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Blast from the Past (1999)
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Overview
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Release Date:
12 February 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
She was a woman of the world. He had never been around the block. more
Plot:
A romantic comedy about a naive man who comes out into the world after being in a nuclear fallout shelter for 35 years. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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(19 articles)
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Blast from the Past: 7/10
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Brendan Fraser | ... | Adam |
 | Alicia Silverstone | ... | Eve |
 | Christopher Walken | ... | Calvin |
 | Sissy Spacek | ... | Helen |
 | Dave Foley | ... | Troy |
 | Joey Slotnick | ... | Soda Jerk |
 | Dale Raoul | ... | Mom |
 | Hayden Tank | ... | Adam age 3 1 / 2 |
 | Douglas Smith | ... | Adam age 11 |
| Ryan Sparks | ... | Adam age 8 |
| Don Yesso | ... | Jerry |
| Scott Thomson | ... | Young Psycho |
| Ted Kairys | ... | Navy Pilot |
 | Rex Linn | ... | Dave |
| Cynthia Mace | ... | Betty |
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Rated PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references.
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112 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Malaysia:U |
Canada:PG (Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) |
New Zealand:M |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M (original rating) |
Australia:PG (TV rating) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 (#36252) |
Iceland:L
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When Mr Webber first goes back up after 35 years he meets a transvestite prostitute who says to him "Like the song says, a country boy can survive". The song he was referring to was "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr..
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Anachronisms: As Calvin turns on the projector connected to the TV set, we begin to see a backwards "6" from the familiar "Academy Leader" countdown; but the next number, a backwards "5" is from a modern countdown leader used by Digital Media Corp.
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Mr. Zoot Suit
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| siblings? i don't think so | FaintOctober |
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There surely is a lack of originality in movies now. Romantic comedies always seem to have the girl outwit the guy, the guy persisting, and then they finally get together. That's exactly the case in Blast from the Past, except that the guy has been living in a bomb shelter for all of his life. It's a joke that could work for a five minute sketch, or it might just flop overall, but that's not the case here. It's a simple romantic comedy with a huge twist thrown in, which works to the movie's advantage.
Adam (Brendan Fraser) had lived in a fallout shelter for all of his life, because his father (Christopher Walken) thought a nuclear bomb was dropped on the house. 35 years afterwards, Adam goes up to bring supplies and meet a girl, which he does. Eve (Alicia Silverstone) is a feisty, typical 90's American, but since Adam had never met anyone else besides his parents, he just accepts it. Soon he falls in love with her (hence, Adam and Eve), but the reverse is not the same. Will he convince her? Only the cliché on romantic comedies will tell us!
Blast from the Past is surprisingly lightweight romcom. It never goes to take itself seriously, which helps keep the mood light, which is what it's supposed to be. At times it gets silly, including a Benny Hill-ish chase scene, and the obligatory man-who-can't-drive-car-drives-car-wildly scene. A scenario like this could easily descend into heartstring-plucking land, but thankfully stays on the top, and over the top. Director Hugh Wilson, whose resumé includes such movies as the original Police Academy and The First Wives Club, can keep a movie that could turn drastically wrong on the right track.
Fraser is great. It really seemed like he was brought up in a fallout shelter. His mannerisms were all from the sixties, and the way he acted was exactly on key. Silverstone was okay, but nowhere near as good as Walken and Sissy Spacek as Adam's parents. They embody their roles as people who have to live in the same space for 35 years. This movie is everything romantic comedies today don't have: no crude humor, funny lines, good acting, and a fun story. People could really learn a lesson from watching Blast from the Past.
My rating: 7/10
Rated PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references.