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The Philadelphia Experiment

  • 1984
  • PG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
16K
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Nancy Allen and Michael Paré in The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
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A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.

  • Director
    • Stewart Raffill
  • Writers
    • Michael Janover
    • William Gray
    • Wallace C. Bennett
  • Stars
    • Michael Paré
    • Nancy Allen
    • Eric Christmas
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stewart Raffill
    • Writers
      • Michael Janover
      • William Gray
      • Wallace C. Bennett
    • Stars
      • Michael Paré
      • Nancy Allen
      • Eric Christmas
    • 83User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Trailer 2:54
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    Michael Paré
    Michael Paré
    • David Herdeg
    Nancy Allen
    Nancy Allen
    • Allison Hayes
    Eric Christmas
    Eric Christmas
    • Dr. James Longstreet
    Bobby Di Cicco
    Bobby Di Cicco
    • Jim Parker
    Louise Latham
    Louise Latham
    • Pamela
    Kene Holiday
    Kene Holiday
    • Major Clark
    • (as Kene Holliday)
    Joe Dorsey
    Joe Dorsey
    • Sheriff Bates
    Michael Currie
    Michael Currie
    • Magnussen
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Barney
    Gary Brockette
    Gary Brockette
    • Adjutant…
    Debra Troyer
    Debra Troyer
    • Young Pamela
    Miles McNamara
    • Young Longstreet
    • (as Miles Mc Namara)
    Ralph Manza
    Ralph Manza
    • Older Jim
    James Edgcomb
    James Edgcomb
    • Officer Boyer
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Mechanic
    Rodney Saulsberry
    Rodney Saulsberry
    • Doctor
    Vivian Brown
    • Ma Willis
    Stephanie Faulkner
    • TV Newscaster #1
    • Director
      • Stewart Raffill
    • Writers
      • Michael Janover
      • William Gray
      • Wallace C. Bennett
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Back in 1980, AVCO Embassy Pictures asked John Carpenter, who served as an executive producer on this film, to write and direct this film after the successes of Halloween (1978) and The Fog (1980). However, Carpenter showed them Escape from New York (1981) (which he wrote years earlier), and they did that instead.
    • Goofs
      David and Jimmy's hairstyles are not characteristic of those found in the 1940s, particularly for Sailors. This is also true for several of the other men seen during this time period in the film.
    • Quotes

      Jim Parker: Isn't that - water up ahead?

      David Herdeg: No. This is a desert. And that's a mirage.

      Jim Parker: [later, walking through the flooded plain] How much longer you think this mirage is gonna last?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Philadelphia Experiment/Purple Rain/Careful, He Might Hear You/After the Rehearsal (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Mood
      Music by Joe Garland

      Published by Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc.

    User reviews83

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    Official Explanation
    To All Concerned:

    As an Officer aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer, the U.S.S. Eldridge, during the period between 1941 and 1943, I was a witness to the events dramatized in the film. Yes, I found myself trapped in the hull of the ship and if it weren't for the aliens that came down from outer space at that exact moment, I wouldn't be here today to tell my story.

    Anyway, the lack of attention to detail, like the '80's hairstyles, really took away from the film. But there were some fun things about the movie so if you like sci-fi films, you may very well enjoy this kooky story that some people have taken to believe was a true story.
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    • jtpaladin
    • Oct 21, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Philadelphia Experiment
    • Filming locations
      • Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • New World Pictures
      • Cinema Group Ventures
      • New Pictures Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,103,330
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,877,000
      • Aug 5, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,103,330
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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