The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
- Starring:
- Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stewart Raffill
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Philadelphia Experiment
This science fiction thriller was inspired by a mythical real-life event, the WWII era disappearance of an entire naval vessel during a radar-cloaking test. In 1943, David Herdeg Michael Pare and Jim Parker Bobby DiCicco are sailors stationed aboard a Virginia battleship. Their vessel is undergoing an experiment conducted by brilliant scientist Dr. Longstreeet (Eric Christmas), who is attempting to render Allied craft invisible to radar. The ship becomes briefly invisible, but the test is a disaster and most of the crew are horribly killed. However, two crewmen are missing. In 1984, Herdeg and Parker emerge in the Nevada desert, having somehow traveled through time. Longstreet, still trying to perfect the device after 40 years, is running another experiment that pulls the missing sailors into the present. Realizing what's occurred, Herdeg and Parker flee, fearing for their lives. Fugitives, they befriend a skeptical modern woman, Alison Hayes (Nancy Allen). An effect of time pulls Parker back into 1943, leading to a bizarre reunion between Herdeg, still trapped in the future, and Parker, now a senior citizen. The film was followed by a sequel nine years later. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast of The Philadelphia Experiment
- Michael Paré - David
- Eric Christmas - Longstreet
- Kene Holliday - Clark
- Vaughn Armstrong - Cowboy
- Jay Bernard - Engineer
- Vivian Brown - Ma Willis
- Michael Currie - Magnusson
- Tony Farrell - Bandleader
- Linda Francis
- Ralph Manza - Older Jim
- Glenn Morshower - Mechanic
- Bill Smille - Evangelist
- Gilbert Girion - Policeman
- Rudy Daniels - Policeman
- Cate Praggastis
- James Edgcomb - Officer Boyer
- Clayton Wilcox - Transvestite
- Charles Hall - Commander
- Nancy Allen - Allison
- Bobby Di Cicco - Jim
- Louise Latham - Pamela
- Ed Bakey - Pa Willis
- Gary Brockette - Adjutant/Andrews
- Pamela Brull - Doris
- Joe Dorsey - Sheriff Bates
- Stephanie Faulkner - Newscaster No.1
- Richard Jewkes - Technician
- Miles McNamara - Young Longstreet
- Michael Ruud - Truck Driver
- Charles H. Bisharat - Commander
- Stephen Tobolowsky - Barney
- Patrick de Santis - Jim, Jr.
- Don Dolan - Driver
- Debra Troyer - Young Pamela
- Joe Moore - Commander's Buddy
- Director(s):
- Stewart Raffill
- Writer(s):
- Wallace C. Bennett, Don Jakoby, Michael Janover
- Producer(s):
- Joel B. Michaels, Douglas Curtis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Profanity, Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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