The Manhattan Project
- Release Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Genres
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- Directed By
- Marshall Brickman
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.
