Genres
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
The Manhattan Project
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.
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.
Key Crew
Director: Marshall Brickman
Writer: Thomas Baum, Marshall Brickman
Producer: Jennifer Ogden, Marshall Brickman, Bruce McNall
Director of Photography: Billy Williams
Top 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)
Videos
The Manhattan Project (1986) Trailer
The Manhattan Project Official Trailer #1 - John Lithgow Movie (1986) HD
