Ratings

MetaCritic Rating 61%
TMDB Rating 6.3
IMDB Rating 6.1
RottenTomatoes Rating 47%

Financials

Revenue: $3,900,000

Budget: $18,000,000

Profit: - $-14,100,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: 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.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 6

Release Date: Jun 13, 1986

Rating: PG-13

Run Time: 1h 58m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Gladden Entertainment , 20th Century Fox


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

John Mathewson

Age : 78 | Popularity : 23%

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet

Paul Stephens

Age : 56 | Popularity : 6%

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

Jenny Anderman

Age : 58 | Popularity : 14%

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

Elizabeth Stephens

Age : 77 | Popularity : 10%

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Lt. Col. Conroy

Age : 77 | Popularity : 12%

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Radiation Controls Officer

Age : 76 | Popularity : 29%

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

Max

Age : 55 | Popularity : 9%

Steve Blum

Steve Blum

Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

Age : 63 | Popularity : 14%


Crew

Department Role Name
Production Casting
Juliet Taylor
Juliet Taylor
Producer
Marshall Brickman
Marshall Brickman
Bruce McNall
Bruce McNall
Jennifer Ogden
Jennifer Ogden
Associate Producer
Roger Paradiso
Roger Paradiso
Art Art Direction
Robert Guerra
Robert Guerra
Production Design
Philip Rosenberg
Philip Rosenberg
Set Decoration
Nina Ramsey
Nina Ramsey
Directing Director
Marshall Brickman
Marshall Brickman
Writing Writer
Marshall Brickman
Marshall Brickman
Thomas Baum
Thomas Baum
Camera Director of Photography
Billy Williams
Billy Williams
Assistant Camera
Hank Muller
Hank Muller
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Shay Cunliffe
Shay Cunliffe
Sound Original Music Composer
Philippe Sarde
Philippe Sarde
Editing Editor
Nina Feinberg
Nina Feinberg
Visual Effects Visual Effects Director
Bran Ferren
Bran Ferren
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