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.

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writers:

Bill Kelly (story), Bill Kelly (screenplay),

Stars:

Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken

1 nomination.

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 3½
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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

bomb shelter | 1960s | food | cuban missile crisis | naive man | 

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Taglines:

She was a woman of the world. He had never been around the block.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references

Details

Official Sites:

New Line

Country:

USA

Language:

English French German Latin

Release Date:

12 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Buscando a Eva

Filming Locations:

1972 Canyon Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£266,625 (UK) (2 April 1999)

Gross:

$26,494,611 (USA) (14 May 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forge, Midnight Sun Pictures, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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.

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Goofs

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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Quotes

Adam: Uh, Eve, this is Adam. Look, I just wanted to thank you for everything you did for me. And I wanted to tell you that I... that uh... that I wish so many good things for you. I wish so hard that all of your dreams come true, and... and that's all I... and that's all.

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Connections

Referenced in Veronica Mars: Blast from the Past (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Mr. Zoot Suit"
Written by Mark Cally
Performed by Flying Neutrinos
Courtesy of Fiction Records/GRP/Universal

User Reviews

I love this sweet, romantic movie!

"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!