan Project (1986)

Poster for 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.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Marshall Brickman
  • Profile picture of John Lithgow
    John Mathewson John Lithgow
  • Profile picture of Christopher Collet
    Paul Stephens Christopher Collet
  • Profile picture of Cynthia Nixon
    Jenny Anderman Cynthia Nixon
  • Profile picture of Jill Eikenberry
    Elizabeth Stephens Jill Eikenberry
  • Profile picture of John Mahoney
    Lt. Col. Conroy John Mahoney
  • Profile picture of Richard Jenkins
    Radiation Controls Officer Richard Jenkins
  • Profile picture of Robert Sean Leonard
    Max Robert Sean Leonard
  • Profile picture of Steve Blum
    Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona) Steve Blum

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Keywords

  • helicopter
  • bomb
  • plutonium
  • laser
  • heist
  • fugitive
  • scientist
  • nuclear
  • project