The Manhattan Project
1986·Science Fiction·1h 58m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Marshall Brickman
helicopter
bomb
plutonium
laser
heist
fugitive
nuclear bomb
scientist
homemade explosive
science fair
school project
high school kids
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Cast
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
Sully Boyar
Night Guard
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
Gregg Edelman
Science Teacher
JD Cullum
Eccles (as John David Cullum)
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
Fred Melamed
Howard
Crew
Marshall Brickman
Director
Marshall Brickman
Writer
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Billy Williams
Director of Photography
Marshall Brickman
Producer
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
soph
3.0★ · 03/16/26
“what’s the problem? was he sexually abusing the hamsters or something?”
- quote a 16 year old robert sean leonard
- quote a 16 year old robert sean leonard
“what’s the problem? was he sexually abusing the hamsters or something?”
- quote a 16 year old robert sean leonard
- quote a 16 year old robert sean leonard
lєαh
3.0★ · 09/25/25
i genuinely couldn’t tell you a single thing that happened in this movie other than rsl asking if someone has sexually assaulted a hamster.
(cannot believe i met him yesterday wtf)
(cannot believe i met him yesterday wtf)
i genuinely couldn’t tell you a single thing that happened in this movie other than rsl asking if someone has sexually assaulted a hamster.
(cannot believe i met him yesterday wtf)
(cannot believe i met him yesterday wtf)
StewPRO
2.0★ · 07/18/19
2.7/10, So John Lithgow comes to this little town and acts very strange. He starts flirting with our 80's nerdy/cool characters mom. Our 80's nerdy/cool character thinks something is up so he investigates and finds that he makes chemicals for nuclear weapons. Would you like to know what our 80's nerdy/cool character does with that information? HE MAKES A BOMB!! WHY?? BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE THE FIRST INDEPENDENT WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS!!!!! This is an 80's action comedy....
2.7/10, So John Lithgow comes to this little town and acts very strange. He starts flirting with our 80's nerdy/cool characters mom. Our 80's nerdy/cool character thinks something is up so he investigates and finds that he makes chemicals for nuclear weapons. Would you like to know what our 80's nerdy/cool character does with that information? HE MAKES A BOMB!! WHY?? BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE THE FIRST INDEPENDENT WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS!!!!! This is an 80's action comedy....
LiPRO
4.0★ · 05/11/26
Nalita
8.0★ · 11/16/25