The Manhattan Project
PG-13 1986-06-13 (US) • Science Fiction, Thriller • 118minutes • Play Trailer
Overview:
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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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

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Status

Released

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$3,900,000

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