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The Manhattan Project

A high school prodigy builds an atomic bomb with stolen plutonium to win the 45th National Science Fair and expose a nuclear weapons lab posing as nuclear medicine in Ithaca NY.

Director

Marshall Brickman

Year

Genre

sci-fi, thriller

Box Office

$3,900,000

Production

Gladden Entertainment,20th Century Fox

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

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John Mathewson

Government Aide

Richard Council

Government Aide

Robert Schenkkan

General

Scientist

Scientist

Lab Assistant

Paul Stephens

Christopher Collet

Elizabeth Stephens

Jill Eikenberry

Jenny Anderman

Science Teacher

Roland

Max

Robert Sean Leonard

Tennis

Craig

Geoffrey Nauffts

Emma

Katherine Hiler

Terry

Local FBI

Local FBI

Harlan Cary Poe

Jenny's Parent

Jenny's Parent

Jenny's Brother

Jenny's Brother

Arthur De Cheser

Lt. Col. Conroy

Conroy's Lieutenant

Eccles

Moore

Price

Saito

Halley's Comet Kid

Laser Efficiency Kid

Flirting Kid

Heather Rose Dominic

Flirting Kid

Bruce Smolanoff

Registrar

Cabbie

Injection Doctor

FBI

FBI

Edward D. Murphy

FBI

Dee Ann McDavid

Barbara Collins - TV Reporter

Kerry Donovan - WBNG News

Command

Electronics

Computer

Interrogator

Interogator

Helicopter Pilot

Radiation Controls Officer

Richard Jenkins

Night Guard

Relief Guard

Timothy Carhart

Howard

Day Attendant

Day Security Receptionist

Michael Telesco

SWAT

SWAT

Jimmie Ray Weeks

SWAT

SWAT

SWAT

SWAT

Richard Caselnova

Mary

Computer Operator

Teen at Science Fair

Extra

Science Fair Kid

D.O.D. Man

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You turned it - The Manhattan Project

Don't worry about Eric He's just pretty - The Manhattan Project

Don't worry about Eric He's just pretty

It's OK - The Manhattan Project

This isn't funny Do you knowwhat this is like - The Manhattan Project

This isn't funny Do you knowwhat this is like

Incredible What - The Manhattan Project

Incredible What

They got stuff in there that zaps your gonads right out - The Manhattan Project

They got stuff in there that zaps your gonads right out

To tell you the truth - The Manhattan Project

To tell you the truth

He never asked me What's the problem - The Manhattan Project

He never asked me What's the problem

I never thought I'd say this to anybody but - The Manhattan Project

I never thought I'd say this to anybody but

Paul what the hell do you think you're doing - The Manhattan Project

Paul what the hell do you think you're doing

You try to tough it out with them - The Manhattan Project

You try to tough it out with them

OK OK Send me a letter Why are you doing this - The Manhattan Project

OK OK Send me a letter Why are you doing this

If we get killed we won't have any future - The Manhattan Project

If we get killed we won't have any future

Paul did you build an atomic bomb - The Manhattan Project

Paul did you build an atomic bomb

And tell your pals no funny stuff - The Manhattan Project

And tell your pals no funny stuff

Look he trusts me Let me do it - The Manhattan Project

Look he trusts me Let me do it

Excuse me sir What about evacuation - The Manhattan Project

Excuse me sir What about evacuation

'cause some asshole didn't bring a pair of pliers - The Manhattan Project

'cause some asshole didn't bring a pair of pliers

Anybody want to make a bet - The Manhattan Project

Anybody want to make a bet

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A high school prodigy builds an atomic bomb with stolen plutonium to win the 45th National Science Fair and expose a nuclear weapons lab posing as nuclear medicine in Ithaca NY.

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Director: Marshall Brickman

Writer: Marshall Brickman, Thomas Baum

Production: Gladden Entertainment,20th Century Fox

Genre: sci-fi, thriller

Year: 1986

MetaScore: 61/100

ImdbRating: 6.1

BoxOffice: $3,900,000

Released: 13 Jun 1986

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

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