The Manhattan Project

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.

Director: Marshall Brickman

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Cast: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney, Richard Jenkins, Robert Sean Leonard, Steve Blum, Sarah Burke, Robert Schenkkan

• Release date: 1986-06-13
• Runtime: 118
• Country: United States of America
• Budget: $18,000,000