Release Date | 1986-06-13 |
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Runtime | 118 minutes |
Genres | Science Fiction, Thriller |
Stars | John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney |
Directors | Marshall Brickman, Marshall Brickman, Thomas Baum, Marshall Brickman, Jennifer Ogden |
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.