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Synopsis: In 1943, the United States tests an anti-radar system to make the U.S. Navy ships invisible to the enemy. Dr. James Longstreet uses his experiment in the destroyer escort USS Eldridge that disappears from Philadelphia. The sailors David Herdeg and his best friend Jim Parker are projected to 1984, where they meet Allison Hayes. They unsuccessfully try to contact their base and out of the blue Jimmy disappears in a hospital. Allison helps David to visit Jimmy's wife Pamela, but Jimmy refuses to see him. Now David's only hope is meeting Dr. James Longstreet to learn what to do. Will he be well succeeded?
Director(s): Stewart Raffill
Production: Starmaker Entertainment
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
PG
Year:
1984
102 min
234 Views


It's everything I own,

could you take another car?

Just give me the damn keys!

What's the matter?!?

- Where the hell's the clutch?

- It's automatic!

What is an "automatic"?

- Get in, you're driving.

- Jesus Christ.

Hey, forget the bag!

- I'm not leaving without my stuff.

- For God's sake, get in the car!

Go! Go! Come on! Go! Go!

Look, I'll cooperate,

but just don't hurt me, okay?

- We're not gonna hurt you, just keep on drivin'.

- Did you get through to the Base.

They never even heard of a Commander

Robertson... that's what they said.

But that's a lie!

Why would they do that?

Let me see that.

It doesn't feel too good, Davey.

It happened again back there.

You know, you should be in the hospital.

He should be in a hospital, you know that!

What's the date?

- The date, it's the 17th.

- The year!

Are you kidding?

It's 1984!

What's going on with you two?

Are you on drugs or something?

- 1984.

- What about the War?

- What war?

- The War!

Vietnam?

World War II,

Germany and Japan!

What about it?

Who won?

We won, what do you think?

Are you guys putting me on or somethin'?

- How far to the next town?

- I don't know.

Hey, do you have any cigarettes?

No, I quit last month.

Roger, one-niner, you're advised

to clear quadrant Delta...

Roger, this is one-niner, we copy,

standing by for base communications.

Good morning, Sir.

- Is Dr. Longstreet down there?

- Yes, he is.

I don't understand any significant

difference between this experiment

and any other anti-missile

test we've run so far.

Larry!

- It wouldn't be enough to do it.

- Of course it would, it's the only variable.

The amount of energy it took to deflect

the missiles into hyperspace was so great

- Look!

- it created a wrinkle in the continuum!

We shut the energy off,

we turned the generators down,

why didn't the town simply re-materialize?

Maybe there is another power source functioning.

- Where?

- Inside the zone, in hyperspace itself.

What would be the possible source?

- Did you get the meteorological report?

- Yes.

It's incredible, it's as if every storm front in the

region were being sucked into this one tiny zone.

We have three separate reports

of tornadoes, and that doesn't happen here.

Where's it centered now?

- Major Clark wants to see you.

- About 40 miles due east of here.

I'll be back.

What other the possible energy source?

I'm sorry to interrupt, but I thought you

should know, there WAS a security break.

At least two men were in the area of the experiment

when it took place, I put out a full alert.

So much for the jack rabbit theory.

- We'll catch them, I can guarantee THAT.

- When you do, I'll want to see them.

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