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The Manhattan Project

		Directed by Marshall Brickman Writing credits Thomas Baum Marshall Brickman	Brand New Authentic U.S. Region 1 U.S. Factory Sealed Free Shipping

Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Tagline: 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.
Plot Outline: A teen and his girlfriend make an atomic bomb with plutonium stolen from a scientist dating his mother. Boy meets scientist. Boy breaks into lab. Boy steals plutonium. Boy builds thermonuclear device. Scientist becomes mildly alarmed. Boy enters bomb in Science Fair. For the rest of the saga, you just have to see it to believe it.
User Comments: Impractical, but a good story
User Rating: 5.7/10 (877 votes)

Cast overview, first billed only:
	John Lithgow	....	Dr. John Mathewson
	Richard Council	....	Government (University Lab)
	Robert Schenkkan	....	Government Aide (University Lab)
	Paul Austin	....	General (University Lab)
	Adrian Sparks	....	Scientist (University Lab)
	Curt Dempster	....	Scientist (University Lab)
	Bran Ferren	....	Lab Assistant (University Lab)
	Christopher Collet	....	Paul Stephens (Ithaca)
	Jill Eikenberry	....	Elizabeth Stephens (Ithaca)
	Cynthia Nixon	....	Jenny Anderman (Ithaca)
	Gregg Edelman	....	Science Teacher (Ithaca)
	Abraham Unger	....	Roland (Ithaca) (as Abe Unger)
	Robert Sean Leonard	....	Max (Ithaca) (as Robert Leonard)
	David Quinn	....	Tennis (Ithaca)
	Geoffrey Nauffts	....	Craig (Ithaca)

Also Known As: Deadly Game (USA) (video title)
Runtime: 117 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: Australia:M / Norway:12 / Sweden:7 / UK:PG / USA:PG-13

User Comments:
Impractical, but a good story, 2 September 2002

Author: crash21 from Tampa, FL

I don't understand why this movie is so underrated. The movie has a really good plot, and I really like how there is comedy combined with the serious plot. I especially like the jokes about the government. "They're gorillas, they can hurt you. If you try to talk it out with them, they'll lock you in a room somewhere and throw away the room."
"What did you want us to do, put up a neon sign saying 'secret weapons laboratory'?"

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