Philadelphia Experiment II

Philadelphia Experiment II

Year: 1993

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Director: Stephen Cornwell

AdventureScience FictionAction

Several years after the original experiment, survivor David Herdeg and his wife Allison, whom he rescued in 1984, are raising their child when David awakens from a painful sleep to a drastically altered reality. In this timeline Germany won World War II, and America is preparing to celebrate fifty years under Nazi rule.

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Timeline & Setting – Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)

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Time period

1943; 1984; 1993 (alternate timeline)

The plot spans the 1940s, with the original Philadelphia Experiment era; it shifts to the late 20th century in California, where David's civilian life unfolds. An alternate 1993 timeline reveals Nazi domination over the United States. The narrative uses time travel to connect these periods and to attempt a rescue from a doomed history.

Location

California, United States, Washington, D.C., United States

Philadelphia Experiment II moves from modern California where David faces family and financial struggles to a parallel 1993 America under Nazi rule. The story also touches Washington, D.C. as a focal point of the occupying power and a battleground for resistance. The places reflect a jump between hopeful ordinary life and dystopian upheaval.

🗺️ Contemporary setting 🧭 Time travel implications

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Main Characters – Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)

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David Herdeg (Brad Johnson)

A struggling California father whose life unravels as his son Ben’s schooling falters and his finances collapse. He experiences painful episodes linked to the experiment and becomes determined to uncover the truth behind Longstreet’s deception. Resourceful and protective, he ultimately acts to repair the timeline by defying dangerous forces.

🧭 Time traveler 👨‍👦 Family man 💼 Struggling entrepreneur

Jess (Marjean Holden)

Leader of the underground resistance in the altered timeline; pragmatic, fearless, and loyal. She guides David through a dangerous new world and embodies hope within a regime of oppression. Her role ties the human cost of history to the fight for a restored future.

🕊️ Resistance leader 🤝 Ally

Benjamin Herdeg (John Christian Graas)

David and Allison’s son, a symbol of family continuity who navigates the upheaval of a world turned Nazi. He is portrayed as curious and resilient, adjusting to a changing family dynamic and playing a role in the restored timeline.

👦 Son 🎒 Student

Professor Longstreet (James Greene)

The original director of the Philadelphia Experiment who becomes a key resistance leader in the altered timeline. He questions the dangers of the time-travel project and motivates David to act, orchestrating a plan to avert catastrophe.

🎓 Scientist 🧭 Leader

Dr. William Mailer / Friedrich Mahler (Gerrit Graham)

A Nazi administrator and the engineer behind the time-travel project, obsessed with proving his invention and shaping history to Nazi victory. He pursues the timeline relentlessly and serves as the principal antagonist until his ultimate defeat via a time paradox.

🧬 Scientist ⚔️ Antagonist

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Major Themes – Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)

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⏳ Time Travel

Time travel drives the plot as David's past and present collide. His blood chemistry enables movement across eras, linking family danger to global consequences. The story centers on preventing paradoxes that could erase relationships and history.

🧭 Resistance

An alternate Nazi-ruled America frames the struggle between oppression and rebellion. The resistance, led by Longstreet and Jess, fights to preserve freedom and to stop the Phoenix from altering history. The film explores ethics under totalitarian rule and the cost of resistance.

🧬 Bloodline

David's unique blood properties are the key to time travel, tying personal lineage to cosmic cause and effect. The movie treats blood as the conduit between timelines, emphasizing heredity as a force shaping fate. The paradox ultimately restores a corrected 1993 timeline.

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