The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) Reviews

The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
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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

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Starring:
Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, (more)
Director(s):
Stewart Raffill
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Neil O.

I had first seen this movie back when it first came out. If anyone would take the time to do a little research, there was something a little similar which actually happened. Check your history, then watch the movie again. You will find a whole new respect for the movie.

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Beverly P.

I'm a sci-fi nut and have loved this movie since I was a kid. It's worth seeing at least once, in my case, it's a keeper.

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Raymond B.

Very good SCI FI. B movie acting wraped around a very good story with good effects and good photography. Definately well worth renting.

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David K.

Defective, could not watch, Returned to store.

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Andrew P.

Not quite the true story...surprise...of what happened, but then again we still don't know what truly happened. Still kind of fun for a 1980s Sci-Fi film and it is worth watching if you are familiar with all the attention to the real event.

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Timothy B.

It had its moments which made up for the other moments?

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Joseph M.

For years I've wanted to see this film again. It was one of my favorites from the 1980s. I remember seeing it at least a dozen times, finding the treatment of past and future and how they connect so fascinating. So, I was very excited when I saw it in the Blockbuster vaults, and put it in my queue. Then I watched it with my partner. He had never seen it and I really sold it ahead of time. But man, oh man! The acting is so wooden, stilted, and amateurish! More than once I thought I was watching a high-school production when Michael Pare and Nancy Allen were sharing the screen. Maybe films that came later owe their ideas to this one, but trust me, any episode of Star Trek Next Generation or Voyager that deals with time and paradoxes is far superior to this film.

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Marilyn G R.

Fast forward the Scene in the beginning of the movie; when they go inside the diner and on the Cable T.V. IS NUDITY!!! That was the ONLY BAD Scene in the Movie that Destroy this movie from being a Great Movie. Other than that, my whole family enjoyed the Movie. I really like the movies where they go into "Time" into the Future or Verse Versa into the Past from the Future. I saw Part II to this Movie and didn't like the preview, plus Michael Pare isn't in that Movie. Michael Pare is a cutie pie!

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Melanie N.

well worth watching

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Steven C.

It had its moments, and Michael Paré & Nancy Allen make an interesting couple, but the film's premise of being stuck in another time has been done much better. Back To The Future mixed comedy, drama, and romance in good proportion, and was a lot more enjoyable. For a better time-traveling-Navy-ship film, see The Final Countdown.

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    Neil O.

    I had first seen this movie back when it first came out. If anyone would take the time to do a little research, there was something a little similar which actually happened. Check your history, then watch the movie again. You will find a whole new respect for the movie.

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    Beverly P.

    I'm a sci-fi nut and have loved this movie since I was a kid. It's worth seeing at least once, in my case, it's a keeper.

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    Raymond B.

    Very good SCI FI. B movie acting wraped around a very good story with good effects and good photography. Definately well worth renting.

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