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Overview

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Director:
Stewart Raffill
Writers:
Wallace C. Bennett (story)
Charles Berlitz (book)
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Release Date:
3 August 1984 (USA) more
Tagline:
Will You Survive? more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Science friction. more (34 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michael Paré ... David Herdeg
Nancy Allen ... Allison Hayes
Eric Christmas ... Dr. James Longstreet
Bobby Di Cicco ... Jim Parker
Louise Latham ... Pamela
Kene Holliday ... Major Clark
Joe Dorsey ... Sheriff Bates
Michael Currie ... Magnussen

Stephen Tobolowsky ... Barney
Gary Brockette ... Adjutant / Andrews
Debra Troyer ... Young Pamela
Miles McNamara ... Young Longstreet
Ralph Manza ... Older Jim
James Edgcomb ... Officer Boyer

Glenn Morshower ... Mechanic
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
The movie is set in Philadelphia. However, the ships used were at Patriots Point, Charleston South Carolina. The aircraft carrier, destroyer, and submarine are docked in the same positions as the movie. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Use of Vietnam-era M-151 jeeps and trucks in the World War II scenes. more
Quotes:
David Herdeg: You know, I got it all figured out... Navy owes me 40 years back pay. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Svengoolie: The Philadelphia Experiment (#1.8)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
I'll Never Smile Again more

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Science friction., 31 August 1999
Author: Frank J. Raniere (sobronx-4) from Bethlehem, Pa. U.S.A.

Yes, the idea is spectacular. Yes, the execution is paltry. You'd think with all the technology available and the decent story, the producers could have given us an adult film. Michael Pare' is a limited actor at best. He has a face the camera loves but is really wooden in his expressions. The director did not push him, and if he did, he didn't push hard enough. If this film were made today, there are many quality people who could fill all the characters aptly. Although I personally like Nancy Allen's look, she could expand her acting as well. I know she can act, if only a director would get inside her head and bring out her ability.

As far as the story line goes, again, it could have been handled so much better, It has a cheap made-for-TV quality to it. I hope someone makes it over. Yes, a repeat performance of the Hollywood kind would be greatly appreciated.

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History Channel program 'The True Story of the Philadelphia Experiment' northern_imager
Philadelphia/Montauk frednow
A good re-make, that is one I'd watch alison1963
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The Soundtrack From The Philadephia Experiment stevesfax
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