The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project is a 1986 American science fiction thriller film that explores the theme of Cold War tensions in the 1980s, revolving around a high school student building a nuclear bomb for a science fair.
ReleasedJun 13, 1986
Budget$18M
Box Office$4M
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The Manhattan Project
0.2
Top Cast
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1
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
3.8
2
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
1.8
3
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
1.8
4
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
1.7
5
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
1.6
6
Steve Blum
Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)
1.5
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