Blast from the Past
1999 · Movie · PG-13 · 112 min · ★ 6.8 · 55% critics
After a family retreats underground during a Cold War panic, their sheltered son finally heads into modern-day Los Angeles for supplies and a chance at a normal life. His old-fashioned manners and wide-eyed curiosity spark a funny, sweet culture clash as he tries to navigate the outside world and find love.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-02-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,222 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, feel-good rom-com with culture-clash comedy and a sweet, silly premise; Not for you if you need realism, sharp romance chemistry, or faster pacing like Serendipity.
Pros: feel-good, warm humor; charming fish-out-of-water; quirky supporting cast | Cons: ridiculous premise; romance feels thin; pacing can plod
Themes
- isolation
- atomic bomb
- bunker
- shelter
- lighthearted
- blast from the past
- adoring
- amused
- familiar
Cast & crew
Brendan Fraser
as Adam
Alicia Silverstone
as Eve
Christopher Walken
as Calvin
Sissy Spacek
as Helen
Dave Foley
as Troy
Joey Slotnick
as Soda Jerk
Rex Linn
as Dave
Deborah Kellner
as Miss Sweet
Nathan Fillion
as Cliff
Jenifer Lewis
as Dr. Aron
Directed by Hugh Wilson