The Philadelphia Experiment
The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago...is still going on.
1984 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Stewart Raffill |
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| Writer: | Charles Berlitz, Michael Janover, William Gray, William L. Moore, Wallace C. Bennett, Don Jakoby |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 05, 1984 |
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| Director: | Stewart Raffill |
| Writer: | Charles Berlitz, Michael Janover, William Gray, William L. Moore, Wallace C. Bennett, Don Jakoby |
| Genres: | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, experiment, intelligence, time travel, aftermath, biography, based on true story, urban legend, falling in love, uss eldridge |
| Production Companies | New World Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures, New Pictures Group |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $21,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | Barney |
| Gary Brockette | Adjutant / Andrews |
| Debra Troyer | Young Pamela |
| Miles McNamara | Young Longstreet |
| Ralph Manza | Older Jim |
| James Edgcomb | Officer Boyer |
| Glenn Morshower | Mechanic |
| Rodney Saulsberry | Doctor |
| Vivian Brown | Ma Willis |
| Stephanie Faulkner | TV Newscaster #1 |
| Ed Bakey | Pa Willis |
| Michael Villani | TV Newscaster #2 |
| Vaughn Armstrong | Cowboy |
| Bill Smillie | Evangelist |
| Lawrence Lott | Technician |
| Stephan O'Reilly | Punk Rocker |
| Clay Wilcox | Transvestite |
| Pat Dasko | Dry Wells Newscaster |
| Pamela Brull | Doris |
| Richard Jewkes | Technician |
| Pamela Doucette | Nurse |
| Michael Ruud | Truck Driver |
| Deborah E. Dixon | Nurse |
| Mary Lois Grantham | Mrs. Waite |
| Rick Schrand | Mandell |
| Brent S. Laing | Radar Technician |
| Patrick DeSantis | Jim Jr. |
| Charles Hall | Commander |
| David Michels | Commander |
| Raymond Kowalski | Radio Technician |
| Andrew McCartney | Technician |
| Anthony R. Nuzzo | Generator Technician |
| Robin Krieger | X-Ray Technician |
| Joe Moore | Commander's Buddy |
| Don Dolan | Driver |
| Jeffrey S. Smith | Sailor |
| Tony Farrell | Bandleader |
| Andrew Bracken | Dazed Sailor |
| Rudy Daniels | Policeman #1 |
| Jay Bernard | Engineer |
| Steve Sachs | First Sailor |
| Bo Parnham | Radio Operator |
| Harry Beer | Second Sailor |
| Kerry Lee Maher | Radio Operator |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Berlitz | Novel |
| Stewart Raffill | Director |
| Kenneth Wannberg | Original Music Composer |
| Billy Ray Smith | Production Manager |
| Ben Hausing | Best Boy Electric |
| Alan Brownstein | Electrician |
| David Michels | Grip |
| William Hoy | Editor |
| Monty Cox | Stunts |
| Michael Janover | Screenplay |
| Neil Travis | Editor |
| Linda Francis | Casting |
| Joanna Palace | Costume Design |
| William Gray | Screenplay |
| Dick Bush | Director of Photography |
| William L. Moore | Novel |
| Wallace C. Bennett | Story |
| Chris Campbell | Art Direction |
| Joe Giannone | Hairstylist |
| Brit Babcock | Lead Set Dresser |
| Diane Campbell | Set Decoration |
| Annie Maniscalco | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Marcus | Carpenter |
| Eric Handel | Lead Set Dresser |
| Wayne Stroud | Best Boy Electric |
| Jeff 'Moose' Howery | Best Boy Grip |
| Garfield Burke | Electrician |
| Ron Sky | Electrician |
| Bill Cornford | Construction Coordinator |
| Lee Berglund | Property Master |
| Robert McClure | Best Boy Electric |
| Robert Hayes | Camera Operator |
| Vincent Contarino | Electrician |
| Michael LaViolette | Electrician |
| Bobby Huber | Electrician |
| Roger Olkowski | Gaffer |
| Michael Stocks | Grip |
| Philip Sloan | Best Boy Grip |
| Michael Bolner | Electrician |
| Paul Hauser | Electrician |
| Nick Cline | Electrician |
| Bryan Clifton | Electrician |
| Victor Kloster | Generator Operator, Genetator Operator |
| Paul Elliott | First Assistant Camera |
| Dylan Shephard | Grip |
| Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur | Grip |
| Ron McCausland | Key Grip |
| Michael Paris | Still Photographer |
| Jeff Greenberg | Casting Assistant |
| Marydith Chase | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art Tostado | Color Timer |
| Joseph Raffill | Location Manager |
| Barbara J. Boguski | ADR & Dubbing |
| Steve Rice | Dialogue Editor |
| Norman Fightmaster | Grip |
| M. J. Elliott | Still Photographer |
| Cate Praggastis | Casting |
| Steve Lepre | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Joseph A. Liuzzi | Location Manager |
| John R. Harris | Music Editor |
| James T. Burns | Boom Operator |
| John Post | Foley Artist |
| Dick Le Grand | Sound Effects |
| John K. Adams | Supervising Sound Editor |
| John D. Sarviss | Pilot |
| Brent Bowman | Production Assistant |
| Scott Prescott | Grip |
| Steven Finestone | Second Assistant Camera |
| Gary Louzon | Assistant Camera |
| Gary Towles | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Terry Kelley | Assistant Editor |
| Reggie Jackson | Location Manager |
| Steve Rhea | Location Manager |
| Devon Heffley Curry | ADR & Dubbing |
| Duane Hensel | Foley Artist |
| David Lewis Yewdall | Sound Designer |
| Robert Gravenor | Sound Mixer |
| Lawrence Doll | Pilot |
| Charles Ewing Smith | Sound Effects |
| Rudy Daniels | Craft Service |
| Jamie Arbuckle | Production Assistant |
| Eric Johnson | Production Assistant |
| Catherine Davis | Production Assistant |
| Coni Lancaster | Production Coordinator |
| Tonya Neff | Production Secretary |
| Pat Kehoe | First Assistant Director |
| Lawrence J. Cavanaugh | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Bob Blongiewicz | Production Assistant |
| Phil Strauss | Production Assistant |
| Randall L. Crocker | Production Assistant |
| Teresa Thomas | Production Secretary |
| Douy Swofford | Title Designer |
| Gail Joyce Fortmuller | Second Assistant Director |
| Glory Fioramonti | Stunts |
| Randy Stricklin | Production Assistant |
| Gerald North | Production Assistant |
| Susan Sinclair | Production Secretary |
| Al Ebner | Unit Publicist |
| Max W. Anderson | Special Effects |
| Fernando Celis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sherry Peterson | Stunts |
| Don Jakoby | Story |
| Jeffrey Chernov | First Assistant Director |
| Jon H. Epstein | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joel B. Michaels | Producer |
| Douglas Curtis | Producer |
| John Carpenter | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 609 | 784 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 758 | 844 |