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Blast from the Past

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Alicia Silverstone and Brendan Fraser in Blast from the Past (1999)
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A naive man comes out into the world after spending 35 years in a nuclear fallout shelter.A naive man comes out into the world after spending 35 years in a nuclear fallout shelter.A naive man comes out into the world after spending 35 years in a nuclear fallout shelter.

  • Director
    • Hugh Wilson
  • Writers
    • Bill Kelly
    • Hugh Wilson
  • Stars
    • Brendan Fraser
    • Alicia Silverstone
    • Christopher Walken
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    74K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,631
    291
    • Director
      • Hugh Wilson
    • Writers
      • Bill Kelly
      • Hugh Wilson
    • Stars
      • Brendan Fraser
      • Alicia Silverstone
      • Christopher Walken
    • 299User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser
    • Adam
    Alicia Silverstone
    Alicia Silverstone
    • Eve
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Calvin
    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Helen
    Dave Foley
    Dave Foley
    • Troy
    Joey Slotnick
    Joey Slotnick
    • Soda Jerk
    Dale Raoul
    Dale Raoul
    • Mom
    Hayden Tank
    • Adam age 3½
    Douglas Smith
    Douglas Smith
    • Adam age 11
    Ryan Sparks
    • Adam age 8
    Don Yesso
    Don Yesso
    • Jerry
    Scott Thomson
    Scott Thomson
    • Young Psycho
    Ted Kairys
    • Navy Pilot
    Rex Linn
    Rex Linn
    • Dave
    Cynthia Mace
    Cynthia Mace
    • Betty
    Harry S. Murphy
    Harry S. Murphy
    • Bob
    Wendel Meldrum
    Wendel Meldrum
    • Ruth
    • (as Wendel Meldurm)
    Richard Gilbert-Hill
    Richard Gilbert-Hill
    • Guest
    • (as Richard Gilbert Hill)
    • Director
      • Hugh Wilson
    • Writers
      • Bill Kelly
      • Hugh Wilson
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Adam's coat that was made by his mother was made from the same fabric that his parents bedspread is made of.
    • Goofs
      It has been said that in the restaurant in the 1965 scene, the woman asks her son for a Cherry Coke and that Cherry Coke wasn't created until 1985. However, in the 50's and 60's, a popular drink was a Cherry Coke, using plain Coca-Cola and adding maraschino cherries and (sometimes) cherry juice.
    • Quotes

      Adam: Oh my lucky stars! A Negro!

    • Alternate versions
      The 2008 Re-Release Special Edition The Restoration credits during Father and Daughter by Paul Simon and Adam and Eve Love Theme and Additional scenes include:
      • When Calvin goes up to the world for the first time in 35 years, he sees a guy looking for food in bins.
      • When Adam and Eve tell his parents to shut the locks for 2 months, the scene goes on where they ask them to at least stay for dinner. Here, we see Calvin telling Adam a joke, Eve helping out in the kitchen, Adam getting a brief explanation about human reproduction and Eve telling Helen that she's from Pasadena.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Message in a Bottle/My Favorite Martian/Children of Heaven/Blast from the Past/God Said, 'Ha!' (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
      Written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer

      Performed by Perry Como

      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment

    User reviews299

    Featured review
    7/10

    It certainly is one of the more original romantic comedies

    It has never happened, but during the Cold War many people feared that they would be the victim of a nuclear war between the West and the USSR. A lot of those people had visions of living in an atomic shelter for the next three to four decades, perhaps even longer and not being able to see the daylight ever again. Well, it may never have happened, but this romantic comedy shows us what it must be like.

    "Blast from the Past" tells the story of Adam Weber. In the 1960's, during the Cuba crisis, his parents locked themselves in the bomb shelter which his eccentric father had constructed for just in case. Having been locked for 35 years, Adam has never seen anything else but the confined space of the shelter. He has never seen anything of the world and has become a very naive man. Now, the doors are unlocked and Adam must venture out into LA to find food and supplies for his family and a non-mutant wife for himself...

    Romantic comedies can be found in many forms, but this sure was one of the more original ones. And I must say that I liked it. The acting for instance is more than OK. I liked Brendan Fraser as the naive Adam and together with Alicia Silverstone he forms a nice couple in this movie. Even though the entire story could have used a little bit more developing, overall it looks good and offers some good laughs and plenty of fun for the people who like romantic comedies. I give it a 7/10, perhaps even a 7.5/10.
    • philip_vanderveken
    • Jun 22, 2005
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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • WarnerBros.com
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Latin
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Mi novio atómico
    • Filming locations
      • 1972 Canyon Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Eve's house)
    • Production companies
      • Forge
      • Midnight Sun Pictures
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,511,114
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,771,066
      • Feb 14, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,263,020
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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