Blast from the Past (1999)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writers (WGA):

Bill Kelly (story)
Bill Kelly (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Bomb Shelter | Naive | 1960s | Fallout Shelter | Naive Man

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

German | Latin | English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Forge

Trivia:

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..

Goofs:

Continuity: When Eve storms out of her house after she thinks Adam is with Sophie, she leaves the door wide open. When she and Adam come back in immediately thereafter, the door is closed.

Quotes:

Eve: And now I suppose he's trying to make those two dancers feel as comfortable as possible.
Troy: No. He didn't go home with them.
Eve: [Eve gives a happy look to Troy] ... Well.
Troy: He went home with Sophie.
Eve: [screams really loudly] No!
Troy: Yep.
Eve: No!
Troy: She swept him out of the room, whispering little sweet French nothings into his ear.

Movie Connections:

References Communion (1989)

Soundtrack:

Drawing Flies

If there was an Oscar for "best little comedy"...

..."Blast" would have likely won. It boasts excellence in all aspects of the film from story to casting to acting to sets to costumes, music, etc. This tight, creative, unpretentious, and lightly romantic comedy romp between a hip "new millennium" chick and an old fashioned stuck-in-a-fallout-shelter-for-35-years guy is a breath of fresh Hollywood air deserving of it's critical acclaim.