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The Philadelphia Experiment

"The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago...is still going on."

PG 1995 · 1h 42m · Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.

Box Office
$8.1M
Budget
$9.0M
Return
0.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 1, 1995
Director
Stewart Raffill
Writers
William Gray, Michael Janover, Don Jakoby, Wallace C. Bennett
Producers
Joel B. Michaels, John Carpenter, Douglas Curtis
Music
Kenneth Wannberg
Studio
New Pictures Group, New World Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures
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Unending Consequences of a Forbidden Experiment
Taglines The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago... Is still going on.
An Adventure Beyond Time
Taglines An adventure beyond time.
Navy Service and Romance Expectations
Allison Hayes Why'd you join the Navy?
David Herdeg You know the old saying: girl in every port.
Perceptions of Television in Different Eras
Major Clark So, what did you think of 1984?
David Herdeg Television was great.
Major Clark You didn't see enough of it.

The Philadelphia Experiment is a 1984 science fiction film. It is directed by Stewart Raffill and based on the urban legend of the Philadelphia Experiment. A sequel called Philadelphia Experiment II,...

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