The Manhattan Project
- Released on
Science Fiction, Thriller
•- Runtime
- 118 mins
(92 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- John Lithgow
- Christopher Collet
- Cynthia Nixon
- Jill Eikenberry
- John Mahoney
- Richard Jenkins
- Robert Sean Leonard
- Steve Blum
- Sarah Burke
- Robert Schenkkan
- Richard Council
- Fred Melamed
- Ned Eisenberg
Director
- Marshall Brickman
Producers
- Marshall Brickman
- Jennifer Ogden
- Bruce McNall
