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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.

Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   20,907 votes
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Director:
Hugh Wilson
Writers (WGA):
Bill Kelly (story)
Bill Kelly (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 February 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
She was a woman of the world. He had never been around the block. more
Plot:
A romantic comedy about a naive man who comes out into the world after being in a nuclear fallout shelter for 35 years. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Feature: Who should replace Fern Britton?
 (From digitalspy. 30 March 2009, 2:13 AM, PDT)

Amt Hosts Blast From The Past Concert 3/30
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 11 February 2009, 4:59 PM, PST)

User Comments:
If there was an Oscar for "best little comedy"... more

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 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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references.
Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
Forge more

Fun Stuff

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.. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the fallout shelter, the father sets up a mock television with a film projector and a rear projection screen. He makes a point of saying that it uses a mirror, and the image (an episode of "The Honeymooners") is shown reversed. However, with that setup (which was relatively common back in the 1970s) the image would be normal, not reversed, because viewing through the rear screen is the second reversal. more
Quotes:
Eve: What kind of wife are you looking for?
Adam: Oh um, well... one who's not a mutant.
Eve: [laughs] No dogs, huh. OK. Cool.
Adam: And if it's possible, I'd like to marry someone from Pasadena.
Eve: [laughs] Um, when do you need her by?
Adam: Two weeks?
Eve: Well, I can probably get you laid in two weeks, but to locate a non-mutant wife from Pasadena takes some time.
Adam: That's what I was afraid of.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Veronica Mars: Blast from the Past (#2.5)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Lunatics in the Grass more

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30 out of 38 people found the following comment useful:-
If there was an Oscar for "best little comedy"..., 1 August 2000
8/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

..."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.

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