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Science FictionAdventureThriller

The Philadelphia Experiment

- The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago...is still going on.

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.

Release Date : 1984-10-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : New Pictures GroupNew World PicturesCinema Group Ventures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : John Carpenter's The Philadelphia Experiment

Cast

Michael Paré

Character Name : David Herdeg

Original Name : Michael Paré

Gender : Male

Nancy Allen

Character Name : Allison Hayes

Original Name : Nancy Allen

Gender : Female

Eric Christmas

Character Name : Dr. James Longstreet

Original Name : Eric Christmas

Gender : Male

Bobby Di Cicco

Character Name : Jim Parker

Original Name : Bobby Di Cicco

Gender : Male

Louise Latham

Character Name : Pamela

Original Name : Louise Latham

Gender : Female

Kene Holliday

Character Name : Major Clark

Original Name : Kene Holliday

Gender : Male

Joe Dorsey

Character Name : Sheriff Bates

Original Name : Joe Dorsey

Gender : Male

Michael Currie

Character Name : Magnussen

Original Name : Michael Currie

Gender : Male

Stephen Tobolowsky

Character Name : Barney

Original Name : Stephen Tobolowsky

Gender : Male

Gary Brockette

Character Name : Adjutant / Andrews

Original Name : Gary Brockette

Gender : Male

Debra Troyer

Character Name : Young Pamela

Original Name : Debra Troyer

Gender : Male

Miles McNamara

Character Name : Young Longstreet

Original Name : Miles McNamara

Gender : Male

Ralph Manza

Character Name : Older Jim

Original Name : Ralph Manza

Gender : Male

James Edgcomb

Character Name : Officer Boyer

Original Name : James Edgcomb

Gender : Male

Glenn Morshower

Character Name : Mechanic

Original Name : Glenn Morshower

Gender : Male

Rodney Saulsberry

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Rodney Saulsberry

Gender : Male

Vivian Brown

Character Name : Ma Willis

Original Name : Vivian Brown

Gender : Female

Stephanie Faulkner

Character Name : TV Newscaster #1

Original Name : Stephanie Faulkner

Gender : Female

Ed Bakey

Character Name : Pa Willis

Original Name : Ed Bakey

Gender : Male

Michael Villani

Character Name : TV Newscaster #2

Original Name : Michael Villani

Gender : Male

Vaughn Armstrong

Character Name : Cowboy

Original Name : Vaughn Armstrong

Gender : Male

Bill Smillie

Character Name : Evangelist

Original Name : Bill Smillie

Gender : Male

Lawrence Lott

Character Name : Technician

Original Name : Lawrence Lott

Gender : Male

Stephan O'Reilly

Character Name : Punk Rocker

Original Name : Stephan O'Reilly

Gender : Male

Clay Wilcox

Character Name : Transvestite

Original Name : Clay Wilcox

Gender : Male

Pat Dasko

Character Name : Dry Wells Newscaster

Original Name : Pat Dasko

Gender : Male

Pamela Brull

Character Name : Doris

Original Name : Pamela Brull

Gender : Female

Richard Jewkes

Character Name : Technician

Original Name : Richard Jewkes

Gender : Male

Pamela Doucette

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Pamela Doucette

Gender : Male

Michael Ruud

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : Michael Ruud

Gender : Male

Deborah E. Dixon

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Deborah E. Dixon

Gender : Male

Mary Lois Grantham

Character Name : Mrs. Waite

Original Name : Mary Lois Grantham

Gender : Male

Rick Schrand

Character Name : Mandell

Original Name : Rick Schrand

Gender : Male

Brent S. Laing

Character Name : Radar Technician

Original Name : Brent S. Laing

Gender : Male

Patrick DeSantis

Character Name : Jim Jr.

Original Name : Patrick DeSantis

Gender : Male

Charles Hall

Character Name : Commander

Original Name : Charles Hall

Gender : Male

David Michels

Character Name : Commander

Original Name : David Michels

Gender : Male

Raymond Kowalski

Character Name : Radio Technician

Original Name : Raymond Kowalski

Gender : Male

Andrew McCartney

Character Name : Technician

Original Name : Andrew McCartney

Gender : Male

Anthony R. Nuzzo

Character Name : Generator Technician

Original Name : Anthony R. Nuzzo

Gender : Male

Robin Krieger

Character Name : X-Ray Technician

Original Name : Robin Krieger

Gender : Female

Joe Moore

Character Name : Commander's Buddy

Original Name : Joe Moore

Gender : Male

Don Dolan

Character Name : Driver

Original Name : Don Dolan

Gender : Male

Jeffrey S. Smith

Character Name : Sailor

Original Name : Jeffrey S. Smith

Gender : Male

Tony Farrell

Character Name : Bandleader

Original Name : Tony Farrell

Gender : Male

Andrew Bracken

Character Name : Dazed Sailor

Original Name : Andrew Bracken

Gender : Male

Rudy Daniels

Character Name : Policeman #1

Original Name : Rudy Daniels

Gender : Male

Jay Bernard

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Jay Bernard

Gender : Male

Steve Sachs

Character Name : First Sailor

Original Name : Steve Sachs

Gender : Male

Bo Parnham

Character Name : Radio Operator

Original Name : Bo Parnham

Gender : Male

Harry Beer

Character Name : Second Sailor

Original Name : Harry Beer

Gender : Male

Kerry Lee Maher

Character Name : Radio Operator

Original Name : Kerry Lee Maher

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-03-13

Sadly, this has dated really quite badly but it’s still quite a decent story. With the US Navy working in the middle of WWII to find a way to make allied shipping invisible to their Nazi enemy, they think they might have found a gadget to do just that. Off goes the USS “Eldridge” but before the exercise can be completed, two of it’s crew disappear and find themselves transported forty years into the future. Meantime, “Longstreet” (Eric Christmas) - the very scientist who devised the technology in the first place, is looking to try to retrieve the men. Meantime, lost souls “David” (Michael Paré) and “Jimmy” (Bobby Di Cicco) are having a few problems of their own in 1984 as the latter man has a bit of an incident at hospital and they realise that they are going to need to contact the scientist and hope his future self, if he’s even still alive, believes their story and helps them repatriate to their own timeline. There’s some thought gone into the script and the plot here, and though I felt the acting all a bit flat, it still manages to use it’s visual effects imaginatively as it supposes just how time travel might occur and at how it might impact on two young men who had rarely ever left home. There’s a little bit of romance for “David” with the helpfully gullible “Allison” (Nancy Allen) and also just an hint of plausible science that attempts to visualise just how it all might have worked, as opposed to some “TARDIS” style arrangement where you just change the scenery. It has a made-for-television look to it, but it’s worth a watch.