
The Manhattan Project
Budget: $18,000,000
Revenue: $3,900,000
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.
Director
Marshall Brickman
Writer
Marshall Brickman, Thomas Baum