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Blast from the Past (1999)

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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Mom
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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)  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,160,263 (USA) (12 February 1999)

Gross:

$26,494,611 (USA) (14 May 1999)
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While living in the bunker, Calvin attempts to unsuccessfully explain the game of Baseball to a young Adam. When Adam finally leaves the bunker he gets to witness a game, upon which he states "Now I get it! You have to actually see it to understand it" The game he is watching is in-fact Softball, not Baseball. See more »

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During the dance sequence at Club 40s, Brendan Fraser's stunt double is obviously a double, during the more strenuous moves. They look very alike, especially as to their hair, but the double's face is partially visible at times. See more »

Quotes

Adam: The sky!
Child: I see it mommy!
Adam: I've never seen anything like it!
[looks at little girl]
Adam: or like you!
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References The X-Files (1993) See more »

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Happy Birthday to You
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
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I love this sweet, romantic movie!
28 September 2003 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

"Blast from the Past" does what it set out to do and it does it beautifully. The whole premise (i.e., a man who was born and raised underground with no contact other than his parents for 30+ years, only to go "above" and find himself in today's world) is brilliant.

Brendan Fraser is perfect as Adam--sweet, naive, and trusting--and reinforces my feelings that he is a very underrated actor. I love Adam's reactions to modernisms that he encounters for the first time, such as the "other man's underwear" scene, the idea that Troy could have a, gasp, COMPUTER! right there in his house, or the "Well good for you!" about Troy being gay.

Alicia Silverstone is wonderful as Eve, as are Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken as Adam's parents, and the rest of the cast.

It's hard for me to grasp why some folks don't like this movie! In my opinion, it's truly refreshing to see a movie where its main character has manners and class, and does not have to rely on today's standards (such as swearing) to carry the movie.

If you're in the mood to see a cute romantic comedy, do yourself a favor and watch this movie!


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