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A romantic comedy about a naive man who comes out into the world after being in a nuclear fallout shelter for 35 years.

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Storyline

Adam Weber is the child of an eccentric inventor and his wife. Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers in their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam Weber must venture out into Los Angeles and obtain food and supplies for his family. He meets Eve, who reluctantly agrees to help him out. Written by Foggy

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After 35 years in a bomb shelter, Adam Webber is finally going outside to play. See more »


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Rated PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references | See all certifications »

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12 February 1999 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Buscando a Eva  »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£266,625 (UK) (2 April 1999)

Gross:

$26,494,611 (USA) (14 May 1999)
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In keeping with the theme that the late 90's are a "new world" for the Webbers, the main characters are named Adam and Eve. See more »

Goofs

The scene with an intro stating it is winter 1965 is shown before the scene with the summer 1965 intro. It is obviously not in the early months of 1965 though because the family is making Christmas decorations so these scene are shown out of order. See more »

Quotes

Eve: Oh, you coward.
Troy: Gentleman coward.
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Connections

Features The Honeymooners (1955) See more »

Soundtracks

"It's a Good Day"
Written by Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment
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It's a cute movie
20 May 2004 | by (Chicago, Illinois) – See all my reviews

That's pretty much it. "Blast from the Past" has a decent amount of laughs and fun. Brandon and Alicia are adorable together. And the story is very original and interesting. Adam is a boy who grew up in a bomb shelter with his parents, who fear that a nuclear bomb struck from the cold war. For 35 years they raise Adam to be a perfect gentleman. When he wants to meet a lady and the parents need more suplies for the shelter, they send him up to face the world of the 90's. He meets a girl, Eve. She seems cold at first, but they both fall for each other.

The story lacks a little something in some area. I thought they maybe should've gotten more into the love story, because I felt like it was too quick. But this is a cute and wonderful film. I would recommend for romantic comedy type of lovers. They would more than likely get into the film.

7/10


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