The Manhattan Project
Movie| Title | The Manhattan Project |
| User score | 6.2 |
| Release date | Jun 13, 1986 |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Director | Marshall Brickman |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Gladden Entertainment, 20th Century Fox |
| Budget | $18,000,000 |
| Revenue | $3,900,000 |
| Run time | 118 min. |
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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Actors
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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
Richard Council
Government Aide
Fred Melamed
Howard
