Blast from the Past (1999)

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writers (WGA):

Bill Kelly (story)
Bill Kelly (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

12 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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 | 1960s | Food | Cuban Missile Crisis | 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 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
Harry S. Murphy	...	Bob
Wendel Meldrum	...	Ruth (as Wendel Meldurm)
Richard Gilbert-Hill	...	Guest (as Richard Gilbert Hill)
Steve Bean	...	Harold
Ann Ryerson	...	Woman Guest #1
Donovan Scott	...	Ron
Hugh Wilson	...	Levy
John Roselius	...	Atkinson
Bill Gratton	...	Boss
William Duffy	...	Workman #1 (as Bill Duffy)
Billy Stevenson	...	Workman #2 (as Bill Stevenson)
J. Bruce Eckert	...	Realtor
Karen Geraghty	...	Woman Buyer
Christopher Holloway	...	Man Buyer
Harrison Young	...	Bum
Jazzmun	...	Streetwalker
Hannah Kozak	...	Drunken Hag
Dori Mizrahi	...	Pakistani
Fred Pierce	...	Bystander #1
Annie O'Donnell	...	Woman
Caroline Wilson	...	Child
Julie Zelman	...	Mother
Monty Ash	...	Old Jewish Man
Sheila Shaw	...	Bakery Clerk
Michael Hagiwara	...	Japanese Produce Clerk
Todd Susman	...	Butcher
Rosalee Mayeux	...	Hotel Registration Clerk
Danny Zorn	...	Bellboy
Rod Britt	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
Robb Skyler	...	Marine Manager
Nathan Fillion	...	Cliff
Todd Robert Anderson	...	Jason
Michael Gallagher	...	Jonathan
Carmen More	...	Sophie (as Carmen Moré)
Deborah Kellner	...	Miss Sweet
Mary Ann Hermansen	...	Heather
Jenifer Lewis	...	Dr. Aron
Jonathan Stockwell Baker	...	Broker
Brian Blondell	...	Mr. Brown
Sonya Eddy	...	Postal Worker
Mary Portser	...	Woman Guest #2
Hubert Hodgin	...	Bystander #2
Gary Cruz	...	Low Rider
Robert Sacchi	...	Bogart DJ
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Grant Baciocco	...	Drunken Club Goer (uncredited)
Stephen Blackehart	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Erick Carrillo	...	1940's Dancer (uncredited)
Gina-Raye Carter	...	1940's Dancer (uncredited)
Fidel Castro	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (Reveals Existence of Cuban Missiles) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nikita Khrushchev	...	Himself (Shakes Fist at the U.N.) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Katie MacIntosh	...	Cute Girl (uncredited)
Eddie Moore	...	Startled Pervert (uncredited)
Brant von Hoffman	...	Man in the Bus (uncredited)

Directed by
Hugh Wilson

Writing credits (WGA)
Bill Kelly		(story)
Bill Kelly		(screenplay) and
Hugh Wilson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Renny Harlin	....	producer
Mary Kane	....	co-producer
Sunil Perkash	....	executive producer
Claire Rudnick Polstein	....	executive producer
Amanda Stern	....	executive producer
Hugh Wilson	....	producer

Original Music by
Steve Dorff

Cinematography by
José Luis Alcaine		(director of photography) (as Jose Luis Alcaine)

Film Editing by
Don Brochu

Casting by
Denise Chamian

Production Design by
Bob Ziembicki		(as Robert Ziembicki)

Art Direction by
Ted Berner

Set Decoration by
Michael Taylor

Costume Design by
Mark Bridges

Makeup Department
Jill Crosby	....	hair stylist
Beatrice De Alba	....	hair stylist (as Beatrice DeAlba)
Robert Hallowell II	....	key hair designer (as Robert Hallowell)
Tammy Kusian	....	hair stylist: Alicia Silverstone
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special aging makeup (as Matthew Mungle)
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup design department head (as Ben Nye)
Heidi Seeholzer	....	key makeup artist
Gustavo Sepulveda	....	prosthetic technician
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Alicia Silverstone (as Ronnie Spector)
Amy Lederman	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Alicia M. Tripi	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Elizabeth Ervin	....	production supervisor
Carla Fry	....	executive in charge of production
Mary Kane	....	unit production manager
Claire O'Brien	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis D'Esposito	....	first assistant director
Shari Nicotero	....	second second assistant director (as Shari Hanger)
Michael Viglietta	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Philip Cheyenne Ali	....	scenic painter gang boss (as Phillip Ali)
Linda C. Azevedo	....	construction accountant (as Linda Azevedo)
Mark Balda	....	construction foreman
Kinney Booker	....	set dresser
Mark Borg	....	welder
Gene Bowen	....	propmaker
Philip Calhoun	....	set dresser
Colin De Rouin	....	set designer (as Colin DeRouin)
Roy Dickson	....	propmaker
Dirk Dugan	....	propmaker
Eric Epple	....	scenic painter
Robert Estrada	....	propmaker
Chris Fielding	....	set dresser
George A. Fleming	....	painter (as George Flemming)
Paul Ford	....	leadman
Shepherd Frankel	....	assistant art director
Daniel Frey	....	propmaker
Neil Gahm	....	propmaker
Phil Galleco	....	laborer (as Phil Gallego)
Sara Gardner-Gail	....	assistant decorator
Sara Gardner-Gail	....	buyer
Simon Georgiou	....	painter
Mark Goerner	....	illustrator
Joel S. Griffith	....	painter (as Joel Griffith)
Lupe Guitierrez	....	laborer
Andrew Hall	....	painter
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator
Kevin Hughes	....	property master
Robert A. Jepsen	....	drapery foreman (as Robert Jepsen)
Barry Jones	....	painter
Terry Kempf	....	gang boss propmaker
Jon Krueger	....	set dresser
Greg Lay	....	propmaker
Luz	....	stand-by painter
P.K. MacCarthy	....	storyboard artist (as Kevin MacCarthy)
Ed Martin II	....	on-set dresser (as Ed Martin)
Richard McConnell	....	propmaker
Peter McKeon	....	assistant property master
Walt Mikolwski	....	propmaker (as Walter Mikowlski)
Jon Moberg	....	prop assistant
Craig Anthony Muzio	....	paint foreman (as Craig Muzio)
Paul Nahale	....	laborer
David Peck	....	construction foreman
Jim Peres	....	paint foreman
Tony Pillar	....	set dresser
Paul Plagens	....	art department staff assistant
Rock'n Rick	....	painter
Steve Roll	....	propmaker
Aimee Rousey	....	art department coordinator
Robert Shaklett	....	propmaker
Stuart Tiekert	....	greensman
Russell Wykoff	....	propmaker
Eric A. Hulett	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Aulicino	....	first assistant sound editor
Gary Blufer	....	additional sound effects
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Lance Brown	....	sound designer
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Kevin Carpenter)
Patrick Cicero	....	sound effects driver (as PT Cicero)
Marc Deschaine	....	assistant adr editor
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
John Michael Fanaris	....	sound effects coordinator
Bruce Fortune	....	dialogue editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound effects editor
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator (as Bob Jackson)
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Steve Mann	....	foley editor
Matthew C. May	....	assistant sound editor
Kathy McCart	....	sound recordist
Randy McDonald	....	sound utility
Mark Hopkins McNabb	....	sound mixer (as Mark McNabb)
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Steve Nelson	....	sound effects editor
Jay Nierenberg	....	sound effects editor
Gary Ritchie	....	sound recordist
Kim Secrist	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Bernard Weiser	....	dialogue editor
Richard E. Yawn	....	sound effects editor
David Abrahamsen	....	mix recordist (uncredited)
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mike Bartak	....	effects technician: Ultimate Effects
Scott Lewis	....	special effects
Brian Robbins	....	special effects welder: Ultimate Effects
David Waine	....	effects coordinator: Ultimate Effects
David Waine	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Walkowiak	....	special effects (as Chris Walkomak)
Charles Wolff	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Gregory Creaser	....	lead digital timer: Pacific Title
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Tom Gorey	....	imaging supervisor
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects supervisor: Pacific Title/Mirage
Jeremy Smith	....	visual effects production coordinator
David Taritero	....	visual effects producer
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Ariel Velasco-Shaw	....	visual effects supervisor (as Ariel Velasco Shaw)
Jeff Wells	....	2D artist: Pacific Title/Mirage
Thomas Enright	....	best boy electric: minatures unit (uncredited)
Rob Menapace	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Mike Wassel	....	matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Brad Bovee	....	utility stunts
A.J. Nay	....	stunt coordinator (as AJ Nay)
Patricia M. Peters	....	utility stunts (as Tricia Peters)
Joey Preston	....	utility stunts
Shawn Crowder	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hannah Kozak	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pete Turner	....	stunt double: Christopher Walken (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Angus	....	electrician
Jennifer Bell	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Cash Cockerill	....	camera loader
Cesar Cristoso	....	rigging electrician
Ray Garcia	....	grip
Anthony Gaudioz	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Tony Gaudioz)
Armen Gharagozian	....	grip
Randy Glass	....	gaffer
Coleman L. Hart	....	grip (as Coleman Hart)
Gordon Hayes	....	rigging gaffer
Scott Hillman	....	best boy grip
Bobby Huber	....	key grip
Glenn Kaplan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Alex Klabukov	....	grip
Jay Levy	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Luckenbach	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Dave Luckenbach)
Kevin Massey	....	electrician
Frank Montesanto	....	grip
Daniel P. Moore	....	video assist (as Dan Moore)
John Murphy	....	dolly grip
Dominic Napolitano	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Don Nesmith	....	electrician
Terry H. Neville	....	electrician (as Terry Neville)
John Seckar	....	rigging electrician
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Rick Wilhoit	....	best boy electric
Erin Franklyn	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
David Luckenbach	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Carol Stoddard	....	special photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kara Katsoulis	....	casting associate
Rich King	....	extras casting director (as Richard King)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Adams-Galligan	....	assistant costume designer (as Kimberly Adams)
Alix Hester	....	additional costumer
Wanda Leavey	....	additional costumer
Bob Morgan	....	costume supervisor (as Robert Morgan)
Carrie Proffer	....	costume staff assistant
Karla Stevens	....	costumer
Tammy Surber	....	costumer
Lisa Halperin	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Joe Binford Jr.	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Adam M. Duthie	....	second assistant editor (as Adam Duthie)
Mike Farrell	....	post-production production assistant
Erin Michelle Hopkins	....	first assistant editor
Jody Levin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Bob McMillian	....	color timer
Jim Garrow	....	colorist: video mastering (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Beecher	....	assistant music editor
Paul Broucek	....	music executive
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	orchestra contractor (as Debbie Datz-Pyle)
Richard Ford	....	additional music editor
Bobby Ginsburg	....	assistant music supervisor
Larry Herbstritt	....	orchestrator
Mark Kaufman	....	music clearance executive
Chris Ledesma	....	music editor
Joe McGuire	....	music preparation
Rick Riccio	....	score mixer
Rick Riccio	....	score recordist
Lori Silfen	....	music business affairs
Steve Tyrell	....	music supervisor
Patti Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor
Ryeland Allison	....	musician (uncredited)
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Eric Baker	....	driver
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Jennifer A. Blum	....	driver: cast (as Jenn Blum)
Danny Brooks	....	driver
James R. Brown	....	transportation co-captain (as Jim Brown)
John Campbell	....	driver
Dennis Clark	....	driver
Jimmy Culligan	....	driver: cast (as Jim Culligan)
Donna Hall	....	driver
John Hudson	....	driver
Skip Knight	....	driver
William F. Luehm	....	driver (as Bill Luehm)
Lawren McDonald	....	driver
Brian McQuown	....	driver
Eddie Moore	....	driver: cast
James A. Murphy	....	driver (as Jim Murphy)
Tony Reidel	....	driver
Paul Ripple	....	transportation assistant
Bob Rosen	....	driver
Timothy P. Ryan	....	transportation co-captain (as Tim Ryan)
Jerry Smith	....	driver
Don Tardino	....	transportation coordinator
Jon Tardino	....	driver
Tom F. Thomas	....	driver (as Tom Thomas)
David Torgerson	....	driver: honeywagon
Derek Wade	....	transportation assistant
Eddie Moore	....	driver: Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

Other crew
David Campagna	....	stand-in: Christopher Walken (as David Campaigna)
Michael Carter	....	studio teacher
Greg DeCamp	....	film assembly
Darko Duka	....	chef
Diane Eidman	....	stand-in: Alicia Silverstone (as Diane Eiderman)
Mike Farrell	....	office production assistant
Anne Fletcher	....	assistant choreographer
Jennifer Gilbert	....	assistant: Amanda Stern
Emily Glatter	....	in-house production coordinator
Bill Hansard	....	projection effects (as Billy Hansard)
Siobhan Hegarty	....	first assistant accountant
A. Ideth Hernandez	....	assistant: Mary Kane
Erik Holmberg	....	production executive
James Lennox	....	location scout (as Jim Lennox)
Natalia Matthews	....	accounting clerk
Rob McCabe	....	stand-in: Brendan Fraser
Frank Molloy	....	assistant craft service
Matt Moore	....	assistant: Claire Rudnick Polstein
Carmen More	....	assistant: Hugh Wilson (as Carmen Moré)
Cindy Nevins	....	payroll accountant
Bach Nguyen	....	office production assistant
Courtney Pakiz	....	stand-in: Sissy Spacek
Randol Perelman-Taylor	....	set production assistant (as Rando Perelman-Taylor)
Eileen Peterson	....	publicist
Rachel E. Prentiss	....	production accountant (as Rachel Prentiss)
Paul Prokop	....	production controller
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor (as Trudy Ramirez-Gyatso)
Joshua Ravetch	....	product placement
Larry Ring	....	assistant location manager
Gabriela Rios	....	assistant production coordinator (as Gaby Rios)
Suzanne Rosencrans	....	production attorney
Scott Rutter	....	utility stand-in
Hillary Schwartz	....	key set production assistant
Adam Shankman	....	choreographer
Jim Small	....	assistant location manager
David Sporn	....	business affairs liaison
John Starr	....	craft service
Lisa Stott	....	assistant: Renny Harlin
Robert Taleghany	....	post-production accountant
Lee Tucker	....	preview technical supervisor
Marie Wadsworth	....	set production assistant
Katherine Walker	....	set production assistant
David Waters	....	set production assistant (as Muddy Waters)
Boyd Wilson	....	location manager
Susan Woodruff	....	medic
Diana Zock	....	production coordinator
Cody Zwieg	....	production secretary
Unjoo Lee Byars	....	main title producer (uncredited)
Sean Jordan	....	interactive media (uncredited)
Mark Andrew Stanfield	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Forge
• Midnight Sun Pictures
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• EDKO Film (Hong Kong)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2006) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
• Herald Film Company (Japan)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• Líder Films (Spain)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
• New Line Cinema (A Time Warner Company)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Videocine (Mexico)
• Warner Bros. (Argentina)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)
• Ultimate Effects (special effects by)
• Hansard (projection-FX by) (as H.E.I.)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance provided by
• Bruce Schluter Design  main title sequence created by (as Schluter Design, Inc.)
• Cable News Network (CNN)  prerecorded videotape provided by
• Capitol Records  soundtrack available on
• Cast & Crew Payroll Services  payroll services provided by (as Cast & Crew Production Payroll, Inc.)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinevideo Hollywood  electric equipment supplied by (as CineVideo)
• Click Track  music editing
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• FastWrap  grip equipment supplied by (as Fast Wrap)
• Hearst Metrotone News Library  historical footage from
• Inter Video  24 frame video playback
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• NBC News Archives  footage courtesy of
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recorded at (as The Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox Studios)
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• RTV Video  dailies telecine transfers
• Real Illusions  Hollywood theme wall mural designed by
• Rocky Mountain Motion Pictures  camera equipment supplied by (as Rocky Mountain Motion Pictures® Hollywood - Park City)
• Signet Soundelux Studios  score mixed at
• SoundStorm  sound editing
• Studio Animal Services  animal trainers
• The Gleason Family Partnership  "Honeymooners" footage provided by
• The Music Team  orchestra contracting by
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• Travelcorps International  travel provided by (as TravelCorps, Inc.)
• UCLA Film and Television Archive  provided by (historical footage from the Hearst Metrotone News Library)
• Warner Hollywood Studios  re-recording at

Also Known As:

"Looking for Eve" - Switzerland (English title) (DVD title)
"Time Traveler" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German | Latin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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 | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | New Zealand:M | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Forge

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Calvin:Son. Adam.
Adam:Yes, Father?
Calvin:Don't forget: stay out of the adult bookstore.
Adam:Adult bookstore. Why?
Calvin:Poison gas. Invisible.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Casablanca (1942)

Soundtrack:

Persian Medley

Blast from the Past: 7/10

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.