The Philadelphia Experiment

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

Overview

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.

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General Information

Release Date: 1984-10-05
Budget: $9000000
Revenue: $8103330
Runtime: 102 min

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