Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

Director: Roland Joffé  Starring: Bonnie Bedelia  Dwight Schultz  Paul Newman  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Paramount
Format: VHS
UPC: 00097363225232
Buy.com Sku: 40073663
Item#: V6Y2QC
Category Keywords: Historic Events  Historic Figures  Historical  History  Military  Nuclear Destruction  Scientists  Theatrical Release  War  World War II  WWII 
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The powerful story of the creation of the first atomic bombs.
 


Editor's Note

Director Roland Joffé's FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY is a historical drama about the lives of the participants in the Manhattan Project--the making and perfecting of the atomic bomb that took place in New Mexico during World War II. Paul Newman stars as General Leslie Groves, a hardened and cynical soldier who oversees the project while working with its leading scientist, the brilliant J. Robert Oppenheimer (Dwight Schultz). As the scientists come closer to controlling the awesome force of nuclear power, lives are torn apart and families destroyed by the fear and tension created by the ethical and moral dilemma surrounding the project. This exhilarating and harrowing drama depicts a strange dichotomy between the brilliant but naive scientists who created the bomb and the power-hungry government, who had only an archaic understanding of the way their actions would change the nature of war.


Plot Summary

FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY is the story of the feisty military man and the mercurial scientist who, together, change the course of World War II--and humanity--with the invention of the nuclear bomb.

 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Paramount
Release Date: 12/20/1991
Running Time: 127 minutes
Original Release Date: 1989
Catalog ID: 32252
UPC: 00097363225232
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC]
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Bonnie Bedelia
Dwight Schultz
Paul Newman
Laura Dern
Natasha Richardson
John C. McGinley
John Cusack
Roland Joffé - Screenwriter
John Calley - Executive Producer
Francoise Bonnot - Editor
Nic Ede - Costume Designer
Vilmos Zsigmond - Director of Photography
Bruce Robinson - Story
Ennio Morricone - Composer
Bruce Robinson - Screenwriter
Gregg Fonseca - Production Designer
Tony Garnett - Producer
Roland Joffé - Director

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone
"...[Newman gives] a flamboyant star turn..." 11/16/1989 p.37

Los Angeles Times
"...Newman and Schultz are arrestingly matched....Joffe has made a permanent contribution to our national insomnia..." 10/20/1989 p.C1

  
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