The Manhattan Project

1986 • 1h 58m • Science Fiction, Thriller

50%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

Marshall Brickman

Writers

Thomas Baum, Marshall Brickman

Status

Released