The Manhattan Project (1986)

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.

• Science Fiction
• Thriller

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.

Rating

6.2 / 10 (122 votes)

Release date

June 13, 1986

Runtime

1h 58m

Language

English

Director

Marshall Brickman

Status

Released