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The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago...is still going on. - The Philadelphia Experiment
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Title: The Philadelphia Experiment

Release Date: 5 Oct 1984

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller

Director: New Pictures Group, New World Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures

Production Companies: New Pictures Group, New World Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.103 (388 votes)

Cast

  • David Herdeg: Michael Paré
  • Allison Hayes: Nancy Allen
  • Dr. James Longstreet: Eric Christmas
  • Jim Parker: Bobby Di Cicco
  • Pamela: Louise Latham
  • Major Clark: Kene Holliday
  • Sheriff Bates: Joe Dorsey
  • Magnussen: Michael Currie
  • Barney: Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Adjutant / Andrews: Gary Brockette
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