The Philadelphia Experiment poster

The Philadelphia Experiment( 1984)

TV-MAScience FictionAdventureThriller
61%
User
Score

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Michael Paré

      David Herdeg

    2. cast image

      Nancy Allen

      Allison Hayes

    3. cast image

      Eric Christmas

      Dr. James Longstreet

    4. cast image

      Bobby Di Cicco

      Jim Parker

    5. cast image

      Louise Latham

      Pamela

    6. cast image

      Kene Holliday

      Major Clark

    7. cast image

      Joe Dorsey

      Sheriff Bates

    8. cast image

      Michael Currie

      Magnussen

    9. cast image

      Stephen Tobolowsky

      Barney

    10. cast image

      Gary Brockette

      Adjutant / Andrews

    11. cast image

      Debra Troyer

      Young Pamela

    12. cast image

      Miles McNamara

      Young Longstreet

    13. cast image

      Ralph Manza

      Older Jim

    14. cast image

      James Edgcomb

      Officer Boyer

    15. cast image

      Glenn Morshower

      Mechanic

    16. cast image

      Rodney Saulsberry

      Doctor

    17. cast image

      Vivian Brown

      Ma Willis

    18. cast image

      Stephanie Faulkner

      TV Newscaster #1

    19. cast image

      Ed Bakey

      Pa Willis

    20. cast image

      Michael Villani

      TV Newscaster #2

    21. cast image

      Vaughn Armstrong

      Cowboy

    22. cast image

      Bill Smillie

      Evangelist

    23. cast image

      Lawrence Lott

      Technician

    24. cast image

      Stephan O'Reilly

      Punk Rocker

    25. cast image

      Clay Wilcox

      Transvestite

    26. cast image

      Pat Dasko

      Dry Wells Newscaster

    27. cast image

      Pamela Brull

      Doris

    28. cast image

      Richard Jewkes

      Technician

    29. cast image

      Pamela Doucette

      Nurse

    30. cast image

      Michael Ruud

      Truck Driver

    31. cast image

      Deborah E. Dixon

      Nurse

    32. cast image

      Mary Lois Grantham

      Mrs. Waite

    33. cast image

      Rick Schrand

      Mandell

    34. cast image

      Brent S. Laing

      Radar Technician

    35. cast image

      Patrick DeSantis

      Jim Jr.

    36. cast image

      Charles Hall

      Commander

    37. cast image

      David Michels

      Commander

    38. cast image

      Raymond Kowalski

      Radio Technician

    39. cast image

      Andrew McCartney

      Technician

    40. cast image

      Anthony R. Nuzzo

      Generator Technician

    41. cast image

      Robin Krieger

      X-Ray Technician

    42. cast image

      Joe Moore

      Commander's Buddy

    43. cast image

      Don Dolan

      Driver

    44. cast image

      Jeffrey S. Smith

      Sailor

    45. cast image

      Tony Farrell

      Bandleader

    46. cast image

      Andrew Bracken

      Dazed Sailor

    47. cast image

      Rudy Daniels

      Policeman #1

    48. cast image

      Jay Bernard

      Engineer

    49. cast image

      Steve Sachs

      First Sailor

    50. cast image

      Bo Parnham

      Radio Operator

    51. cast image

      Harry Beer

      Second Sailor

    52. cast image

      Kerry Lee Maher

      Radio Operator

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Mar 13 2025
    Sadly, this has dated really quite badly but it’s still quite a decent story. With the US Navy working in the middle of WWII to find a way to make allied shipping invisible to their Nazi enemy, they think they might have found a gadget to do just that. Off goes the USS “Eldridge” but before the exercise can be completed, two of it’s crew disappear and find themselves transported forty years into the future. Meantime, “Longstreet” (Eric Christmas) - the very scientist who devised the technology in the first place, is looking to try to retrieve the men. Meantime, lost souls “David” (Michael Paré)...

    Media

    Videos 3Backdrops 13Posters 44

    Recommendations

    1. The Emperor and the Assassin

      The Emperor and the Assassin70%

    2. Sade Live

      Sade Live68%

    3. Zapata: The dream of a hero55%

    4. The Legacy of the Siren

      The Legacy of the Siren59%

    5. Snake 4: The Lost World

      Snake 4: The Lost World60%

    6. The Bad Seed65%

    7. Chernobyl70%

    8. Off the Rez

      Off the Rez75%

    9. Raw Force

      Raw Force54%

    10. Inseminoid

      Inseminoid40%

    11. Permanent Midnight

      Permanent Midnight60%

    12. Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

      Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song62%

    13. The Final Countdown

      The Final Countdown66%

    14. The Pride of the Yankees

      The Pride of the Yankees74%

    15. Race

      Race60%

    16. Robinson Crusoe on Mars

      Robinson Crusoe on Mars63%

    17. The Cassandra Crossing

      The Cassandra Crossing63%

    18. Bottle Shock

      Bottle Shock63%

    19. Private Parts

      Private Parts65%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    21000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • experiment
    • based on novel or book
    • aftermath
    • intelligence
    • time travel
    • biography
    • based on true story
    • urban legend
    • falling in love
    • uss eldridge