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.”
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.
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Cast
56 people
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
Known for
Shrek
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Known for
The Langoliers
Sleepaway Camp
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Known for
Sex and the City
Ratched
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
Known for
Young Adult
L.A. Law
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Known for
Frasier
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Shape of Water
Sully Boyar
Night Guard
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
Car Wash
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
Known for
Yellowstone
Beverly Hills Cop III
Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher
Known for
The Proposal
Spider-Man 2
JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
Known for
Glory
Abraham Unger
Roland (as Abe Unger)
Also in
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
Known for
House
Dead Poets Society
Marshall Brickman Director · Thomas Baum Writer Philippe Sarde Composer
Worldwide gross $3.9M · Budget $18M · United States release June 13, 1986
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Gladden Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 13, 1986
Theatrical
Denmark
July 24, 1987 · Theatrical
France
April 15, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
May 7, 2007 · Physical
Norway
May 21, 1987 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 15, 1987 · Theatrical
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