Blast from the Past

"She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period."

1999 1h 52m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 1,293

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webbers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself.

“She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hugh Wilson
Writers: Hugh Wilson, P.K. MacCarthy, Bill Kelly
Languages: Latin, English, French, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Latin, English, French, German.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hugh Wilson, shot by José Luis Alcaine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steve Dorff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Don Brochu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Walken carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0124298 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hugh Wilson directs. José Luis Alcaine behind the camera. Steve Dorff scores. Don Brochu cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Latin, English, French, German.

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Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Latin, English, French, German.
3Directed by Hugh Wilson, shot by José Luis Alcaine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Steve Dorff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Don Brochu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Walken carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period.".
8IMDB entry: tt0124298 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "isolation", "atomic bomb", "bunker", "shelter".

The technical file

Cinematography: José Luis Alcaine
Original score: Steve Dorff
Editing: Don Brochu
Production design: Bob Ziembicki
Costume design: Mark Bridges
Makeup / hair: Tammy Kusian
VFX supervisor: Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Sound: Lance Brown
Stunt coordinator: A.J. Nay
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $40,263,020
Return: 115% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Blast from the Past (1999)

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The Movie Mob2022-09-14
★ 8/10
The crazy story and wacky lovable characters make Blast from the Past a one-of-a-kind rom-com delight everyone needs to see. One of the best romcoms you have probably never heard of. With its original and unique story, Blast from the Past charms audiences with its zany fish-out-of-water premise and fun cast. Brenden Fraser's lovable innocent, and ignorant character delights as this literally sheltered young man leaves home (a bomb shelter he had lived in his entire life) and enters the world for the first time. What a crazy concept! I haven't seen another movie like it. Its clever, hilarious, and even a little inspiring, with Fraser's Adam restoring some hope and care in the hearts of his newfound jaded friends through his 1960s upbringing and manners. The goofy side characters and outrageous story make Blast from the Past a laugh-out-loud delight that everyone can enjoy for a stay-in date night movie. My wife always includes this film in her favorite movies of all time.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
This was made in 99. Imagine what would happen if it was made today, in 2020, where people would shriek at them and the media would dig into their past to find anything they could smear them with while claiming that they are evil incarnate just because they are Boomers and the Greatest Generation... ... that would be a seriously depressing film. Instead it was made in 99 when they could make fun of BOTH the current culture and the past culture in a juxtaposition that is both hysterical and heart warming while making an interesting culture point that is under-played because the point of this is a comedy and the moral message takes a back seat to entertainment because, it was 99, when movies were made to entertain first and foremost. Yeah, you couldn't see this made today because Hollywood would feel compelled to make a point to paint every in the fallout shelter as evil. But, in 99, it was hysterical escapism.
Andre Gonzales2023-05-01
★ 8/10
I only watched this movie because I have a major crush on Alicia Silverstone. Turned out to be a awesome movie and one of my favorites of all time.