The Philadelphia Experiment

– Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeare..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.

The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) - Trailer

Release Date:

03 Aug 1984

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Stewart Raffill

Writer:

Michael Janover (screenplay), William Gray (screenplay), Wallace C. Bennett (story by), Don Jakoby (story by), Charles Berlitz (book), William L. Moore (book)

Main Actors:

Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas, Bobby Di Cicco

Plot:

In 1943, the United States tests an anti-radar system to make the U.S. Navy ships invisible to the enemy. Dr. James Longstreet uses his experiment in the destroyer escort USS Eldridge that disappears from Philadelphia. The sailors David Herdeg and his best friend Jim Parker are projected to 1984, where they meet Allison Hayes. They unsuccessfully try to contact their base and out of the blue Jimmy disappears in a hospital. Allison helps David to visit Jimmy's wife Pamela, but Jimmy refuses to see him. Now David's only hope is meeting Dr. James Longstreet to learn what to do. Will he be well succeeded?

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Starmaker Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
Metacritic:
44%