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The Manhattan Project (1986)

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Everyone knows that teenagers are smarter than adults, and if given a chance the kids could save the world -- if they don't blow it to bits first. The Manhattan Project tells of how 16-year-old Paul Stephens (Christopher Collet) tries to alert his community to the dangers of nuclear energy. John Mathewson (John Lithgow), a doctor in a pharmaceutical research plant wherein covert plutonium experiments are taking place, is the boyfriend of Paul's mom, Elizabeth (Jill Eikenberry). While Mathewson

Jun 4, 2002

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The Manhattan Project remains a clever time capsule of 80s nuclear commentary and a timeless, endlessly watchable thriller.

July 12, 2007 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | Comment
DVDTalk.com

Many viewers will find themselves cheering for the military men and FBI agents a they try to stop this self-centered kid from achieving his dream of personal glory.

August 25, 2004 Full Review | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

a highly underrated film that anyone can enjoy -- even if you aren't a massive, massive nerd.

February 10, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Surprisingly biting film with great performances by Cynthia Nixon and John Lithgow

August 15, 2002 Comment
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Often more exasperating than it is entertaining.

August 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
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Paul (Christopher Collet) is your typical slacker genius, with a bit of a bad streak. One day, he crosses paths with John Mathewson (John Lithgow), a nuclear physicist who arrives in his peaceful suburban hometown to set up a plutonium refinery hidden behind the less threatening façade of Medatomics, a company

October 6, 2011
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David Ladd

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Elizabeth: Paul, did you build an atomic bomb? Paul: Only a little one. The Manhattan Project is a fun movie; a completely ridiculous and unrealistic one, but fun nevertheless. The story is about a high school student, Paul, who is a science genius. When he is invited by his mothers new male interest to a laboratory,

July 24, 2011
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Melvin White

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