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The Manhattan Project
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1986 film directed by Marshall Brickman
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6.2A 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.
Released: 1986-06-13118 minDir: Marshall BrickmanScience Fiction, ThrillerBudget: $18.0MBox office: $3.9M
Cast
- John Lithgow as John Mathewson
- Christopher Collet as Paul Stephens
- Cynthia Nixon as Jenny Anderman
- Jill Eikenberry as Elizabeth Stephens
- John Mahoney as Lt. Col. Conroy
- Richard Jenkins as Radiation Controls Officer
Themes
- helicopter
- bomb
- plutonium
- laser
- heist
- fugitive
- nuclear bomb
- scientist
- homemade explosive
- science fair
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Cold War
- Director
- Marshall Brickman
- Screenwriter
- Marshall Brickman
- Cast member
- Sully Boyar
- Composer
- Philippe Sarde
- Producer
- Marshall Brickman
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Billy Williams
- Narrative location
- New York
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 993813
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1986-01-01
- title
- The Manhattan Project
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 5.5/10
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