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The Philadelphia Experiment

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In 1943, a top-secret experiment aboard a Navy destroyer backfires and two sailors are propelled to 1984.
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Caffeinated Clint Moviehole 07/23/2008
3/5
One of the best science-fiction films of the 80s - up there with "RoboCop" and "2010" Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/05/2005
2/5
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 04/18/2005
3/5
silly classic sci-fi Go to Full Review
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) 07/29/2004
2/5
Rob Blackwelder SPLICEDWire 05/04/2004
3/5
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 03/20/2004
2/5
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James G @Jmgarvin 3d If you love the 80s aesthetic of bright neon, dusty desert roads, and government conspiracies, this movie has it in spades. It feels like a mix between Back to the Future and The Terminator, but if has a B movie budget and B to C movie acting. It loses focus in the last act, but over all it's a fun flick. See more Rob A Jun 17 I really liked it and watched it several times growing up in the 80's. If you're a fan of sci-fi/time travel that certainly helps. See more Steve C @Steveohmgawd Feb 19 A brilliant time capsule in 80’s films See more Nooway N 11/26/2023 Developed from John Carpenter's original draft. A quite good film based on the hoax story (myth) about an alleged experiment conducted aboard the USS Eldridge. Fascinating in all it's absurdness. A modern myth and still very untrue. Sadly because what if.. ?? That would had been something. But a good tale and film as well. Enjoy. See more Michael R 02/27/2023 How did this movie even get made? Bad script, poor acting, and so incredibly boring. See more Chris M 11/18/2022 I like weird paranormal stuff and grew up watching shows like Unsolved Mysteries and Sighting. We don't get a lot of paranormal movies based on actual events, so when I came across the Philadelphia Experiment, I was eager to give this a try. Philadelphia Experiment is the 1984 time travel movie starring Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas, and Bobby Di Cicco and directed by Stewart Raffill. This movie, man… this movie is a confusing mess. Trying to be too much and not focusing on any one thing. I don't understand why the filmmakers couldn't just pick one central storyline to focus on. We have sailors time traveling. A town that has gone missing. A storm is brewing. Mystery illness… Pick one! And explain the hell out of it, so everything makes sense. You can read my full review here https://themoviemann.com/philadelphia-experiment-review-confusing-and-bland-hard-pass/ See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1943, a top-secret experiment aboard a Navy destroyer backfires and two sailors are propelled to 1984.
Director
Stewart Raffill
Producer
Douglas Curtis, Joel B. Michaels
Screenwriter
Michael Janover, William Gray
Production Co
New World Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 1984, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 30, 2012
Runtime
1h 42m
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