The Philadelphia Experiment
Science Fiction
Starz / Anchor Bay  (1984) 102 mins PG

6.1 (3,596 votes)
The Experiment That Never Should Have Happened 41 Years Ago…Is Still Going On.

Philadelphia, 1943: A top-secret experiment is underway to make U.S. Navy ships invisible to enemy radar, but something goes horribly wrong, and the Battleship Eldridge disappears. Two sailors jump overboard -- and are mysteriously transported 41 years into the future. On the run and trapped by the past, can they stop the experiment that has torn a hole in time?

Michael Pare (Eddie & The Cruisers) and Nancy Allen (Carrie, Dressed To Kill) star in this provocative sci-fi action hit, executive produced by Halloween creator John Carpenter!...

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Cast and Crew
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
Director  .....  Stewart Raffill
Producer  .....  Douglas Curtis; Joel B. Michaels
Writer  .....  Wallace C. Bennett; Charles Berlitz; William Gray; Michael Janover
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Burning debris on the hood of the truck as David drives through the barn. (more)

Trivia:
According to "The Making of The Philadelphia Experiment", the Wendover, Utah air base used in the film's climactic fire sequence was where the Enola Gay was outfitted for its historic flight in 1945. (more)

Filming Locations:
Charleston, South Carolina, USA (more)

Quotes:
David Herdeg: This now, this time, it's not ours. We weren't here when it happened. The experiment took place on a ship in a Philadelphia harbor. It was - 1943, October. Does this sound... crazy? You know, or is this sort of thing possible now? (more)

Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination (more)