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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."

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.

Release Date 1986-06-13
Rating 6.192 / 10 (86 votes)
Runtime 118 minutes
Budget $18,000,000
Revenue $3,900,000

Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller

Directors: Marshall Brickman

Writers: Marshall Brickman, Thomas Baum

IMDB: tt0091472


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