The Manhattan Project (1986)

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.

Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.

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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

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Tagline:	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.
Certification:	PG-13

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Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 13 June 1986

Country: US

Runtime: 118m

Company Credits

Company: Gladden Entertainment, 20th Century Fox

Budget: $18,000,000

Revenue: $3,900,000

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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
	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)