Blast from the Past (1999)
She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period.
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Blast from the Past rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.7/10· 75K votes
Rotten Tomatoes59%
Metacritic50%
TMDb6.774/10· 1K votesWith 59% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 50/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Blast from the Past
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers 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.
Cast of Blast from the Past
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
- C
Cynthia Mace
as Betty
Don Yesso
as Jerry
Blast from the Past facts
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $40.3M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Hugh Wilson crafts charming romantic comedy with thoughtful pacing
- •Atomic bomb bunker premise offers fresh fish out of water setup
- •Solid scores suggest consistent feel good entertainment appeal
What the audience disliked
- •Metascore fifty indicates middling critical appreciation overall
- •Familiar romantic comedy formula may feel predictable throughout
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