The Philadelphia Experiment
by Stewart Raffill
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Actor: Bobby Di Cicco, Eric Christmas, Louise Latham, Michael Par?, Nancy AllenDirector: Stewart Raffill
Producer: Douglas Curtis
Writer: Charles Berlitz
Writer: Don Jakoby
Writer: Michael Janover
Writer: Wallace C. Bennett
Writer: William Gray
Writer: William L. Moore
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-09-19
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of The Philadelphia Experiment
Movie Review: The Philadelphia Experiment
Summary: 1 Stars
A little disappointing when compared with my memory of first seeing it on its original release, but this is only because the special effects and concept are now somewhat dated. However, it was still good to see Michael Pare oozing wartime sex appeal in a modern day society, one of the attractions of the plot. The warship-trapped-in-time concept was less thrilling than the original, but has stood the test of time for younger viewers without the sophisticated taste of higher tech expectations. A good watch for say a 10 year old but not that intriguing for adults. Worth a look though, for old times sake, after giving it to your nephew for christmas.
Summary of The Philadelphia Experiment
The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago...is still going on.Philadelphia, 1943: A top-secret experiment is underway to make U.S. Navy ships invisible to enemy radar, but something goes horribly wrong, and the Battleship Eldridge disappears. Two sailors jump overboard...and are mysteriously transported 41 years into the future. On the run and trapped by the past, can they stop the experiment that has torn a hole in time?
Michael Pare (Eddie and the Cruisers) and Nancy Allen (Carrie, Dressed to Kill) star in this provocative sci-fi action hit, executive produced by Halloween creator John Carpenter!
The Philadelphia Experiment takes as its jumping-off point an incident that is now paranormal legend, the U.S. Navy's supposed 1943 induction of an extremely powerful electromagnetic field around a destroyer in Philadelphia, causing its crew to become transparent, go insane, burst into flames, and so forth. The movie takes the tack that this was to render the ship invisible to radar, because of the war that was on. The test goes awry, however, and two of the crew leap forward in time to the filmmakers' present tense, 1984, where a similar experiment has caused a vortex that has trapped the 1943 ship and its crew along with a small Nevada town. The key to unbollixing this sad time-fracture lies in our heroes, the two time-travelling crew members, David Herdeg (Michael Par?) and Jim Parker (Bobby Di Cicco), whose electromagnetic instability keeps drawing them painfully back to the vortex to set things straight. This is silly stuff, but it's very fun silly stuff. One might cavil at gaps in plot logic, such as when Michael Par? seeks out the '80s version of his partner and finds more or less a trauma patient, while subsequent action contradicts this characterization. Still, there are plenty of still-worthy special effects, creating the requisite sense of awe and wonder. And for romantic interest, there's Nancy Allen's '80s girl paired with Michael Par?, affording plenty of amusing occasions for culture comparisons, most notably when Par? sees Ronald Reagan on TV, says, "Hey, I know that guy!" and refuses to believe he's president. --Jim Gay
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