The Manhattan Project (1986)

6.1 | Jun 13, 1986 (US) | Science Fiction, Thriller | 01:58

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Budget: 18 000 000 | Revenue: 3 900 000

Paul Stevens' high school science project has gotten a little out of hand. He just built an atomic bomb. Now he's got 11 hours to make sure it doesn't work.

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.