The Philadelphia Experiment
“The experiment that should never have happened 41 years ago...is still going on.”
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.
Genres
Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
Studio
New Pictures Group
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Philadelphia Experiment performed
Budget
$9.0M
Worldwide Gross
$8.1M
Gross Profit
−$896,670
Return
0.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~34/66, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (37% of the domestic run, typical for Science Fiction) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
David Herdeg
Michael Paré
David Herdeg
Allison Hayes
Nancy Allen
Allison Hayes
Dr. James Longstreet
Eric Christmas
Dr. James Longstreet
Jim Parker
Bobby Di Cicco
Jim Parker
Pamela
Louise Latham
Pamela
Major Clark
Kene Holliday
Major Clark
Sheriff Bates
Joe Dorsey
Sheriff Bates
Magnussen
Michael Currie
Magnussen
Barney
Stephen Tobolowsky
Barney
Adjutant / Andrews
Gary Brockette
Adjutant / Andrews
Young Pamela
Debra Troyer
Young Pamela
Young Longstreet
Miles McNamara
Young Longstreet
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