Movie #36: The Philadelphia Experiment

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"The Philadelphia Experiment" is a sweet little sci-fi flick from 1984. It was directed by Stewart Raffill (Ice Pirates, Mac & Me) and stars Michael Pare' (Eddie and the Cruisers) and Nancy Allen (Robocop.) The film is about a top secret experiment in WWII to make ships invisible to enemy radar. The experiment works, but then something else happens... the ship disappears all together. Two of the sailors jump overboard and into a time vortex which takes them from 1943 to 1983. 

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It's basically a fish out of water story about these two sailors from the '40s being introduced to the world of the future (40 years.) They meet up with Nancy Allen who helps them run from the police and the Navy as they try to sort out what has happened to them in the experiment.

It's a cool time travel story and a movie I've been very fond of for many years.

In my opinion, Michael Pare' is a very underrated actor. I have enjoyed his performance in every role I've seen him in. 

This film spawned a sequel and has been remade this year for the Sci-fi channel. Too bad it wasn't remade with a decent budget. I would love to see it remade and done right.
Check it out.

- Patrick Shawn Bennett
Broadcasting from within the vortex.