This interesting scifi adventure named and adapted from a widelyreported incident in 1942 about a battleship that supposedly. But there are also claims that the men who were on board during the teleportation encountered aliens from another dimension during the teleportation. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. At the time of its release, jonathan demmes philadelphia was the first bigbudget hollywood film to tackle the medical, political, and social issues of aids.
Little do they know that they fall through a hole in time to find themselves stuck in the very different world of 1984. This film was definitely not a remake of the original. The philadelphia experiment dvd, 2000 for sale online ebay. I took the plunge, and am so happy that i did, because they did a great job. For those who never saw the philadelphia experiment, you may be missing an important part of history. David herdegs participation in a failed 1943 experiment in radar invisibility has propelled him 40 years into the future.
It has also made him sensitive to any alteration to the time continuum. Filming locations 9 filming dates 1 filming locations. In the philadelphia experiment, a secret government research project tries reviving the world war ii philadelphia experiment, which was an attempt to create a cloaking device to render warships invisible. The eastern state penitentiary, also known as esp, is a former american prison in philadelphia, pennsylvania. It is the sequel to the philadelphia experiment 1984, but has none of that films cast members and only two of the same characters. Further, why did it the ship return to philadelphia when the experiment was powered down. It stars brad johnson as david herdeg the hero from the first film and gerrit graham in a dual role as both the main villain and his father. In the philadelphia experiment, a secret government research project. This was suppressed from marshalls report on the unexplained. The philadelphia experiment 1984 movie mistakes, goofs. The original film at least had a little bit of charm to it, but this one has all of the charm sucked out of it. Production database welcome to our filmography section. Released by prometheus in 1984 pcd 121 containing music from the.
With tim thomerson, jackie earle haley, kamala lopez, humberto ortiz. Time traveler, a survivor of the famous philadelphia experiment reveals details about timetravel programs. Philadelphia experiment ii also known as philadelphia experiment 2 is a 1993 science fiction film. Charles berlitz, the author of the bermuda triangle, was a renowned linguist, lecturer, and underwater explorer. The final countdown is a film that dealt with a few similar ideas and i think overall that film is much, much better but this one here still has enough going for it to make it. The effect it reportedly had on the sailors was devastating.
The real philadelphia experiment how the philadelphia. Sep 22, 20 sam katz is raising funds for philadelphia. It is several years after the events of the first movie, and david herdeg the survivor of the philadelphia experiment from the first film and allison the woman from 1984 he fell in love with have married and have a child. Carlos miguel merideth allende, a sailor claiming to have been on an accompanying ship, the s. The film itself which came out in 1984 was rumored to be based on the actual event that took place in 1943. Browse below by format, title, year, actor, or even the local town where a production took place by using the advanced search function. The philadelphia experiment photos view all photos 1 movie info. The great experiment, a documentary film on kickstarter. Pieces of philadelphia experiment early 80s shot in santa paula and fillmore, ca. Invisible sailors and a barroom brawl mysterious universe. The philadelphia experiment reads like a movie script, which is ironic given that it was a movie of the same name that triggered apparent repressed memories in one al bielek who would come forward claiming not only was the film and the conspiracy that inspired it very true, but he was a part of the events events that would, if accept the story, would lead to incidents much further afield. According to legend, the destroyer uss eldridge was made invisible, dematerialized, and teleported from philadelphia, pennsylvania, to norfolk. There are many additional scenes filmed in the surrounding area orchards in our valley. The philadelphia experiment 1984 philadelphia experiment.
When the experiment succeeds, it brings back the original ship the eldridge that disappeared. The film is in its original release ratio, and the footage has been remastered, so it is the best looking it could possibly be. The epic history of philadelphia from 1640 to today. The philadelphia experiment is a pretty interesting little film that sadly just doesnt have the budget or performances to really work as well as it possibly could have. The story was adapted into a 1984 time travel film called the philadelphia experiment, directed by stewart raffill. Al bialek was born in 1927 and worked in some of the strangest and most controversial fringes of the us military. When a man with hiv is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged united states navy experiment project rainbow done on october 28, 1943. It is located at 2027 fairmount avenue between corinthian avenue and north 22nd street in the fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. The philadelphia experiment was a low budget film when released, so my expectations were not high for this disc, but i wanted it anyway. In the case of the philadelphia experiment, there was oddly a consensus not to remake it. For that achievement, i must give the philadelphia experiment.
The screenplay was also republished in a novelization by writer christopher davis in 1994. Sep 01, 2015 directed, filmed, produced and edited by jean lu bevins and joyce eli bevins. According to the wild claims of a man named carlos allende. The film itself which came out in 1984 was rumored to be. The philadelphia experiment is a 1984 science fiction film. Top 10 movies filmed in philly your destination guide to. Appearances by matt reason, ricky oyola, ishod wair, mark suciu, walt wolfe, shaun williams, devon connell, bryan leddy, tore bevivino. In addition to the bermuda triangle, which has sold over 10 million copies in twentythree languages, berlitz wrote other best sellers on archaeology, languages, atlantis. Carlos claimed to have been stationed on the ss andrew furuseth, a vessel docked in the philadelphia naval shipyard with. The philadelphia experiment the movies the philadelphia.
Navy at the philadelphia naval shipyard in philadelphia, pennsylvania. The philadelphia experiment 1984 movie mistakes, goofs and. New philadelphia experiment revelations, part ii divine cosmos. Jun, 20 leftover hi8 footage from the philadelphia experiment. The other philadelphia experiment hidden city philadelphia. The philadelphia experiment caused a similar effect with electromagnetic fields. On april 21 at 1 pm, independence seaport museum will host a screening of. O n this podcast we look at the philadelphia experiment. Sciencefiction avontuur film geregisseerd door stewart raffill. A rumored naval experiment operated out of the philadelphia naval yard. The philadelphia story is a 1940 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor, starring cary grant, katharine hepburn, and james stewart, and featuring ruth hussey. Michael pare streets of fire, eddie and the cruisers and nancy allen carrie, dressed to kill star in this psychological scifi hit. Each page is a moment in time, when the eldridge teleported, the pages of the book were fanned backward, and the ship simply moved to the exact location it had been once. Philadelphia was later released on bluray on may 14, 20.
Mar 09, 2020 time traveler, a survivor of the famous philadelphia experiment reveals details about timetravel programs. Charleston, south carolina, usa 7 of 7 found this interesting interesting. The philadelphia experiment 1984, 1993 a squeal the philadelphia experiment ii, and in 2012 a made for tv squeal the philadelphia experiment. Some researchers have attempted to answer these questions by viewing time as a book. Navy at the philadelphia naval shipyard in philadelphia, pennsylvania, sometime around october 28, 1943. A hardboiled, intergalactic policeman lands on earth where he is only 12 inches tall. The philadelphia experiment, a possible teleportation of an entire navy ship and crew, is an amazing story in and of itself. In case you dont know, as we said in part i above, the philadelphia experiment was an alleged case involving teleportation of a us navy ship from the norfolk naval shipyard, up to a harbor in philadelphia, pa and then back to the norfolk port once again. Midsummer films and china film group are behind this filmed inbeijing production from director eric styles, whose previous directorial effort was a 2008 heather graham romantic comedy miss conception, and screenwriter andy briggs, the author of the recent syfy original premiere the philadelphia experiment. The 1984 movie the philadelphia experiment, adapted from a book about this conspiracy, follows two sailors serving on the u. Discusses the various movies on the philadelphia experiment of 1943 and how they fit into the current narrative being presented today. While the original the philadelphia experiment and its sequel were pretty stupid, this film is like stupid on steroids. Philadelphia experiment philadelphia experiment songs. Aug 30, 2016 the 1984 movie the philadelphia experiment, adapted from a book about this conspiracy, follows two sailors serving on the u.
All records of the tragedy have been kept secret, but there was a rumour linking the experiment with the great inventor nikola tesla, who supposedly made all the necessary calculations and drawings and provided generators that were used for the teleportation of the eldridge. William moore is the coauthor with charles berlitz of the philadelphia experiment and the roswell incident. This is where you can discover the hundreds of tv movies, series, and feature films shot in south carolina. The true story of the philadelphia experiment 1 youtube. The philadelphia experiment soundtrack from 1984, composed by kenneth wannberg. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried. According to the wild claims of a man named carlos allende told to writer morris k.
In 1943, a top secret naval experiment went wrong and david was sent forward in time to 1984, with his friend jimmy. Just like the roswell saga of 1947, the 1967 pattersongimlin film of a bigfoot or of a man in a suit, depending on your opinion, and the theory that the moonlandings were faked, just about everyone has heard of what has become infamously known as the philadelphia experiment. The philadelphia experiment 1984 nancy allen sci fi movies hd movies movie tv movie trivia fiction movies movie list horror movies philadelphia experiment movie. The philadelphia experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried out by the u.
For decades, carlos allende aka carl allen was the sole witness of the allegedly supernatural events surrounding the 1943 philadelphia experiment. The philadelphia experiment trump doesnt realize criticizing america is a form of tough love trumps recent tweets reminded me of what racists would say to black folks when i. For almost a decade, people tried and failed to get it done. May 15, 2007 in case you dont know, as we said in part i, the philadelphia experiment was an alleged case involving teleportation of a us navy ship from the norfolk naval shipyard, up to a harbor in philadelphia, pa and then back to the norfolk port once again. It is directed by stewart raffill and stars michael pare, bobby di cicco, and nancy allen and based on the urban legend of the philadelphia experiment. Escort that disappeared from the philadelphia naval shipyard, and sent two men 40. Homeless in philadelphia a social experiment youtube. The upside, a new comedy starring bryan cranston, kevin hart and nicole kidman, was filmed in philadelphia.
Two crew members, david herdeg and jim parker escape the confusion by jumping overboard. Movies filmed in south carolina internet film database. I give it an ok score, but nothing that will knock your socks off. A united states navy destroyer escort participates in a navy invisibility experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future. With nicholas lea, michael pare, ryan robbins, emilie ullerup. The philadelphia experiment the story begins in june of 1943, with the u. To celebrate philadelphia s 25th anniversary, the film was released on 4k uhd bluray on november 27, 2018. An aberration in his genetic makeup enabled him to pass through the portal of time. Directed by paul ziller, the philadelphia experiment 2012 offers a thinking mans view of what unwelcome technology can introduce.
About a us navy destroyer escort that disappeared from the philadelphia naval shipyard, and sent two men 40. With michael pare, nancy allen, eric christmas, bobby di cicco. Although the philadelphia experiment was one of the first books to investigate the tpx, the legend really began with one man, mr. It supposedly ran during world war 2 alongside operations like the manhattan project. This included, according to one source, two massive generators of 75 kva each, mounted where the forward gun turret would have been, distributing their power through four. Its the rare film, however, that manages to combine all these aspects at once. The philadelphia experiment 2 1993 rotten tomatoes. It is directed by stewart raffill and stars michael pare, bobby di cicco, and nancy allen and based. Something goes wrong and the ship and two crewmen are sent forty nine years into the future. Philadelphia was released on dvd on september 10, 1997. In 1984, david and allison, a girl fom the present day, are staying in a hotel room.
Movies filmed in south carolina internet film database sc. The film is set in 1943 where two sailors, david herdeg pare and jim parker di cicco, are stationed on a ship used for an. Jun 07, 2018 the twist i threw in there, which made no one happy family, friends and coworkers, was that i would spend the entirety of this experiment living in the streets, and only off of the money that i. With tom hanks, denzel washington, roberta maxwell, buzz kilman. With brad johnson, marjean holden, gerrit graham, john christian graas. It is 1943 in philadelphia and the navy is experimenting with an invisibility cloak when the battleship eldridge and its crew are sucked into a vortex. The philadelphia experiment is so bad its almost good popmatters.
John carpenters the philadelphia experiment, philadelphia experiment i. This exciting scifi thriller chronicles the further adventures of a 1943 sailor who is thrust into the mid 1980s during an experiment in time travel. The philadelphia experiment 2012 is now on bluray per anchor bay entertainment the philadelphia experiment 2012. The philadelphia experiment is an enjoyable film with a story with paradoxes, like most of the stories about time travel.
Jun, 2007 documentary about the philadelphia experiment. Based on the 1939 broadway play of the same name by philip barry, 4 the film is about a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her. Jan 25, 20 pieces of philadelphia experiment early 80s shot in santa paula and fillmore, ca. The gunfighter a short film by eric kissack narrated by nick. Navy destroyer escort uss eldridge de173 was getting prepared for an experiment this was an experiment by the u. A glimpse of santa paula on film 2 philadelphia experiment.
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