The Manhattan Project
19861h 58m6.2
Science Fiction, Thriller
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- Certificate
- PG-13
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Revenue
- $3,900,000
- Origin
- United States of America
About
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.
Where to watch
Details
- Director
- Marshall Brickman
- Writing
- Thomas Baum, Marshall Brickman
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jun 13, 1986
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $3.9M
- Studio
- Gladden Entertainment
Cast
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
Sully Boyar
Night Guard
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher
JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
Abraham Unger
Roland (as Abe Unger)
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
Fred Melamed
Howard
Ned Eisenberg
C-4 Guy (uncredited)
Richard Council
Government Aide
Robert Schenkkan
Government Aide
Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
Sarah Burke
Jenny's Parent
Warren Manzi
Day Attendant
Paul Austin
General
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