Manhattan Project
MGM/UA (1986)
Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
In Collection
#362
0*
DVD
112 mins
IMDB

Paul Austin General (University Lab)
Christopher Collet Paul Stephens (Ithaca)
Richard Council Government (University Lab)
Curt Dempster Scientist (University Lab)
Jill Eikenberry Elizabeth Stephens (Ithaca)
Bran Ferren Lab Assistant (University Lab)
John Lithgow Dr. John Mathewson
Cynthia Nixon Jenny Anderman (Ithaca)
Robert Schenkkan Government Aide (University Lab)
Adrian Sparks Scientist (University Lab)

Director Marshall Brickman
Producer Marshall Brickman
Bruce McNall
Writer Marshall Brickman
Thomas Baum
Cinematography Billy Williams
Musician Philippe Sarde

An athletic teenage boy, Paul Stephens (Christopher Collet), and his activist girlfriend, Jenny Anderman (Cynthia Nixon), try to warn people in their town in New York that there is a nuclear facility operating in secret there but masquerading as a pharmaceutical research facility. Dr. John Mathewson (John Lithgow) befriends Paul and then falls in love with Paul’s mother, Elizabeth (Jill Eikenberry). Paul and Jenny then steal plutonium and make an atomic bomb for a New York City science fair, realizing later that it could kill millions of people. The doctor also discovers that plutonium is not just a material to work with but a substance that could destroy the ones he loves.

Edition Details
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
Country USA
Language English
Distributor MGM Home Entertainment
Barcode 027616876621
Region Region 1
Release Date 6/4/2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Fullscreen (4:3, Pan and Scan)
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Original Theatrical Trailer