Fat Man and Little Boy

Release Date: 1989-10-20

Overview: Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."

Rating: 6.2 / 10

Cast

Paul Newman

as Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Dwight Schultz

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Bonnie Bedelia

as Kitty Oppenheimer

John Cusack

as Michael Merriman

Laura Dern

as Kathleen Robinson

Crew

Roland Joffé - Director
Bruce Robinson - Screenplay
Roland Joffé - Screenplay
Vilmos Zsigmond - Director of Photography
Nancy Foy - Casting

Reviews

NickNaylor:

Worthless imaginary drama that has nothing to do with the real manhatten project. Nothing more to say than save yourself the time and skip this piece of historically incorrect ......