The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

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Directed by

Stewart Raffill

Starring (View all)

Michael Paré
David Herdeg

Nancy Allen
Allison Hayes

Eric Christmas
Dr. James Longstreet

Bobby Di Cicco
Jim Parker

Louise Latham
Pamela

Kene Holliday
Major Clark

Joe Dorsey
Sheriff Bates

Michael Currie
Magnussen

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Michael Janover
(screenplay) and

William Gray
(screenplay)

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13 years, 11 months ago at Aug 23 7:16

dappa1975

Youtube the Philadelphia experiement there is a documentary on there from the history channel - sets you up well for the film which (to its credit) sticks to the known facts.

Complete missed opportunity

11 years, 4 months ago at Mar 26 15:17

PvtCaboose91

"We weren't here when it happened. The experiment took place on a ship in Philadelphia harbour. It was October 1943." Legend has it that during World War II, the Navy conducted a top-secret experiment in Philadelphia to make their battleships invisible to enemy radars. Although the experiment worked, the test ship reportedly vanished for a temporary period of time. The vessel did reappear, but th... read more

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Reportedly based on a true incident during World War II involving an anti-radar or invisibility experiment that caused a US Navy Destroyer Escort to disappear from Philadelphia Harbor. A sailor finds himself thrown into the future (1984).

Release date: 3 August 1984
UPC: 013131123494

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