Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Science Fiction, Thriller
Release:
June 1986
Production:
Gladden Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Cast:
John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney, Richard Jenkins, Robert Sean Leonard, Steve Blum, Sarah Burke, Robert Schenkkan, Richard Council, Fred Melamed, Ned Eisenberg
Tags:
helicopter, bomb, plutonium, laser, heist, fugitive, scientist, nuclear, project
