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Jun 13, 1986 · With John Lithgow, Richard Council, Robert Schenkkan, Paul Austin. A high school prodigy builds an atomic bomb with stolen plutonium to win the 45th National Science Fair and expose a nuclear weapons lab posing as a nuclear medical research facility in Ithaca, NY.
- (7K)
- Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Marshall Brickman
- 1986-06-13
The Manhattan Project is a 1986 American science fiction thriller film. Named after the World War II-era program that constructed the first atomic bombs, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct an atomic bomb for a national science fair.
A high school prodigy builds an atomic bomb with stolen plutonium to win the 45th National Science Fair and expose a nuclear weapons lab posing as a nuclear medical research facility in Ithaca, NY.
Ingenious adolescent Paul Stephens (Christopher Collet) learns about the grim prospects of nuclear aftermath when his mom becomes romantically involved with government scientist John Mathewson...
- (18)
- Marshall Brickman
- PG-13
- John Lithgow
Watch the official trailer for "The Manhattan Project" starring John Lithgow on YouTube.
- 2 min
- 203.1K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
The Manhattan Project 1986A high school prodigy builds an atomic bomb with stolen plutonium to win the 45th National Science Fair and expose a nuclear weapon...
- 2 min
- 1315
- Trailer Chan
But he knows the lab is devoted to nuclear weapons research, and he’s kind of insulted that the scientist would try to deceive him. That’s the setup for “The Manhattan Project,” a clever, funny and very skillful thriller about how the kid builds his own atomic bomb.
