The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
- Directed by
- Stewart Raffill
- Genre
- drama film, action film, biographical film, science fiction film, mystery film, time-travel film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 453 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1943, two Navy sailors are thrown into the year 1984 after a secret experiment goes wrong. They must figure out how to survive in the future and stop the experiment from destroying the world.
suspensefultensepacing-fastfrustratingconfusingadventurouslow-budget1980s-style
What happens
The Philadelphia Experiment is a 1984 American science fiction film. It is directed by Stewart Raffill, stars Michael Paré, Bobby Di Cicco, Kene Holliday and Nancy Allen and is based on the urban legend of the Philadelphia Experiment. In 1943, United States Navy sailors David Herdeg (Paré) and Jim Parker (Di Cicco) are thrown forward in time to the year 1984 when a scientific experiment being performed aboard the USS Eldridge suffers a catastrophe. The film follows the two men as they attempt to survive the future and race against time to put an end to the experiment that now threatens the fate of the entire world. The film was released on August 3, 1984 by New World Pictures, and received mixed reviews from critics and only earned $8,103,330 against a budget of $9 million in the United States, but nonetheless proved to be successful for New World Pictures and led to the producer's decision to produce John Carpenter's Black Moon Rising. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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