The Manhattan Project (1986)
06/13/1986 (US) • 1h 58m
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.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
John Mathewson
Paul Stephens
Jenny Anderman
Elizabeth Stephens
Lt. Col. Conroy
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Jenny's Parent
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