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The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

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

6.1/10 1h 42m Oct 05, 1984
Science Fiction Adventure Thriller

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Philadelphia Experiment
Original Language EN
Budget $9,000,000
Revenue $8,103,330
Status Released
Popularity 1.3

Cast

Michael Paré
Michael Paré
David Herdeg
Popularity: 1.2
Nancy Allen
Nancy Allen
Allison Hayes
Popularity: 1.3
Eric Christmas
Eric Christmas
Dr. James Longstreet
Popularity: 1.0
Bobby Di Cicco
Bobby Di Cicco
Jim Parker
Popularity: 2.7
Louise Latham
Louise Latham
Pamela
Popularity: 0.7
Kene Holliday
Kene Holliday
Major Clark
Popularity: 0.4
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Joe Dorsey
Sheriff Bates
Popularity: 0.4
Michael Currie
Michael Currie
Magnussen
Popularity: 0.3
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky
Barney
Popularity: 1.4
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Gary Brockette
Adjutant / Andrews
Popularity: 0.2
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Debra Troyer
Young Pamela
Popularity: 0.0
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Miles McNamara
Young Longstreet
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Stewart Raffill
Screenplay William Gray, Michael Janover
Executive Producer John Carpenter
Producer Douglas Curtis, Joel B. Michaels
Editor Neil Travis, William Hoy

Production

New Pictures Group
New World Pictures
US
Cinema Group Ventures
US

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The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) - Trailer HD 1080p
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Keywords

experiment based on novel or book aftermath intelligence time travel biography based on true story urban legend falling in love uss eldridge

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Mar 13, 2025

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 th ... Read more

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Details
Release Date October 5, 1984
Runtime 1h 42m
Budget $9,000,000
Revenue $8,103,330
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.3
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