Science Fiction ·Adventure ·Thriller · United States of America · 1984 · 1h 42m

The Philadelphia Experiment

Director

Cast

Michael Paré as David Herdeg Nancy Allen as Allison Hayes Eric Christmas as Dr. James Longstreet Bobby Di Cicco as Jim Parker Louise Latham as Pamela Kene Holliday as Major Clark

Crew

Dick Bush — Director of Photography Neil Travis — Editor William Hoy — Editor Kenneth Wannberg — Original Music Composer Michael Janover — Screenplay William Gray — Screenplay

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

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

Key Collaborators

Stewart Raffill Director Dick Bush Director of Photography Neil Travis Editor William Hoy Editor Kenneth Wannberg Original Music Composer Michael Janover Screenplay William Gray Screenplay Charles Berlitz Novel William L. Moore Novel Don Jakoby Story Wallace C. Bennett Story Joel B. Michaels Producer

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