Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)

Director:

Stephen Cornwell

Writers (WGA):

Wallace C. Bennett (characters) and
Don Jakoby (characters) ...

Release Date:

4 June 1994 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They cut a hole through time

Plot:

David Herdeg's participation in a failed 1943 experiment in radar invisibility has propelled him 40 years into the future...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Alternative History | Time Travel | WWII | Independent Film

Cast

Brad Johnson	...	David Herdeg
Marjean Holden	...	Jess
Gerrit Graham	...	Dr. William Mailer / Friedrich Mahler
John Christian Graas	...	Benjamin Herdeg
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Decker
Geoffrey Blake	...	Logan
Lisa Robins	...	Scotch
David Wells	...	Pinstripes
Larry Cedar	...	Hank the Controller
Al Pugliese	...	Coach
James Greene	...	Professor Longstreet
Andrew Steel	...	Lieutenant
Allen Perada	...	Mahler's Double
Hank Stone	...	Gate PK
John Rixey Moore	...	General #1

Also Known As:

Philadelphia Experiment 2 (UK) (video box title)
The Philadelphia Experiment 2 (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Trimark Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in L'appât (1995)

Soundtrack:

TACO SALAD EXPERIMENT

Surprisingly good for a DTV film.

Plot Synopsis: In 1993 a more advanced version of the Philadelphia Experiment is created to teleport a stealth fighter between destinations. But during tests David Herdeg, the sole survivor of the original experiment, is thrown into an alternate timeline where the Nazis have won World War II by bombing Washington with nuclear weapons. David discovers that the stealth fighter was teleported to 1943 & captured by Nazi scientists. As he fights his way through to the experiment, he must find a way to travel back to 1943 to prevent the jet from taking off on it's mission.

This entry in the sci-fi genre has all the trademarks of a cheap direct-to-video attempt to cash in on the original "The Philadelphia Experiment". But instead of doing a rehash of the original, the film creates a whole new plot. The story is quite sophisticated for a time paradox situation & is well shot for a DTV film, injecting some atmosphere into the mix. But the film does not quite pull it off too successfully, with the villain being a bit on the campy side. Brad Johnson makes a far better hero than Michael Pare did in the original.