The Manhattan Project (1986) movie poster

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.

118 minScience FictionThriller

TMDb6.2/10119 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: Marshall Brickman

Cast

John Lithgow as John Mathewson

John Lithgow

John Mathewson

Christopher Collet as Paul Stephens

Christopher Collet

Paul Stephens

Cynthia Nixon as Jenny Anderman

Cynthia Nixon

Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry as Elizabeth Stephens

Jill Eikenberry

Elizabeth Stephens

John Mahoney as Lt. Col. Conroy

John Mahoney

Lt. Col. Conroy

Richard Jenkins as Radiation Controls Officer

Richard Jenkins

Radiation Controls Officer

Sully Boyar as Night Guard

Sully Boyar

Night Guard

Timothy Carhart as Relief Guard

Timothy Carhart

Relief Guard

Gregg Edelman as Science Teacher

Gregg Edelman

Science Teacher

JD Cullum as Eccles (as John David Cullum)

JD Cullum

Eccles (as John David Cullum)

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Abraham Unger

Roland (as Abe Unger)

Robert Sean Leonard as Max

Robert Sean Leonard

Max

Fred Melamed as Howard

Fred Melamed

Howard

Ned Eisenberg as C-4 Guy (uncredited)

Ned Eisenberg

C-4 Guy (uncredited)

Keywords

Plot:helicopterbombplutoniumlaserheistfugitivenuclear bombscientisthomemade explosivescience fair

Place:school projecthigh school kids