Blast from the Past (1999)

6.7PG-13112 minDirector: Hugh Wilson

1999 American romantic sci-fi comedy film by Hugh Wilson

Blast from the Past is a 1999 American romantic comedy adventure film directed and co-produced by Hugh Wilson, based on a story by Bill Kelly—who co-wrote the screenplay with Wilson—and starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, and Dave Foley. The film focuses on a man who was born and brought up in a Cold War-era fallout shelter built by his survivalist, anti-Communist father, and emerges into the modern world 35 years later, where his innocence and old-fashioned views put him at comedic odds with others.

Blast from the Past was released by New Line Cinema on February 12, 1999. The film received mixed reviews from critics with low box office success.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Blast from the Past about?
Blast from the Past (1999) — Adam Weber is the child of an eccentric inventor and his wife. Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers in their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam Weber must venture out into Los Angeles and obtain food and supplies for his family. He meets Eve, who reluctantly ag
Is Blast from the Past based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Blast from the Past scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.