The Manhattan Project

• 6.2
• 1986-06-13
• 118 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Marshall Brickman

Writer:

Thomas Baum Marshall Brickman