The Manhattan Project

1986

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

29
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 45% · 18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 45% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 7429 7.4K

helicopter bomb plutonium laser heist fugitive

Plot summary

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.

Director

Marshall Brickman Photo
Marshall Brickman

Top cast

Bruce Jarchow Photo
Bruce Jarchow as Interrogator
Timothy Carhart Photo
Timothy Carhart as Relief Guard
Al Cerullo Photo
Al Cerullo as Helicopter Pilot
Robert Sean Leonard Photo
Robert Sean Leonard as Max
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857.41 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
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1.79 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cblountt 7 / 10

Entertaining but with some faults

Not quite understanding the bad reviews here. Going in it's easy to see immediately that this movie was going to be flippant and a bit of a fairy tale. How can anyone take it seriously? Instead, just sit back and enjoy the ride.This movie is basically a series of unlikely events strung together. Can they happen, sure but probably in another dimension. But still, I found this film a guilty pleasure. It's best to just put your mind on hold for a bit and just have fun.On a side note, I really miss the 80's version of John Lithgow. He is such a great actor and back then he was at his prime.
Reviewed by g_imdb-43 8 / 10

The reason he used the RC car to steal the Plutonium

Other reviewers have suggested they added the hole-in-the-wall laser and RC car only to add lasers & complications to the plot. But the reason is obvious to me: I'm sure there was a radiation detector at the front door, and he'd sound the biggest alarm in the place if he tried to carry it out the front.That said, the kid is remarkably lucky to have his plan(s) work perfectly on the first try, without much access to make the plans.This is a fun movie, just humorous enough and very smart, and if you always wished you were a nuclear physicist as a kid, you will enjoy it!
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